Joel | October 23, 2008
Someone recently asked me forips on keeping food cold longer. I wanted to share those tips here as well:
The thicker the cooler walls, the longer it will stay cold. I have kept ice for 5 days in mid summer (in Alabama) with the right cooler and using common sense.
Here are a few tips:
If you take [...]
Joel | September 9, 2008
BeingFrugal.net has a great video blog with camping tips (and being frugal too). Check it out at http://beingfrugal.net/2008/08/13/camping-for-beginners/
Joel | September 6, 2008
FreeCampingTips has some good fire starting tips:
Start saving your dryer lint. It makes great tinder as it catches fire quickly. The only downside is that it burns up very quickly as well so make sure you have other tinder touching it to catch on.
Cotton balls rolled in vaseline will burn for about 3 minutes giving [...]
Joel | September 6, 2008
Here is a link to a great article on planning and packing for a camping trip. Too long to quote here, visit and read for yourself.
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/04/10/streamline-your-next-camping-trip/
Joel | September 6, 2008
Earth911 has some great tips for camping and being green cinscious as well. See the full post at http://earth911.org/blog/2008/07/28/8-ways-to-green-your-camping-trip/ but here are the basics:
Recycle Plastic Bottles
Goodwill Hunting
Minimize Food Packaging
Be Water Conscious
Recharge Those Flashlights
Stay on the Trail
Don’t Be a Pampered Camper
Pack Out Your Recyclables