Camping equipment

Traveling in Tennessee The state of Tn has much to offer. There is so much entertainment and fun things to do that getting bored is not an option. From malls to parks the fun never ends. Places such as Dollywood and Dollywood Splash Country, Ripley’s Aquarium and the Knoxville Zoo, are just the beginning. Between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg alone there are places on the road to stop and always have a good time, racing at a nascar go-kart raceway to laser tag. Finding something to do is just as easy

Every year since I was young, my summer has been spent outdoors. One of my favorite moments is doing round-up. This type of work requires many hours of labor. I do this for free because I enjoy spending hours in the open air. Round-up is a time for me to experience peace and quiet, cattle and horses, and making memories with family. Round-up provides many hours of peace and quiet. The only people who are in the wilderness are the men and women on their horses. As we ride, we can hear the cattle

“That reminds me of this one time at camp--” I am interrupted by the laugh of my friend Harris, “Oh, god,” he groaned with a chuckle. “Another camp story? Give it a rest, man. Chances are you’ve already told this one five times!” I smiled and laughed in agreement-- I do tell a lot of camp stories. In all honesty, sometimes I sound like that geek from American Pie who always told lifeless band camp stories. I mean, can a summer camp really be that important? If that camp is named Camp Daggett, quite

different types of camping tents, and the tent that you choose will depend heavily on the type of camping that you will be doing. The tent that you choose for a family vacation will likely differ from the tent that you would choose to take with you on a hiking trip. Before deciding on a tent, you should first ask yourself what you will need from the tent that you choose. Will you be constantly putting it up and taking it down on a hiking trip? If so, you should try to find a camping tent that is easily

Everyone gathered on the campus grounds waiting on the bus to take us on our very first archaeological field expedition. I’ll be the first to admit I’m something of a loner, my only contacts with my fellow classmates was the occasional salutation of “Good Moring” when entering a classroom but only if someone beat me to the room. Normally I’m the first person there because I like sitting at the back of the classroom and those are normally the first seats to go. Imagine our surprise when we found out

“ Camp is the place to have the time of your life!”, that is something that is said many times at the place where I go to camp. After four years of going to camp I can say with full confidence that this is the truth. Every kid, whether they are young or old should have a chance to experience camp. It is important children experience Camp because it teaches kids new skills,builds life long friendships and develops social skills, and will even help kids to get a career when they are older. Camp is

It was the first day of my summer job as a counselor in training with the local recreation department and I was tasked with organizing and leading activities for the young campers. As I was putting on my green staff shirt and lanyard, I asked myself, “Why would these kids ever listen to me?” After all, I walked by the elementary school every day on my way to high school, and they were a rowdy bunch, arguing with each other and ignoring the adults in charge. Still, I tried to push these thoughts out

I swung from my brightly colored hammock, camouflaged amongst the other teenagers in their enos. I was famished, uncomfortably hot, and drenched by the pouring rain that fell from the sky and dripped down the bridge of my nose. I didn’t mind though, and neither did the other eleven campers that also futilely attempted to keep their bibles dry while listening to our counselors over the rain. There at Camp Lake Stephens, I learned that sometimes giving up your life can help you find it. The Holy Spirit

After twenty-two years of marriage and tent camping, we finally upgraded to a popup camper, which is considered to be “entry level” to travel trailers. We loved that popup camper (Note: Any time I say “we loved,” please understand I am excluding my daughter). For the first time in our camping lives we had air conditioning, running water, light that did not come from a flame, and although it was not much softer than the ground we had slept on for years, we had a bed off the ground. For the first

Fire pit Lonnie, my wife, and I bought this wooded, fairly secluded acreage in the country twenty miles out of town where we set up home. When the word got out to our friends about its seclusion, it soon became party central. So it wasn’t unusual that one night seven of us were sitting around the fire pit watching the flames do their almost hypnotizing dance. Those seven included me, Ben, and my wife Lonnie, and our good friends Jimmie and his wife Darlene. Also there were three guys we worked with