Food and Cooking
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Easy Food To Cook For One-Day Camping
By Amy Fox You’ve probably gone camping and barbecuing around the country many times. It’s not about science, some wood, fire, and stove are ready. However, we have found ingenious camper food recipes that will not take you long and will allow you to prepare a variety of grilled dishes. We offer some tips and…
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Staying Healthy on the Trail: Nutrition Tips for Solo Hikers
By Caitlin Evans Hiking alone can be an exhilarating, terrifying, life-altering, and excruciating experience. Having just seen Wild for the first time a couple of months ago (and having berated myself for not watching it earlier), I was amazed at how the challenges and setbacks faced by a first-time solo female hiker have been accurately…
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Delicious and Nutritious Snacks for Your Next Family Camping Trip
By Camille May Finley More than just treats, the food you bring along on a camping trip is the fuel that will be available to your body. This is why experienced hiker Shelby Kisgen emphasizes the importance of mindfulness when packing snacks, especially if you’re responsible for feeding other people, like your family. That means choosing to…
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No Box Single Folding Knife Review
By Sara Baird I exist within a family of campers, wilderness seekers, Boy Scouts, and hunters. It can be said that we are a family that knows the value of a good pocket knife. So much so, pocket knives are frequently gifted for holidays and special occasions. As our children grew into teens and began…
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Camping Test of the new Wolf’em Sticks
Wolf’em Sticks are a new, fun and effective way of cooking over a campfire. By Jessica Shouse One of my favorite things about Summer is camping and one of my favorite things about camping is hanging out with family & friends around the campfire. Roasting smores & cooking over the fire is a favorite past…
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Nomad Nutrition REVdry Meals Review
Nomad Nutrition REVdry Meals are definitely an easy and tasty solution when out on the trails. By Jessica Shouse Good tasting and good for you, easy to prepare, lightweight meals for outdoor activities like backpacking can be hard to come by, in my opinion. I am not a fan of your typical dehydrated meal… I…
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5 Irresistible Cooking Ideas
By Judy Robinson 5 Irresistible Cooking Ideas on a Camping Adventure Those who love outdoor adventures such as bonfires, picnics, and camping, know the stress of satisfying food cravings. The tiresome journeys trigger hunger but unlike other luxury getaways, arranging food at campsites is difficult. The most significant limitation of preparing food for camp outings…
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One Pot Camping Meals
By Megan Darmody A camping trip is one of the best ways to unwind and destress from the craziness of our daily lives. As a woman, you likely wear many hats, whether it’s mom, wife, business owner, employee or friend. When you immerse yourself in the wilderness and unplug from all devices, you can reset…
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How to choose and use a camp stove
By Krista Karlson Sharpen your dinner duty skills with this easy guide. When I first started camping and backpacking, I’d strategically avoid dinner duty. I’d offer to set up the tent or get water, but I never helped cook because I didn’t know how to use a stove. I felt embarrassed, like I wasn’t “outdoorsy”…
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Tips for Becoming a Better Outdoorswoman
By Andrea Willingham Whether you grew up in an outdoorsy family, or are just now discovering the joys of outdoorsmanship, there’s a lot to know and a lot to learn about this wonderful world of exploration and adventure in the great outdoors. And despite what the media and history books might have you believe, women…