Exploring the blue
A good weekend outdoors starts with a shelter that keeps you dry, handles the wind, and doesn’t take an hour to pitch. A 4 person tent hits a sweet spot for most campers: enough room for a small family or two adults with gear, without the bulk of a giant cabin tent eating up your … Read more
If you want one propane burner that handles a turkey fry, a 15-gallon brew boil, and a pot of crawfish without complaining, get the GasOne 200K BTU single burner. It’s heavy, it’s cheap for what it does, and it puts out more heat than most home cooks will ever need. Two numbers decide almost every … Read more
If you want one ground sheet that works under almost any small tent, the Clostnature Heavy Duty Floor Saver is the top pick based on specs and reviews: it packs down to roughly the size of a phone and still shrugs off gravel. A tent footprint is a sheet of coated fabric you put under … Read more
Camping holds a unique charm. Imagine waking up to gentle birdsong instead of alarms, seeing wildlife instead of cruddy old apartment buildings, smelling fresh air instead of the trash outside, or gathering your family around a crackling fire under a clear, star-lit sky. It’s a return to simplicity, a perfect antidote to our modern, screen-filled … Read more
The most complete resource for learning how to start camping — built for beginners, trusted by explorers. Welcome to the Start of Your Outdoor Life There’s something transformative about sleeping under an open sky, hearing the wind move through trees, and waking up to birdsong instead of buzzing alarms. Camping isn’t just a recreational activity … Read more
What are Brim exactly? Brim are bluegill basically. Bluegill are what most people are referring to when they are discussing this fish. Sometimes people make the mistake and refer to all sunfish as brim. The other fish that brim is mistaken for is crappie. Here are some pictures to help distinguish the fish from each … Read more