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26 of The Best Camping Recipes For Winter Soups

The best camping recipes for winter soups are those that keep you warm and full. Soups are great for winter camping since they help keep you hydrated, replace electrolytes, keep you warm, and be a great source of calories. When you go in the cold, your body will burn more calories and thus you need …

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Do You Really Need A Sleeping Pad For Camping? (We Find Out)

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Many people, especially new campers, often ignore the sleeping pad’s importance and substitute it with a sleeping bag. Though a sleeping pad may become optional during summers, it still poses many benefits in the warm season. But is it necessary? Why carry a sleeping pad if you already have a sleeping bag? Isn’t it extra …

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11 Things To Wear In A Sleeping Bag To Stay Warm

Camping is an awesome experience, but it can turn bad quickly if you’re uncomfortable. Knowing how to stay warm on a cool and crisp night out camping is essential to your enjoyment, and even your health. Let’s take a look at some of the ways we can stay warm at night, in the sleeping bag, …

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The 13 Essentials You Need Camping

In the summers as a kid we would always go camping every weekend in Wisconsin. My parents always knew what to bring and never forgot anything. The reason why we always had the necessities for camping is that they used a check list. This camping list was written in pencil and stapled on the back …

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4 Tips To Add R-Value To Your Sleeping Pad

To increase the R-value of your sleeping pad is easy and does not require a lot of money. There is no reason to be cold when sleeping outside on the ground again. To add R-value to your sleeping pad you will want to add a layer of material made from mylar under your sleeping pad …

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14 of the Best Kinds Of Food For Camping

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When you set out on a trail, it usually means hauling all the food you’re going to eat; but you don’t have any cooler to work with, unlike car camping. So what options do you have when hiking to make your food delicious and still get the required amount of essential nutrients you need every …

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A Guide To Wisconsin Camping Safety

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Wisconsin. The friendly mid-western state has so much to offer both tourists and residents alike. Bordered to the north by Lake Superior and Lake Michigan to the east, its gorgeous coastlines draw in visitors from all over.  The state’s interior boasts green forests, farmland, and more lakes, making it no surprise that one of the …

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Should You Wear Clothes In A Sleeping Bag?

Do you struggle to fall asleep in a sleeping bag? Lack of sleep is one of the many reasons some people avoid camping, but it shouldn’t put you off. There are plenty of things you can do to improve the quality of sleep – and you’re going to need it to boost your energy the …

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The Best Place To Go Camping In Wisconsin

Finding the best place to go camping in Wisconsin can be trial and error. However, with some starting suggestions from myself, family, and Facebook groups who have been to the campgrounds before, I can assure you that you will have a good time at any of these locations below. Peninsula State Park is the best …

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What You Need To Know About Dogs And Wisconsin State Parks

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When you go traveling you take your whole family and that also includes your dogs as well, because they are family. You will be happy to learn that if you visit a state park in Wisconsin you will be able to bring your pet. The only expectation is 3 state parks do not allow pets. …

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