Foods for hiking and camping need to be nutritious and light weight. Learn about great food to bring on camping trips with tips from an outdoor activity expert in this free camping video. Expert: Brant Bowers Bio: Brant Bowers has worked in the Camping Department at Bill Jackson’s sporting goods store since 2004. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Before building a small camp, it’s important to find a nice, flat and comfortable spot that is high enough so that there is no risk of water coming to wash the camp away. Consider the impact a campsite may have on the nature of an area with help from a recreational kayaking instructor and outdoor adventurer in this free video on building a camp. Expert: Dr. T. Scott Cook Contact: www.weu.com/about_us.htm Bio: Dr. T. Scott Cook has a degrees in Recreational Leadership and Outdoor Adventure from Greenfield Community College and the University of Massachusetts. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Leave the push-button world behind and come on along for a Nutnfancy backpacking trip. It seems like it’s always a sacrifice to peel away from the world and make it out to my wilderness places. Messages pile up, phones go unanswered, emails fill the inbox, and careers are put aside for awhile. But it’s always worth it and it creates one of those special memorable experiences. I do my best in this series to share it with you. As I mention in many of my vids, a wilderness backpacking adventure is one of my top recommended ways to make memories with your friends and family, instill wilderness confidence, learn about your gear (and yourself), and to “depussify” your children. That’s because it’s hard work and requires planning and lots of effort. Here we hike in about 7 miles on what soon becomes a snow covered, hidden trail. As shown, wading and post holing through 4 foot snow banks will wear you out, especially at high elevations. The upside to to this difficulty was the complete isolation we quickly achieved on this trip; we saw no one else in the three days we were up there and we owned the basin (though in warmer days this is a very high use area). With a steady but deliberate pace we reach a gorgeous high mountain lake, still partially frozen from the long winter. It is serene and beautiful. On the trail in this Part 1 of “Summer Snow Actual” I discuss trekking poles, backpacks, boots, gaitors, teaching your kids to hike, dog training, and other backpacking subjects …

www.survivalistboards.com This is the next day after we get up and moving around. I was ill prepared for the cold weather last night. The sleeping bag I used was too light for 40 degree weather. The trip was a lot of fun and everyone had a good time. camping trip hiking campers woods tents tent sleeping bags hikers

On camping trips, flashlights are necessary and sleeping bags are useful in the cold. Use camping gear properly with tips from a scoutmaster in this free camping video. Expert: Rusty Martin Bio: Rusty Martin is a Boy Scout leader who attended Scout Master training in 2006. Filmmaker: Evakay Favia

www.survivalistboards.com This is a review of the Coleman® Tasman X32 sleeping bag. Both of my kids really liked the sleeping bag. Both of my children found the bag to be comfortable. But, the bag is supposed to have a comfort rating of 32 degrees. Even with temps above the comfort…

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