Posts by RV Park
This ReserveAmerica article has a lot of good ideas: Bike Riding What better way to explore the region you're camping in than on a bike ride? Strap on your pedaling shoes, and head out for...
From this article on SectionHiker: If you only hike on days when there’s zero percent chance of rain, you aren’t going to do much hiking. Sooner or later, you are going to get soaked through-an...
This HowWhyWhere article has some advice on how to tend a campfire: If the fire seems to die out, use a long stick or a fire poker to move the logs and woods around. You should also blow on the...
This Discovery News article says: A simple and inexpensive — but not necessarily the best tasting — method of purifying wild water is by dropping in a couple of purification tablets or drops. T...
From a comment in this Yahoo Answers thread: However, you don't typically breath in campfire smoke in concentrations as high as cigarette smoke, and it doesn't have the addictive chemicals in i...
According to this page on DollarStretcher: Simply apply ketchup (any cheap brand) to the pan and scrub with a steel wool pad. Sometimes it takes a little elbow grease, but it works great! The a...
Here's some advice from REI's page "Tips for How to Pack a Backpack": Packing a backpack is pretty simple, but there are some tips to make the process easier and to get you better results. ...
Matthew Perry on Quora writes: There are many four piece rods that will work. I even have a five piece by TFO that works good too. I usually use it as a backup rod. You want to have two rods in...
Here is some useful advice from "How to keep your backpack safe", an article on StartBackpacking.com. It's aimed at backpacking travellers rather than hikers, but some of the advice is still releva...
According to The About Health page "Right and Wrong Ways to Wear a Backpack": Wearing a backpack wrong can lead to more pressure on the neck, shoulders and back, according to researchers. ...
A comment by Joearizona on this solofriendly article might be relevant: I always take a GPS since the phone using GPS will drain the battery quick when there is little to no signal. I shut th...
Kristin Hostetter on backpacker.com writes: I never pack a clothing item that doesn’t work within my layering system. Always bring long john bottoms for chilly nights, a pair of waterproof/brea...
