It was supposed to be a fun camping trip.  It was supposed to be a celebration. Things went horribly wrong... Looking for more scary stories to tell in the dark?

Planning the 50 Campfires Lake Michigan Shores Field Trip, the temptation was great to focus on “The Big Pond” as it’s sometimes called. After all, Lake Michigan is home to three species of salmon, four species of trout, and other game fish. Around the Lake, hundreds of fishing charters are ready to take you out [...]

Most everyone with even a slight interest in the outdoors has heard of the Appalachian Trail, but for many, it’s a “far away” thing.  Far fewer know about the National Trail System or realize there are opportunities to explore trails in the same class as the AT in every part of the country. The Ice [...]

Do you still need convincing Lake Michigan is truly an inland ocean? Well, consider the fact that the remains or full structures of something like 87 lighthouses are to be found on the shores and islands of the third largest of the Great Lakes? There are 20 of them are found on Wisconsin’s Door County [...]

If you would’ve told us a month ago that we needed specialized sunglasses to go fishing – we would’ve walked away from the conversation. It was our opinion that any polarized glasses worked just fine – and as long as they protected us from UV rays, we were in business. Everything changed last month when [...]

When it’s meal time at the campsite you’re generally dealing with either wood or propane. If it’s wood you’re either using a permanent fire pit or a portable wood burning stove. If your goal is to eat as soon as possible with minimal fuss it’s hard to beat a rocket stove. They are incredibly efficient, [...]

When you’re car camping, you have the luxury of bringing creature comforts along for the ride. One thing we usually end up fighting over in camp is Rumpl blankets. We’ve owned several of them, and on the last trip, we had what might be the best one yet – the Rumpl Puffy Fleece Blanket. The [...]

You’ve seen them...everywhere. Tentsile has been making tree tents, and garnering the cameras of photographers and Instagrammers everywhere. They’re just plain cool. Alongside their full lineup of tents, sits the often overlooked Tentsile T-Mini Hammock. It’s strange, on a lot of websites, the T-Mini Hammock is listed as a “kids hammock”. However, a quick review [...]

I’ve been wearing a Grip6 belt for two years now, and I’m convinced that it’s the best belt on the market. I’m a big fan of minimalist functionality, and that’s exactly what this belt excels at. The buckles weigh less than an ounce, and the way they “lock” is brilliant. It’s just a simple tuck [...]