When we car camp, we don't take a fancy chuck box or anything like that. Instead, our "kitchen box" consists of a single 18-gallon storage tote. The tote is also really easy to pack for a trip, since the kitchen box isn't really touched outside of camping. We give it a...
Many people think it's too cold for outdoor adventures in the winter, but there's a very true phrase you'll hear over and over again from enthusiasts: "there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes". As far as I can tell, it's some kind of Scandinavian proverb, although the first time I...
First Day Hikes are actually part of an initiative by US State Parks, but we didn’t make it to one of Ohio’s State Parks on January 1st… in fact, we didn’t make it out of the house on January 1st. Instead, both my son, P, and I had what we believe was a mild...
