Our current family camping tent is entering its third season of service, so this seemed like a great time to give the rain fly a fresh coat of waterproofing to handle those impromptu spring showers. To that end, Kiwi® was kind enough to send me a can of their Camp Dry® heavy duty water repellent and, since our tent could easily double as a small house, I picked-up another can myself, just to make sure I had enough to cover the entire rain fly. Camp Dry is a silicon based water repellent that is designed for outdoor gear like boots, patio furniture and the polyester taffeta rain fly on our tent. Continue reading
Utilitoy Camper & Cargo Hauler for Families on the Go
Teardrop trailers are popular for their vintage appeal and easy-to-tow diminutive proportions, but there is a new crop of teardrops that are pushing the boundaries of utility to new limits. The Utilitoy is part camper, part toy hauler – perfect for outdoor families on the go. Continue reading
How Not to Store Camping Gear
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I am told that the first step to recovery is admitting I have a problem 🙂 This is a picture of the closet in our master, and while there is plenty of normal closet stuff in there, some of that … Continue reading
Checkout the REI Base Camp 6
James at Outdoor Gear TV takes a look at the REI Base Camp 6 tent, which should look familiar to CB readers – as it’s an updated version of the Eureka! Grand Manan Tour introduced last year. Continue reading
Making Family Camping Photos Better
I am pretty cheap when it comes to photographing our family camping excursions. My Cannon point-and-shoot is a decent camera, but when it comes to shooting in low light conditions, or my biggest challenge – shooting good landscapes, the limitations of this kind of camera are clearly evident in the marginal pictures it produces (not me, of course – the camera!). Continue reading