Need A New Camping Stove To Include In Your Outdoor Equipment Gear?

                                I remember, back in November, talking about all the ?soft deep fluffy snow blanketing our mountain trails?. Well, here it is, the 26th of January, and the local mountains are almost bare. I just got back from walking the dog and realized that the grass is very green, there are fat buds on the bushes and tulips are shooting up all over the place? AND? there is next to no snow on the mountains! This isn?t actually very good since we?re hosting the Winter Olympics in a couple of weeks; however, it is affording us an excellent opportunity to get in some early spring camping. So, here we go on our first outdoor camping trip of the year (and decade!). We?ve decided to take two weeks and do a little exploring on some of the local hills (away from the Olympic venues). We?re going to set up a base camp and do a few two-day outdoor hiking forays. Because we?re still recuperating from the indulgences of the Christmas holidays and are a little bit (ha, ha) out of shape, we are going to go as light as we can on the hiking camping gear. There are a few things I can skimp on but a good camping stove is not one of them. For a change we are going to try the EtaPower EF Trail Stove. This stove is the lightweight version of the original Eta Power EF stove. A net stuff sack and a lid have replaced the storage bag and frying pan. It weighs only 27 ounces and it?s about the same size as the Jetboil GCS but it is reported to boil water faster and be more fuel-efficient. They say that a 220-gram gas container (sold separately) will heat enough food for two people for at least 6 days, which will be just perfect for us. As well as the net stuff sack and lid, this EtaPower EF Trail Stove comes with a Piezo electric ignition, windscreen, burner stand, a 1.7-liter pot and handle. I am really looking forward to using this stove for the first time to make the first cup of hot chocolate on our first outdoor camping hiking adventure in the first year of this new decade. Let the games begin!

Source: http://www.campingandequipment.com/index/need-a-new-camping-stove-to-include-in-your-outdoor-equipment-gear-

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A Caravan Hotel Room at Huettenpalast Berlin

If you're into the whole caravan trend but still don't consider yourself outdoorsy enough to actually rough it by staying in one surrounded by night noises, then perhaps you should try camping indoors at the Huettenpalast hotel in Berlin developed by Silke Lorenzen and Sarah Vollmer.

Source: http://www.topix.com/outdoors/camping/2011/08/a-caravan-hotel-room-at-huettenpalast-berlin?fromrss=1

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H2O Mop X5 5-in-1 Steam Cleaner Review

X5 Mop has changed the way I clean ! betsky from winnipeg on Jul.252011 4out of 5 I did a lot of research before I decided on this unit. I had a Bissell unit from Costco but it didn’t work right out of the box and the temperature was not adjustable. I bought my X5 [...]

Source: http://feeds.buzzillions.com/~r/review-of-the-day/~3/oHo-tYtczwU/

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Waterproof Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2 Review

Anyone who camps and canoes regularly knows the importance of owning a waterproof camera that’s reliable, sturdy, and capable of taking great photos. Recently, I took a look at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2, a great little camera that’s surprisingly affordable considering its feature set and build quality. I’d never considered a Panasonic digital waterproof camera [...]

Source: http://www.moshannonfalls.com/waterproof-panasonic-lumix-dmc-ts2-review/

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New Park: Florilow Oaks Bushnell, FL

Florilow Oaks is now a participating Passport America Discount Campground. Highlights: 26 total RV sites. Can accommodate RVs up to 36'. All FHU. Pull thrus and Back-Ins. 30/50 Amp. Free Wi-Fi, Cable TV ($), restrooms, showers, laundry, dump station, recreation hall, library, horseshoes, pavilion, shuffleboard, bird watchers paradise, bingo, pot lucks, crafts, games, cards, and black topped roads throughout the park for biking or walking.

Source: http://www.passportamerica.com/campgrounds/fl/florilowoaks

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Devil?s Air Force

When you’re at Devil’s Lake this year be sure to look up.  Those big black birds soaring around the cliffs are not hawks or eagles, but vultures, Devil’s Lake State Park’s unofficial mascots.  Each year vultures spend the summer patrolling the skies, riding the thermals and cleaning up the ground below.  There were quite a [...]

Source: http://www.devilslakewisconsin.com/2011/05/20/devils-air-force/

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Wilderness First Aid

Wilderness Medicine has a a nine step plan for, god forbid, handling medical emergencies in the wilderness by covering a plan or checklist for their nine step Patient Assessment System. I participated in Wilderness 1st Aid classes and mock emergencies I where I ?hurt? victims by rushing to judgments and offering improper assistance. The checklists [...]

Source: http://www.wintercampers.com/2011/07/11/wilderness-first-aid/

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