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Well, my old Eureka is finally getting to the point were the floor has lost it's water repelling abilities. I have always kept a tarp under it, but have discovered that in a hard enough rain, water can still get on top of the tarp. I never gave it much concern, but now it's time that I finally...

Anyone know of a good group or place to donate pocket knives to? I have a bunch I'd be willing to part with that never see the light of day or inside of a pocket. I thought about the boy scouts since I used to be one, but I don't know. Parents are so weird these days about such things. I'm...

We've recently been talking about retiring our old tent. The past couple of years we've had to sew a lot of repair, and fix a lot of leaky spots in it. It's just a regular dome tent, and not a canvas tent. I've never owned a canvas tent, and I don't really know what to look for when...

Never thought I would say I have too much gear, but I have too much gear. I hadn't been camping in quite some time, and we recently finally got the chance to take a trip. Since the time of my last camping trip to the current camping trip we have moved, and downsized quite a bit, including...

Anyone here into RC Hobbies? I've been trying to learn to fly a RC Airplane recently. I've not had the most luck with it, but I'm getting a little better each time. Not to mention getting better at piecing it back together between flights. The plane I have right now is the cheapest I could...

Picked up a new water filter recently. It's a Sawyer Mini Water Filter. You can check them out here: https://sawyer.com/products/sawyer-mini-filter/ I really like the concept behind this filter. It can be used in several different ways. It comes with a bag that will screw on to the filter...

Anyone else break out their camping gear for regular use around the house? Right now we live in an apartment building with a nice forested area near a creek. Pretty often my wife will take her camping hammock and set it up near the creek just to lay back and relax a bit. I'm always packing a...

I'm curious as to other GPS users on here, what useful reasons have you found to use your handheld GPS? I like to use mine to record tracks of my hikes, sometimes of my walks around the neighborhood. Record trailhead waypoints, and other things I find of interest. I might even find the...

I came across this website (11 Tips for the Best Outdoor Gear Reviews) and thought I would share it here, since we are often talking about new gear on this site. I thought it might make a good read for when we want to review out stuff.

When you put your tent back up in it's bag, do you cram it back or roll it up nicely and put it up? No particular reason I'm asking. Just something I wonder about. Myself, I'm a roller.

What would you consider to be the elements of a good trail review? I've come up with a short list. Length Difficulty Highlights (Most interesting things to see and do) Items to bring Best time of year Parking location/special instructions/trailhead facilities Accessibility issues TH...

We are looking for a new area to vacation to this year, should we even be able to afford to go. I was reading a book recently that someone wrote about their adventure hiking the Appalachian Trail. The trail goes the Shenandoah National Park, and I had actually never really heard of it until...

I got the following from the website (America?s State Parks First Day Hikes) This all looks pretty interesting. If you don't party too hard, and you're not too hungover, a good hike on the first day of the year might be fun.

Hey all, I was hoping you could lead me in the right direction for a new cooler purchase. Our primary use will be using it for weekend camping trips. I really like the looks of the Coleman Steel Belted coolers, but I don't know how they are performance wise. I've been burned a...

I went up to my parents over the weekend to visit for a while. My dad had been cleaning out the garage and found a propane lantern there. He kept swearing it was mine, and I kept swearing it was his. Finally I relented and took it, sometimes you just can't argue with parents and win. When...

When I scored the Coleman 502 from my parents house over Thanksgiving, I was also given a MSR Whisperlite stove. I actually protested about it, but dad made me bring it home. I've never used one. It come with everything I need, except fuel, and I have some of that. It might be useful on...

Hey all, I scored an old Coleman 502 Stove from my parents house while there for Thanksgiving Dinner. It's in pretty rough shape, but I'd like to try and restore it. The tank is in pretty good condition, I'm weary about sanding it down and repainting it. The "Coleman" sticker is the...

Has or Does anyone here use trails.com? I was wondering if it's worth the cost. It appears that most of the trails come from different publications. It appears for not much more than the cost of a yearly subscription I could buy the books that cover the local area. I would like to get some...

National Public Lands Day is on September 29, 2012. (NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY) Anyone planning on getting out and doing any volunteering, or any other activity on the 29th? In my neck of the woods the Corps of Engineers is going to be beginning a new trail, and I'm going to volunteer some...

I don't know how many people here use Garmin GPSr's or Garmin Basecamp, but anyway. A new release of Garmin Basecamp came out, and one of the the new features of the release was something called Garmin Adventures. You can take a track of a hike (or other outdoor activity), pictures, and...