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Unless you live right near Disneyland then when you organize your holiday, you know that it means you are going to have to take into account how to get there. There are two issues that you need to deal with. The first is what transportation method you’ll use and the second is how you will keep your young children amused on the way. There is no denying that traveling with children is a whole new test of your parental ingenuity.
Do the scout/girl guides thing and be prepared with backups and lots of distractions. Who knows maybe by following these tried and true tips you’ll arrive triumphant at the other end… OK, maybe not triumphant but perhaps you’ll manage to keep your cool the whole way and that is something!
Here are 12 things you need to carry with you and not in the trunk or luggage hold:
What should you put it all in? If you have to do any walking, a daypack is best because it won’t slip off your shoulders, leaves both hands free and has lots of compartments so you can find things, like your wallet, in a hurry.
If this list sounds like a lot to you, believe me when I say that being prepared can make all the difference between a never-ending ordeal and an unusual, possibly pleasurable way to pass time.
Happy traveling!
| ©2006 Jane Brennan. All rights reserved. |
Many nights in the backcountry are far from dark. A bright moon and a sky full of stars can throw off enough light to allow for reading a book, but add cloud cover, mountains or trees and it gets dark awfully fast. When you need to see in the dark, you have two choices - you either turn on a light, or use one of the many available night vision devices (NVD). The NVD could be the ultimate backcountry toy.
Like choosing many other types of technology, choosing the
correct NVD is all about how you are going to use it. When
most people think of night vision capabilities,
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Been shopping for a new camping tent? Wonder what 3-season or 4-season means? Confused about what a family tent or convertible tent classification means? Let’s try to cut through all the marketing lingo and get down to what you should really look for when you see camping tent ratings or classifications.
When you get right down to it, you should think of a camping tent as either 3-season or 4-season. So what’s in a name?
Generally speaking your average 3-season tent is built to hold up well in light to moderate weather conditions. They are built to be comfortable in
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Luggage has many schools of thought. Here are but some of them:
Cutting down to the bare essentials so that you need only one cabin bag which you can carry on the aircraft. My daughter has this down to a fine art and recently toured India for two weeks with one small, leather Gladstone bag that I bought in China many years ago.
This refers not to the character of the traveler but
to the suitcase used. Almost all flight crews use hard cases. Watch an
airline crew collect their baggage from the carousel after an
international journey and you will see that it is all
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The following is a List that I have gathered through years of experience and research. They don't necessarily apply only to an Outdoor Adventurer. You pick and choose your priorities according to your destination and the length of your stay. Visit www.thecampingguide.com for more information and the necessary gear for your trip.
Gear Essentials
I had a neighbor that was looking to buy his small family a new camping tent to take on camping trips. He said he was just going to go and buy this 3-person, 3-season tent that he saw at the local mega outdoor store. I told him that he had the season right on the tent, but the person size is probably not correct. Why is that?
When you buy a camping tent you should generally buy the next size up if you are going to purchase a tent for general camping. The interior of a 3-person tent would not
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