Car camping can be a hassle. It requires preparing food, clothing, gear, and even yourself, emotionally, to get out the door. Sometimes it feels like you're trying to hurry up to have fun, which...
Posts by Peter
I like to keep things simple. It's easy to get hung up on the best gear to do x or y, and we worry too much about something instead of getting out there and experiencing it. I hope to simplify the...
I wish I could say I have always been prepared for the cold while camping. I used to live in a more arid climate before moving to San Antonio, and I thought 40 degrees wasn't too bad at all! My...
Sometimes you bring gear with you to the campground simply because your parents or your friends always did it that way. This is how I felt about why to bring a tarp on a camping trip! I decided to...
When you’re roughing it under the stars, a tent is the ultimate shelter. This means that it has to be waterproof! However, even if you just splurged and bought a brand-new tent, there’s a chance...
The simple answer to the question: “Can you put a tent in the dryer?” is no, you can’t. While it may be tempting to dry your tent in the dryer to speed the whole process up, what you save in...