Do you enjoy sitting around a campfire with smoke blowing in your face? Do you enjoy burning through the wood quickly? Would you like to stay warmer at the campfire? Solo Stove has created a unique device that addresses those three issues. Stella and I had never really been into campfires... until now! Upon seeing … Continue reading Solo Stove Bonfire
It had all started with an overnight kayaking adventure on Lake Granby (September 2019), where the need had arisen to purchase camping gear. For a sleeping bag, I wanted a lightweight and packable bag, with the ability to perform in the twenty-degree range. After visiting our local REI and slipping into a variety of sleeping … Continue reading Marmot Trestles Elite Eco 20 Sleeping Bag
Over the Labor Day weekend (2019), Stella and I had laid the groundwork for an awesome kayaking/camping trip that included an overnight stay at the Roaring Fork Campground. Because we were kayaking to the campground, we needed a form of shelter that we could easily transport on our kayak. Thus, our search for a tent … Continue reading REI Co-op Half Dome 3 Plus Tent
The need for a larger backpack presented itself Fall of 2019 when a good friend of mine and I planned an overnight backcountry trip into Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), where we would hike to Lake Verna from the East Inlet Trailhead (twenty miles out and back). After considering my current pack needs, along with … Continue reading Osprey Kestrel 38
This was my (Stella’s) first experience sleeping on an official "camping pad.” As a kid, whenever I had slept in a sleeping bag, it was at a youth camp or at a friend’s house, where we were either on the floor or on a bunk. Larry picked this particular pad out for me after we … Continue reading Therm-a-Rest ProLite Plus Sleeping Pad
I (Stella) have limited experience with tent camping. As a kid, I had camped out in the backyard with friends, like most everyone. And then while I was in the military, I camped out in the woods for brief periods of time (these were not fun). Since that time, I had told Larry, on numerous … Continue reading The North Face Aleutian 20/-7 Sleeping Bag
During the summer of 2017, we had talked about getting a Lodge Camp Dutch Oven but it had never happened. Our 2018 summer started off with two Rome Industries pudgie pie irons, and we have cooked some really good pies with them (please see our review about these). And again, the subject of a dutch … Continue reading Lodge Camp Dutch Oven