Ah yes…it’s that time of year again. The time when we all decide to quit our bad habits and get the beach body we’ve always wanted. Quitting smoking in 2015 is great. Going to the gym more often would be great, too. But we’d like to propose a different kind of resolution: new experiences. We [...]
2014 Gear Of The Year: Yumbutter If you’ve ever been out hiking and craved a peanut butter sandwich or a good banana with peanut butter on it, then you know how unrealistic it may be to whip out a jar of your favorite peanut butter, grab a knife, and spread it on your food of [...]
How To Enter Don’t miss your chance to enter this week’s giveaway, just click the link and enter on the bottom of our #HikedUp page. Winners For 5 weeks let us get you #hikedup with some awesome hiking equipment from some of our favorite brands! Each week contains over $230 worth of hiking gear. Not [...]
As a 50 Campfires editor, I had the privilege to fly out to the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City and check out all the new and exciting outdoor gear. I used the Slide by Peak Design to securely hold my DSLR camera as I walked the booths over the three day event. Appearance: [...]
With cool weather around the corner, the Texas Outdoor Family program has scheduled outdoor recreational workshops statewide though the beginning of December. The workshops offer a low-cost weekend trip where families can un-plug, reconnect with nature, and learn the basics of camping. “The Texas Outdoor Family Program has exponentially grown in popularity since it began [...]
Camping Moab Utah Camp Utah: I’m talking with Judy today. She is the Lead Visitor Information Assistant for the Moab Field Office Bureau of Land Management. So, we were chatting just a little bit ago, Judy, and you were telling me how insanely large that area of land is. Could you give me a little [...]
You’ve had the date set for five months – don’t sabotage your weekend with one of these top ten camping mistakes! Wanna take forty minutes setting up your tent? It’s easy to do if you don’t know how it works. Make sure you grab the manual (do it guys) and set it up in your [...]
When we head out for a weekend outdoors, planning goes into everything. We want to try and make the best of the limited time we have outdoors. We plan the weekend out in advance and plan everything we need to bring. We plan everything we need for the cooler, but never plan out how we [...]
Citronella oil is one of the essential oils obtained from the leaves and stems of different species of Cymbopogon (lemongrass). Citronella oil can be used to make soap, candles and incense, perfumery and cosmetic agents. More importantly for campers, it works as a great non-toxic insect repellant. Only problem with citronella oil is that it [...]
How To Enter Don’t miss your chance to enter this week’s giveaway, just click the link and enter. Make sure to look through all of the great prizes that are up for grabs! Winners All summer long we are giving you a chance to Amp Your Camp with 9 weeks of camping gear giveaways. Each [...]
