Camping Gear

CampingBlogger covers all the best family camping gear, from ice chests to pop-up tent trailers and everything in between.

Sleeping bag Kotey 35 degree

Small Sleeping Bag, Smaller Price

March 10, 2010

It’s always been my contention that when it comes to camping gear, you have to pay a premium for the lightweight backpacking variety. That logic got stood on its head when Eureka!® sent me one of their Kotey 35-degree bags, which weighs just a shade over two pounds and retails for less than $100.
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Tent stake removal with the STAKE BUDDY

Family Camping is the Mother of Invention for Steve Cheslock

March 7, 2010

Every year, Steve Cheslock takes his family camping at East Harbor State Park, on Lake Erie in Ohio. Like most of us who camp, Steve had seen his share of people struggle with tent stake removal over the years, but last year he got to experience it for himself when it came time for him [...]

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Keep your camping food cold with these coolers

4 Ways to Keep Camping Food Cold

February 8, 2010

The year I was born, 1965, Coleman® introduced the popular steel-sided ice chest that I imagine many of us grew with, camping with our families. I imagine that it wasn’t all that great, compared to some of today’s high-tech plastic coolers, but it was as much a part of my early camping experience as the [...]

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Habitat family camping tent

2010 Mountain Hardwear Family Camping Tents

January 22, 2010

Continuing our look at some of the highest quality family camping tents on the market, this week we turn to Mountain Hardwear, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company is known for their innovative technology and products, including tents.
While Mountain Hardwear focuses primarily on lightweight backpacking and climbing tents, their Habitat and Casa [...]

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GPS and satellite communications

DeLorme and SPOT Introduce Handheld GPS Communicator

January 6, 2010

GPS and map software company DeLorme and personal satellite communications company SPOT are launching the DeLorme Earthmate® PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator today, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The two devices communicate over a proprietary wireless data link, allowing the user to send short messages over the worldwide Globalstar satellite network.
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Big Agnes Big House Tent

2010 Big Agnes Family Camping Tents

December 31, 2009

Over the next several weeks, I will be looking at some of the best tents on the market, for family camping. First up, this week, is Big Agnes in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Big Agnes is known for quality tents featuring easy-to-assemble clip-style construction and lightweight hub-style frames. In addition, these tents all feature aluminum poles, [...]

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T@B Teardrop Trailer

The Teardrop Revolution

December 22, 2009

I have mentioned the big resurgence in popularity of teardrop trailers in the past and, this month, Sunset Magazine leads-off their article (see The ‘it’ List) on 2010 travel by highlighting the little trailers.
The trend: Teardrop trailers are popping up everywhere as a downsized (and more stylish) alternative to RVs. We’ve even found new and [...]

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Merrell Intercept Gore-Tex shoes

Merrell Intercept Gore-Tex Hiking Shoes

December 15, 2009

When I traveled back east to the Gore facilities in October (see The Gore-Tex Experience), one of the pieces of Gore-Tex® gear that I got to bring home was a pair of Merrell® Intercept shoes. At first glance, these were a lot like my older Merrell shoes that I’ve been flogging for about two years. [...]

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Dyson DC31 handheld vacuum

Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum

December 13, 2009

A vacuum review on CampingBlogger, what? Yes, well, I didn’t buy this with the intention of reviewing it – I just needed a decent handheld vacuum for the cars. When some friends of ours asked about battery-powered vacuums for their pop-up tent trailer, I showed them the Dyson™ and let them borrow it for a [...]

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low budget tents are nothing but trouble

Outdoor Gifts to Avoid this Christmas

December 8, 2009

Christmas should be a time of joy and happiness, so don’t throw a lump of coal in somebody’s stocking with one of these low-quality outdoor gifts. There is a lot of great outdoor gear out there that doesn’t cost a fortune (see 5 Stocking Stuffers for your Camper), so be careful with your money and [...]

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Black Diamond Octane pack at Henry Coe SP

Black Diamond Octane Pack

December 6, 2009

It sure is nice when you can get away with the kids for a day of hiking, in December. My son and oldest daughter joined me for a shakedown cruise with the new Octane pack, from Black Diamond®. Though still technically a daypack, at 28 liters the Octane is a big step-up from my 8 [...]

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