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Essential Tent Tips (Video)

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Camping without a tent is sometimes referred to as "roughing it." Do yourself a favor, get a good tent. Check out this video of helpful tips for buying and taking care of your tent, and you might be camping with it for a lifetime.

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There Is Always Tomorrow

Thursday July 29, 2010
RebeccaG shares her Camping Trips Gone Wrong story:

"Our original intent was to camp for seven days with our husbands while they deer hunted. So four adults, two toddlers, on a deer hunt camping trip. What more could you ask for? The goal for the wives was to relax and have a little vacation. The men on the other hand were chompin at the bit to bag that deer. The toddlers had no clue what was going to happen. We had planned this trip for some time and were excited that the girls were having their first camp out. Our friends had bought a new and larger tent just for the occasion."

What could possibly go wrong? ... Read more

Campground Reviews - What's New

Wednesday July 28, 2010

Here are some recent campground reviews submitted by fellow campers. Click on a campground name to read the full review.

  • Bald Mountain Camping, Hiawassee, Georgia
    "We've been seasonal campers at this resort for many years and loved having our camper set up on a permanent site we could get to in an hour's time for a convenient weekend get away without the towing ..." Read more

  • Sprague Brook, Glenwood, New York
    "The campground is owned by the county of Erie. It has picnic areas. Two dry camping areas and one with electric sites. There are no water and sewer sites, but there is a dump site. The electric sites ..." Read more

  • North Indian Creek Campground, Unicoi, Tennessee
    "This campground is just a small well maintained place. They cater to self-contained campers and RVs only. There are full hook-ups at all sites. This is the best campground that we've been to in a lon ..." Read more

  • Ela Campground, Bryson City, North Carolina
    "The campsite did not live up to the attractive Web site. We were very disappointed. The campsites were right on top of each other. The bathrooms were old and nasty. I did not want to put any of my ba ..." Read more

  • Big Trees Campground, Bishop, California
    "Although this campground was small, it was located on North Fork Creek. The sound of the water rushing down the creek bed was delightful. We've been back a couple of times. The campground host, Bob, ..." Read more

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Community Gallery - What's New

Tuesday July 27, 2010

Nugget RV Park, St. Regis, Montana
Trout Lodge, a camping cabin at Nugget RV Park, St. Regis, Montana"This is a newly renovated campground. Many upgrades and additions to enhance the camping experience. I stayed in a cabin while visiting friends. This is a clean, quiet campground." ~ Bob
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Banana Boats

Monday July 26, 2010
Camping Recipe of the Week
A quick and yummy campfire dessert.

Banana Boats - submitted by Cricket:
"Use a spoon to eat it up!"

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