It’s been a while since my last post. We’ve been gone a couple of months, most of the time with limited or no cell phone service — just as I prefer.
Even if we are camped where there is cell phone service, I’m not going to post to this blog.
Continue reading Camping Road Trip: 2 Months — 3,000 Miles — 2 Wildfires
This isn’t the first time this has happened on our campers. The fix is simple.
Continue reading “My Camper’s Countertops are Falling Apart!”
What do you do if you are stuck at home during a pandemic and can’t go backpacking or camping? If you are like me, you build a pier in your backyard.
Opps! Not that kind of a pier.
This kind of pier.
It has been about 10 months since we went camping. We have never gone that long between trips. This abnormal behavior was due to Joyce breaking her ankle in 3 places back in September of 2020.
Joyce’s ankle is healed and it was time to renew our habit of “excellent camping adventures.” Since the camper has been sitting for nearly a year, I decided a short trip of around 5 hours each way for 5 days was a good starting point.
But there was one problem: last year’s problem of full campgrounds has extended and even gotten worse in 2021. To compound this, we wanted to camp the week leading up to the 4th of July weekend. What a mess! Continue reading A Camping “Shakedown” Trip
Fleece insulation has been a staple for backpacking and other outdoor pursuits since Patagonia introduced synthetic pile and then Synchilla fleece decades ago.
Over the past few years I have seen more and more articles comparing fleece to synthetic polyester batting material such as Polarguard, Climashield and similar materials as a better option to fleece.
These batten materials are lighter than fleece with an equal insulation rating, are more compact when packed, and the manufacturers state the material insulates when wet.
Sounds like a winner to me!
Or is it just hype?