Reviews for Camp Site Tips
Random Camping in Alberta
A Guest Post By Rod Sterenberg
Alberta has some amazing campgrounds, located in some of the most beautiful landscapes anywhere in the world. We are also fortunate to enjoy areas in our forests where we can camp “randomly” without a permit, free of charge.
Lately I’ve have been fielding a lot of questions about where specifically one can random camp. Now, I’ve random camped for years and have had some great experiences in Alberta’s wide open spaces, but not wanting steer our readers wrong I thought I’d do some research into the matter. After surfing the web for a couple of hours, I now appreciate how difficult it is to find information on the subject. … read more … »
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Boondocking, Free Camping, Dry Camping
Call it what you will it is basically camping for free, and that’s good given the skyrocketing prices of campgrounds these days, but there are certain things you need to know before you park your rig out in the wilderness under the stars. Camping for free may not be your best option – it is up to you, but I know many people who camp for free and enjoy the freedom it offers. … read more … »
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A Feast at Port Douglas Carnivale – or how to avoid the bitey things
In Tropical North Queensland in Australia we are heading into ‘winter’. What that means is that our daytime temperature rests around the 26 to 28 degrees Celsius mark, and the nighttime’s could plunge to around 15! It really is a good time of the year and several events and shows take place around this time. Last weekend was one of the Port Douglas Carnivale weekends so we hooked up the pop-top and headed up the road to ‘Port’. … read more … »
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How to Stay Safe When Camping
Well, you have finally burst out of your cotton-wool protection and now you face the wild world of nature – you have decided to go camping! Camping is a wonderful way to spend some quality time out, but make sure you keep the experience as enjoyable as possible by taking some simple safety precautions. This is not an exhaustive list by any means, but it is a good start and you will learn more with time. … read more … »
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Removing Tent Pegs
Although the title refers to tent pegs, this little tip applies to any peg you use to secure your flys, awnings, tent flys, etc; in fact anywhere you need to hammer a peg into the ground to secure something. … read more … »
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Oh the Wonders You’ll See When You Visit Yosemite
A Guest Post By Natasha Fatale
Everyone enjoys traveling to the beautiful places that this world has to offer. Some of the more popular destinations include: the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, and anywhere along the coast. However, none of these places can match the variety of amazing natural sights that you’ll witness at Yosemite National Park. There is so much natural beauty in this park that one could spend weeks trying to see it all, much less take any time to enjoy it. … read more … »
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Guest Post to Lake Placid
As campers that were new to the Hardtop Trailer – previous. tenters – we set off on a camping trip from PEI, Canada, down through New England to Niagara Falls. We were excited at the luxury of sleeping on a bed ‘OFF THE FLOOR’, no more early morning exercises trying to get out of the inflatable bed that had partly deflated during the night! … read more … »
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Twin Shores Camping Area, Prince Edward Island
I lived on Prince Erdward Island for seven years or so and thoroughly enjoyed my time there – summer and winter. In summer, you too can enjoy a family camping holiday you won’t forget at one of the most scenic places you will see – Prince Edward Island and the Twin Shores Camping Area. … read more … »
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Selecting the Best Campground.
Well, now that really is the $64,000 question, no matter where you are in the world. If we were all alike, and had the same preferences for good camping spots it would not be too hard to provide some answers. However, we all have our own opinions on what makes the best camping experience. … read more … »
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Campfires – How to Build One.
I don’t think it is any secret that one of the attractions of camping for the the male of the species is building a campfire – bigger, better and brighter than anyone else’s in the campground. As the afternoon fades into evening you can see the men folk almost twitching to get started on the firewood scavenge – slitted eyes scanning the neighbourhood in search of that treasure chest of tinder and kindling. … read more … »
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