Basic Camp Knots by Jason Cote I love sleeping outside and really enjoy creating tarp shelters in all seasons. My preferred time to escape to the wood is when the bugs are gone and sweating doesn’t happen sitting still, i.e. Fall and Winter. The 3 knots I used in the video – ½ Hitch, Slip…
With the warm weather approaching, everyone is itching to spend more time outside, and what greater way to get out than to go camping? Whether you are preparing for your first camping trip or just looking to refresh your outdoor gear, Denali has what you need. We’ve created the perfect checklist of three warm-weather camping…
Product: Marmot Scandium Sleeping Bag Best Uses: Camping in temperatures between 20 – 40 degrees (this depends on how hot you sleep) Favorite aspects: The Marmot Scandium sleeping bag is leading the way in with a unique fill construction. The top of the bag is 650 Fill Power Down with Down Defender while the bottom…
Product: Marmot Limelight 4P Best Uses: Camping What I used it for: Car camping in Michigan, Vermont, and Connecticut Favorite aspect: When it comes to car camping we tend to like a little more luxury, but not too much. After doing a few trips to Vermont using a six person tent for just the two…
Watching surfers & sailors off Point Judith By guest bloggers the Rice family With summer winding down Cristy found an opportunity to get us booked for a night at Fishermen’s Memorial Camping area down in Narragansett. With 147 trailer sites and 35 tent sites, there were just a couple still available for last weekend. Fishermen’s Memorial…
By guest bloggers the Rice family Finally we’re standing on the dock and our ferry is in sight! Today we’re headed to Bumpkin Island located in Boston harbor. We’ve been looking forward to this camping trip for a few months since Cristy won ferry passes online from Boston Best Cruises. Our first time island camping…
By guest bloggers the Rice family The remnants of T.S. Andrea quickly passed through Rhode Island last Saturday leaving the afternoon much nicer than we first expected. So we headed out to the George Washington Camping Area off Rt. 44 in Chepachet, our favorite place to go hiking & camping. *If you go just to hike…
Many people know of Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, CT for having over 2 miles of beach. People from all over the state flock to Hammonasset each summer to enjoy the largest shoreline park in Connecticut. You can swim in Long Island Sound, relax on the beach, or take a stroll along the boardwalk….
By Guest Blogger Emily O’Donnell from Wakefield Denali Burlingame, Charlestown, RI: For this hike we ended up parking about a mile from the trailhead in a smallish dirt lot. On the way to the trailhead we saw 3 very large turkey vultures stalking in a tree above the road. They took off as we got…
