Travel & Places: Stay dry and comfortable when camping with truck tents

Stay dry and comfortable when camping with truck tents

The Truck tent is an extension of the SUV Tent family, providing anyone with the comfort and security that they are looking for during their camping trip. Gone are the days of ending your camping trip

Travel & Places: The Versatile Rucksack and Its Many Uses

The Versatile Rucksack and Its Many Uses

The rucksack is a very useful piece of equipment, the name rucksack is the German word for backpack. Rucksacks can be employed for many different functions, they are excellent bags to utilize when hiking, hiking, ...

Travel & Places: How to Run a 5K in the Cold

How to Run a 5K in the Cold

Even when Mother Nature deals out cold temperatures, it does not mean you have to go into hibernation from running. Running a 5K or marathon can be challenging, but when you add potential elements like freezing weather and gusty winds, it becomes even more difficult. While most people scale back the

Travel & Places: Affordable Vacation Rentals

Affordable Vacation Rentals

You can't afford to stay in a hotel this vacation when you can enjoy a luxury life, by spending your holiday in a beach house.

Travel & Places: Camping Holidays Could Be Right For You

Camping Holidays Could Be Right For You

Do you find that you really look forward to your holidays? You would certainly not be alone in thinking this way. It's undoubtedly the case that many of us share this opinion. We look forward

Travel & Places: How to Find Kids Camps For Summer By State

How to Find Kids Camps For Summer By State

Summer camps for kids are a special time that will create lasting memories for kids. The social interaction and fun activities provide their own mini vacation. There are, however, so many summer camps to choose from within each state and camps that may be the best fit in another state or beyond. Her

Travel & Places: RV Parks in Rio Grande Valley

RV Parks in Rio Grande Valley

RV "snowbirds" flock to the Rio Grande area each winter.Pecos River Joins the Rio Grande image by Felipe Fernandez from Fotolia.comThousands of "snowbirds," RV campers who travel south to avoid the cold, will find the Rio Grande Valley in the southernmost toe of Texas. The Rio Grande...

Travel & Places: How to Make Screen Settings Smaller

How to Make Screen Settings Smaller

If you have recently upgraded your computer monitor or if you experience difficulties when trying to read text on it, you might want to modify your operating system's screen settings. When displaying items on your screen, your computer uses your system's default resolution to do so. The higher your

Travel & Places: Folding Camper Trailers Are a Good Compromise

Folding Camper Trailers Are a Good Compromise

If you often feel the need to get away from the hectic rat race of life and experience the rejuvenation of mother nature, likely you are a big fan of camping. However, after a while, camping can loose its appeal. How so? Sleeping on the ground, the neck aches, the back aches, the discomfort of many

Travel & Places: A Scientific Look at the Sleeping Mat

A Scientific Look at the Sleeping Mat

In the absence of a sleeping mat, anyone who dozes off, while resting outside, on an uncovered surface will feel the effects of a heat transfer. Body heat is transferred to the cold air surrounding the sleeper. Therefore, he or she is bound to wake up with a chilled feeling. His or her body heat has

Travel & Places: How Damper Bread Came Into Existence

How Damper Bread Came Into Existence

Damper bread, in days gone by, was a staple food item for Australian stockmen. It was usually cooked in a dutch oven and placed in the coals of the fire. For today's campers, it is considered a tasty accompaniment added to your favourite campfire stew or served as a dessert drizzling with golde

Travel & Places: Best in Camping - 2013 Readers' Choice Awards - Nominate and Vote

Best in Camping - 2013 Readers' Choice Awards - Nominate and Vote

Tell us your favorites in camping. What is your favorite U.S. Wilderness Area, the best Canadian park, and your favorite RV resort. Tell us your favorite RV manufacturer and favorite backpack for backcountry camping. Vote for your favorites in About Camping's 2013 Readers' Choice Awards.

Travel & Places: Meat and Potatoes

Meat and Potatoes

A camping recipe from Lori. We made this the last time we went camping and it was so good that three of us ate the whole thing.

Travel & Places: Machaca Roast Beef

Machaca Roast Beef

A camping recipe from Linda. Kids love this and it's so easy.