You've been thinking about taking the kids and going camping. Maybe just for the weekend in the local mountains or desert. And, you're looking for ways to save what a couple night's stay at a hotel would otherwise set you back. But, it's been a while since your last camping trip in the Scouts, and you're not sure how to prepare for a camping trip with the whole the family, or perhaps with just a friend or two. I have all the answers you need right here An all-inclusive guide for the casual camper, The Art of Tent Camping offers a comprehensive list of affordable camping gear along with...

Have you always wanted to explore beyond the jungle of RV's, generators, and boom boxes of public campgrounds and experience the vastness and serenity of the wilderness beyond? Are you ready to tone your arms and legs, take in a little vitamin D (sunshine), and trek for a few days with nothing apart from what you carry on your back? The Geezer's Guide to Backpacking is intended for those who wish to leisurely explore the back country without sacrificing many of the comforts found in a tent trailer. After all, backpacking is merely the process of "downsizing" the tent trailer. The Geezer's...

The Essentials of Cabin Living is professionally edited in plain English offering over a dozen color images and a host of descriptions of recommended tools, provisions, and strategies. Every equipment recommendation, technique, and tip in The Essentials of Cabin Living has been field proven by the author with nearly twenty years of full time rural cabin living experience in a diversity of weather conditions and emergency events; and here are just a few examples: -Do you have an evacuation plan, a hunker down plan, or both? Which plan will you deploy in the event of flooding, earthquake, or...

You're already an experienced camper when it comes to camping at developed campgrounds. But what would it be like to turn onto a dirt road leading to a distant mountain range or perhaps out to an isolated desert area leaving most folks behind where solitude and serenity rule? No inconsiderate all night partiers "sharing" their music with you whether you like it or not. No generators. No campsite restrictions for parking your vehicle at exactly four inches from some barrier. No need for reservations. And, typically there are no campsite fees Of course even off road camping on land under the...