Backpacks And Rucksacks: Some Points You Should Know Before Buying

Backpacks (known in Europe more commonly as rucksacks) are a key piece of walking equipment - but with so many on the market, which do you go for? This article aims to give some helpful hints on choosing the right one for you. Backpacks (I’ll call them this for the sake of convenience) come in many different sizes, materials, weights and colours. You are simply spoilt for choice. The right backpack for you will largely be determined by what kind of outdoor activity you undertake and, like most... Read more »

Camping in a Tent

Chances are that sometime in your life you have either camped with family or friends, or you have thought about it. Either way, the best way to get right down to the basics is camping in a tent. Camping in a tent can be a great adventure. It is a great way to get in touch with your family, as it can be a good bonding tool as well. You can get in touch with nature and do things the old-fashioned way by cooking over an open fire and sleeping close to the earth under the stars. If you are considering... Read more »

Use For The Interceptor Body Armor

Interceptor is a kind of body armor fielded by the U.S. military that is more effective than traditional bulletproof vests. The interceptor body armor system consists of an Outer Tactical Vest (OTV) and two Small Arms Protective Inserts (SAPI). The OTV is lined with finely woven Kevlar KM2 aramid. The vest tested to stop 9mm 124 GR FMJ at 1,400 fps (426 mps) with minimal back face deformation and has a V-50 of 1525 fps. (Technically can’t be called a Level III-A vest as the mil-spec does... Read more »

Camping: How Not To Get Cold, Wet And Muddy!

For many people camping in the great outdoors is a fantastic and uplifting experience. For some it is plain hell. This Article takes a look at some reasons why - and what to do to put things right! Some years ago a friend suggested we go on a camping trip. He’d just bought a new tent and was bursting to ‘christen’ it somewhere. At that time I’d never been camping in my life so I agreed and off we went. Just to show the depth of our lack of know-how, we chose to go to the English... Read more »

Southern Fresh Water Total Fishing Tips

My trip into the south to uncover the best techniques for catching catfish has yielded some unusual yet astounding results. I first arrived in a small town called Belton in the great state of Texas. I asked some of the locals where a good place to catch catfish would be. I was directed to Lake Belton only about 15 minutes from where I was. Boat in tow, with a bucket of minnows, and a box of night crawlers I headed out to see what kind of success I would have. I ended up going to about four different... Read more »

Air-Conditioning for Your Tent Camping Comfort

Lets face it, if you have ever been camping in the dead of the summer, in a tent, then you know how hot it can be to sleep at night. Yes camping is great fun but, when it is 90 degrees outside at night, it can be hard to sleep with the humidity and the heat. Thankfully there is an alternative to the sweltering sleepless nights. Now you can get air conditioning for camping in a tent. There are many tents that offer great ventilation, where the tent has many windows; to allow the air to flow freely... Read more »

How to Decide Which Outdoor Playground Equipment is Best for Fun and Safety

Installing outdoor playground equipment in your own backyard is a great way to get the kids to play outside in a safe and secure environment. There are also many public playgrounds available, but sometimes they are overrun with rambunctious children or even kids obviously too old for playground equipment. Purchasing child playground equipment is definitely a worthwhile investment. So what will one of these outdoor playground equipment sets cost you? Well, as you can image, the sky’s the limit!... Read more »

Florida Tent Camping

Camping in Florida is quite an experience. Known as the Sunshine state, Florida offers a vast selection of campgrounds to choose from. Florida tent camping has become a popular past time for many families and even for people that come to the sunny state for vacation. The cost of tent camping is, in some cases, less than half the cost of a hotel room, so more and more people have jumped on the bandwagon, for camping in tents. You can afford to stay twice as long on vacation with this type of... Read more »

A Closer Look At The Airsoft Guns

There are many types of games that people play - both for play and to better their skills. One such game is called airsoft which has players using military manner tactics to play a form of hide and tag. The item that is exploited to “tag” the other team’s players is that of airsoft guns. These guns re-create actual guns that are used in many battle situations, they are however of a non-lethal type. So, we will now get into the airsoft guns in a little bit of detail. Basically,... Read more »

Worldwide Wilderness Survival: Snake Safety Tips

A pocketbook filled with poisonous snake identification cannot truly prepare you for a face-to-face encounter with one of the most feared reptiles. Since there are both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes scattered around the world, it is hard to distinguish between the two when you come across them in the wilderness. If you ever come across a snake in the wilderness, you should stay away to avoid sustaining a bite. To avoid becoming a snakebite victim when visiting wilderness areas around the globe,... Read more »