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Camping 101

Posted on : 02-06-2010 | By : Jerry | In : Outdoor Sports, Solar Products

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Camping is fun as it is your opportunity to break away from the hectic routine of city life. Imagine being able to breathe the fresh air while at the same time releasing and submitting yourself completely to nature.  Solar Camping Kit Makes Camping Fun and Safe!

Besides adults, kids also enjoy going camping outdoors. However if your camping trip takes too long, they might get bored after a few days away from their Camping 2096369television and computer. That could spell disaster. Don’t fret though, below are 10 camping activities that would surely keep them entertained and occupied.

1. Get wet and go splashing. If you cannot find a good swimming spot, normally most of the camping parks would suggest where you could find a good and safe spot for you to swim, either a big lake or a small brook.

Some of them might have their own swimming pools. Avoid the swimming pool at all costs and go swimming in a lake amidst nature. The experience that you’ll get is indescribable.

Some camping parks would offer a boat rental service, where you could rent a boat or canoe for a small fee. Your kids will have a blast. A word of caution, never leave your kids swimming by themselves. Be watchful at all times.

2. Rent a bike and go biking together. Most camping sites have biking trails for you and your family to explore. Be adventurous. Riding bicycles is very enjoyable as you are able to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Ride slow and make sure that everybody is not left behind.

Bring a map with you and plan your biking trip adventure before making the trip so that you know exactly where you are heading and where you want to be. Plan your time properly, so that you would be able to make the whole trip and back to your camp before it gets dark.

3. Go bird and animal watching. Most forest parks and camping sites have brochures or leaflets about the different types of animals that can be found around the area that are worth watching and to look out for. A fun thing to do is to buy books on wild animals before your camping trip and play a game with your children and see who can spot the animals first. Just be sure that you keep your children at a safe distance.

4. Play outdoor games such as tug-o-war or the classic sack race or just plain tag. Children love these games, especially when they’re playing these games in the woods. Make sure that you are playing in a clear area to avoid unwanted accidents and also avoid making loud noises that might disturb other campers and especially the wildlife.

5. Go on a scavenger hunt. Who doesn’t love to go on such quests and adventures. What’s good about a scavenger hunt is that it involves the physical, which means you’ll get yourself and your kids to exercise while having fun at the same time. Prior to the game, just warn the kids on the type of things that they should avoid, such as poison ivy, sumac, oak and other prickly plants that might be lurking in the woods. Also, you have to be sure that you teach your kids how to read maps. That could also be a different game and will be discussed below.

6. Teach your kids how to read maps and compasses. Educate them on the importance of navigation and explore the forest with them using the maps and compasses. Show them the location that they are at now on the map and where you guys are going. Get them to notice anything significant on your path, such as a tree with a weird shape or something that is out of the ordinary to identify. This should go hand in hand with your scavenger hunt.

7. What’s camping without a campfire? This is a must to every camper out there. Your camping experience would not be complete without a campfire. This should be done at the end of the day before you go to sleep. Telling each other scary stories and jokes is recommended. Also, don’t forget to bring a guitar and sing songs around the campfire. Other activities you can do around the campfire is to play word games and riddles while roasting your favorite marshmallows and hotdogs.

8. Another night activity that you can do is to watch the stars in the sky. This is both fun and educational. Get everyone to lie on an open field and appreciate the free light show in the sky. You can also bring a star chart and try to discover the famous constellations and other heavenly bodies. If you’re lucky, you might catch a shooting star. Don’t forget to make your wish though.

9. This next game is frowned upon by some campers, but you should bathe in the rain when it rains. This is recommended if the weather is not cold. Otherwise you might get sick. It’s sort of depressing when it rains when you are out camping. Rather than complaining about it, take the opportunity to have fun in the rain and enjoy mother earth’s natural shower. Not recommended when there is thunder and lightning.

10. Just simply enjoy the moment and relax. It might not be a big hit with the kids but it is the most appropriate time to bond with your family and enjoy everyone’s company. Take your time to enjoy the nature, it’s not everyday your family get to enjoy this holiday.

There are many other outdoor activities that you could enjoy doing when you go out camping. By no means that the 10 activities discussed above are complete. The most important thing to remember is to enjoy your time with your family. It’s not everyday that you get this kind of opportunity. So, enjoy!

There is also another aspect of camping that you should be aware of, however. And that is: Camping is not easy. Below is some advice that can make your camping trip a little more fun and a lot less stressful!

You can expect to work. Packing and unpacking gear along with setting up the camp is tedious work. Although most tents can easily be assembled in small amounts of time, you still have to lay tarps, pound stakes, attach guy lines, as well as, the tent poles. Trying to find a level piece of land is optimal, but most areas of land will not be totally level. In addition, you will be cooking, cleaning and housekeeping. This will be totally the opposite of a hotel vacation.

Don’t expect to get a good night’s sleep, especially when just starting your camping career. Remember, you won’t be sleeping in your own comfortable bed. You can try to increase your sleeping comfort levels by using sleeping pads, air mattresses and cots, but it will still not be as comfortable as sleeping in your own home. You will also need to deal with other annoyances.

Even though you may camp in warm weather, you may still be cool. The woods get cooler at night, than it does in the city. Also, dew will be on the ground in the morning, so expect things to be wet. You can also imagine the strange noises produced in this secluded area at night. All types of critters will come to life at this time of the day.

Expect animals to try to get in your food, as they have to find their nutrition in this area. You must remember to tightly close and lock your cooler and keep dry food in the car to avoid this problem. Never leave food out; whatever creature finds them may bring their friends back for another feast.

You should expect to not be on schedule when traveling. Leave early and give yourself extra time. You want to arrive at camp early enough that you still have daylight when setting up your camping area. You may encounter delays, detours or even get lost. Flat tires occur, as well as, car problems.

Don’t expect to not have problems, no matter how carefully you have planned. Injuries can occur, food gets overcooked and undercooked as you try to familiarize yourself with a new way of cooking, and equipment, even though previously tested, sometimes just doesn’t work. Campsites sometimes don’t live up to your expectations and you may have neighbors who are not courteous.

Expect to forget something no matter how many checklists you made. Be prepared to have alternative plans. Don’t expect to find grocery stores close by. You are in the middle of nowhere, and you may have to travel to get items left behind. Decide if you really need them, or if you can do without.

Finally, children will get fidgety, no matter how many activities you may have planned. They may need to get use to the outdoors living adventure. Don’t expect everyone to love it. Adjustments need to be made, especially if you are a high maintenance person. Basic living can be hard for some.

But after spending quality time in some of the most breathtaking surroundings, and working together to setup and prepare, do expect to develop closeness with your traveling companions and memories you won’t soon forget
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This conveniently portable Solar Camping Kit enables you to be ready every time you go camping.

The kit fit neatly under a bed, in your trunk or just about anywhere you wish to have it handy. 

The Camping Kit represents 10% off the individual items.               

Solar Camping Kit includes: 

  • Solar radio
  • Solar lantern
  • Solar cell phone charger
  • and the Shake n Shine flashlight  – FREE!

You’ll have enough power to stay connected to the real world with a feature rich Solar Radio, enough light at camp sites in the evening to light an area or tent and have the ability to charge your cell phone. 

 The Solar Camping Kit also includes a bonus Shake n Shine flashlight at no charge.

Why buy Inkjet Cartridges from InkSupplyRX?

Posted on : 30-04-2010 | By : Jerry | In : Solar Products

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Of course, like a pen needs ink to write, a printer needs something to put on the paper, and in the printer’s case it’s either printer ink or toner. Toner is used in ink jet printers and copy machines in order to form the images that are created on the paper. It’s a powdery substance made from carbon and other polymers based on the specific ingredients determined by each individual manufacturer.

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Camping – it’s a brute necessity

Posted on : 03-11-2009 | By : Jerry | In : Outdoor Sports, Solar Products

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Camping is one of the most refined and civilized of pleasures. Our remote ancestors would never have survived and evolved without the ability to build strong and protective shelters in the wild – the wiliness and courage to gather or track down their food – and, perhaps most of all, the resourcefulness to entertain themselves and each other in the infinitely long evenings before civilization.

camping-kitAt the same time, we thoroughly civilized, contemporary urban dwellers have the opportunity to appreciate the outdoors in a special way, one that was, perhaps, not available to our faraway forerunners: the way of contrast.

After all, they knew no other way to live. But we have our hyper-busy existences to compare against the unhurried ways of forest and countryside. And serious campers know that their everyday lives enrich their experience of camping, much as the dash of chocolate syrup can just make that dish of vanilla ice cream, or as a glass of good beer or wine enlivens the cigar smoked afterwards.

Camping is one of those timeless American pastimes, like baseball or hiking, that it’s hard to imagine life without. But with government scientists forecasting a continued upswing in extreme weather events – floods, intense storms, droughts, tornadoes, etc. – camping may not always be the easy summer option that it is for most of us today.

In an America where, as the Associated Press recently reported, overall summer temperatures are hotter, rainfall more intense and floods more frequent, opportunities for camping may be correspondingly rarer. Which is all the more reason to seize any chance today!

These days, finding a campsite is easy. The National Park Service website maintains a search engine (look for the “Find A Park” service) that enables you to search our country’s vast national park system by name, location, activity and even topic (”American Presidents,” “Caves,” “Civil War,” etc.).

Plug in “camping” under the “activity” topic and you can find all sorts of opportunities close to home. And most American localities, even the smallest towns, now have at least one sporting-goods store where you can locate anything from a pup tent to the latest high-tech waterproof tent. (If there’s an army surplus store near you, even better.)

Online classified ad sites, many of them free, make it easy to avail yourself of someone else’s lightly-used, high-end camping gear, sometimes for next to nothing – thank goodness for the impulse buys of the affluent.

But though camping gear may be easy to come by, and camping locations too, that doesn’t mean you should approach a weekend in the Great Outdoors as if it were no more challenging or dangerous than a weekend in your TV room, or even a night in your backyard. One noted writer has described the American wilderness experience as “the kind of democratic privilege that comes with simplest deserving.”

Most people can enjoy the privilege of camping in the woods – that’s why it’s “democratic.” But you have to be careful, thoughtful and respectful in order to achieve that simple deserving. Here are some things to keep in mind before you go tromping off to the woods:

1) Know basic CPR and First Aid. The Red Cross offers courses in many locations through community-ed programs. Keep a fully stocked and labeled First Aid kit.

2) Wild animals are not your friends. Don’t approach them. Even the small ones. And don’t feed them either – that’s not just a cliche.

3) Hang your food from a tree; don’t keep it in your tent, or you may find yourself feeding wild animals against your will. (And you may be part of the feed.)

4) Be observant. A wilderness area that’s new to you is not the place to go off for one of those absent-minded strolls in which you pay more attention to what’s in your head than what’s on the ground in front of you. You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re paying attention to the area around you, but you’ll also be more likely to see that rattlesnake while he’s still a relatively safe distance away.

5) Know your own medical history and that of anyone you’re camping with. If anybody in your party has a serious allergy, it’s everyone’s job to keep that person from getting the bee sting that may threaten him or her.

6) Don’t hike by yourself.

7) Do some research beforehand, on the flora and fauna of the area (even if you’re camping close to home), any dangerous animals, and the upcoming weather. The author of this article was once stuck on a camping trip while tornadoes ravaged nearby Minnesota counties. It’s no fun.

8) Make Smokey the Bear proud. Keep a ring of rocks around your campfire, have a full water bucket on hand as well as a fire extinguisher, build your fire away from flammable items, and – for crying out loud! – don’t ever leave your fire unattended. Make sure it’s extinguished before leaving the grounds, even for a moment.

9) Don’t leave trash.

10) Remember that the camping ground isn’t yours. It was here before you and it’ll be here after you. To put this into practice, here are some “green” camping tips to consider: Avoid using little single-use disposable items or Styrofoam dishes on your trip (you’ll have to do more packing, but it’s worth it).

Bring firewood rather than using fallen branches, which contain nutrients that forest soils need. Dump your “gray water” (dish- and shower-water) in the areas designated rather than in the bushes or streams. For those of you who own power generators, consider replacing them with solar panels. Crank-operated flashlights and radios make a lot more sense in the woods than battery-powered ones, too.

This conveniently portable Solar Camping Kit enables you to be ready every time you go camping. The kit fit neatly under a bed, in your trunk or just about anywhere you wish to have it handy.  The Camping Kit represents 10% off the individual items.               

Solar Camping Kit includes:

  • Solar radio
  • Solar lantern
  • Solar cell phone charger
  • and the Shake n Shine flashlight  – FREE!

 You’ll have enough power to stay connected to the real world with a feature rich Solar Radio, enough light at camp sites in the evening to light an area or tent and have the ability to charge your cell phone.  The Solar Camping Kit also includes a bonus Shake n Shine flashlight at no charge.

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