Weekend Outdoor Activities

If you’ve been hanging out with other water sports enthusiasts, then you’ve probably noticed that people use the words “oar” and “paddle” interchangeably.  But are a paddle and an oar the same thing? Or are they different from one another? The truth is that they are not the same and have some distinct differences. The […]

For most people heading out on a hiking trail, the thought of hiking speed or pace never really comes up.  But if you’re more than a leisure hiker, then knowing your speed is important as you plan long treks. Being able to calculate your pace ensures that you make it off the trail by dark;

My favorite things to wear hiking are my merino wool socks and shirts. I feel like they’re the perfect attire for outdoor adventures, as well as travel. But not everyone can wear merino wool because some people are allergic to it. So when I recently learned about alpaca wool, I was excited to see if

It is a mistake to venture into the greater outdoors for a fun weekend of camping without a tent heater. Unless you are camping in the dog days of summer, you will need a tent heater to stay nice and toasty at night when the temperatures dip down low. However, choosing between the many different tent heaters

Whether you relish having a hot dog around a cozy campfire or you’re more of a survivalist who seeks out far-flung forests to set up camp, it might be surprising what a difference having a pair of campfire gloves on hand can make. When you think about it, most kitchens are equipped with oven mitts

Whether you backpack up mountains, bike a trail, canoe down river or drive to your next campsite chances are sooner or later you will wish you had a good bow saw. Having a reliable bow saw can be the difference between eating a hot well-planned meal and keeping warm or freezing through the night while

Anyone who lives for the thrill of the open road and anyone who craves the freedom that comes from traveling the country in an RV likely has complained at one point and time about poor reception when it comes to their satellite. Getting off the beaten path is great for a vacation getaway and helps

The right camping air mattress makes your outdoor experience that much more enjoyable and relaxing. Choose wisely and you will enjoy a truly restful night of sleep beneath your tent. Buy any old camping air mattress or the cheapest one on the market and you run the risk of tossing and turning, ending up with

Snuba, as the portmanteau implies, is a fusion of snorkeling and scuba diving. In snuba, a diver uses an air cylinder and a regulator to breathe under the water. This makes snuba more closely related to scuba diving than to snorkeling, but it does have some commonalities with both forms of underwater exploration. What is

Are trampolines safe? This is a question being asked more and more today as the number of injuries caused by bouncing and performing tricks on a trampoline skyrockets. Trampolines come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the large backyard trampolines to the mini-trampolines designed for adult exercise to entire trampoline parks in which

Anyone who has fallen in love with the freedom that comes from traveling the open roads in an RV likely has complained at one point and time about having to empty the holding tank. The holding tank is where all the water that is used in the RV -including what gets flushed- is collected and