Tag Archives: Back Packing

How to Properly Pack a Grocery Bag

There was a time when packing a grocery bag properly was common sense. Those days are long gone. Grocery store cashiers, if they pack grocery bags at all, today are accustomed to packing three or four items in a plastic bag and depositing bag upon bag in the customer’s shopping cart. These plastic grocery bags […]

How to Recycle Packing Peanuts

After your package has arrived at its destination, there isn’t much use in keeping the packing peanuts around; they take up space and don’t serve any useful purpose unless you plan to ship another package. This handy guide explains how you can recycle your packing peanuts when you are finished with them. Re-Using vs. Recycling […]

Backpacking: Necessities for a Two-Day (or Longer) Trip

For many, when you say, “Camping,” they say, “Yeah, I go camping.” If you say, “Backpacking,” they might say, “Huh?” Backpacking is an excellent adventure. The definition of backpack from “The Random House College Dictionary” follows: 1) A pack or bundle of supplies to be carried on one’s back, often supported on a metal frame […]

Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Canoe

Buying the right canoe is not easy. If you are a first time purchaser, the task may be totally confusing since these boats come in so many varieties of materials, sizes, weights, even shapes–and they all have unique purposes. First-time buyers have to decide where they are going to be canoeing the most-on flat water […]

Spring Break Vacation Ideas: Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe, whether on the California or Nevada side of the lake can be just the thing for a Spring Break getaway. The beauty of the mountains and the lake are only the beginning of the fun you can have. Obviously since Tahoe is one of the most pristine and beautiful lakes in the world, […]

Black River State Forest- Wisconsin

Located in West Central Wisconsin the Black River State Forest offers more than 68000 acres of multi-use recreational, scenic, camping, and wilderness opportunities. Within this vast and beautiful forest you can hunt, fish, hike, bike, kayak, picnic, swim, ATV trail ride, horseback ride, snowmobile, or just lay back and relax. For the campers there are […]