Tag: Camping - Page 8
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Pop Quiz: First Ever National Park Founding Date
Yellowstone, created by an act of congress in 1872, was the world's first national park. It was created as a "pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the
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Eco-Tourism Takes Root in Lebanon
Although we haven't traveled to Lebanon, we have had a Lebanese friend when touring through Syria. He told us that Lebanon was an advanced country and much different than the "time machine feeling" we were getting in Syria: It was 9 years ago, and the
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Caravan and Camping Industry's Gumnut Awards
"The caravan and camping Industry in New South Wales realises that Australia has some big challenges ahead in order to reduce our eco-footprint. For this reason, environmental programs such as the Gumnut Awards have been developed to get the touring
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Boing Boing Blogger Tests Solar Gadgets in the Woods
Well this is a nifty idea -- even if it isn't quite going as expected. Joel Johnson of Boing Boing Gadgets has packed his bags (and they are heavy, he says) full of solar powered gear and gone native. The blogger is currently somewhere in Harriman State
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Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
We mentioned them briefly in our guide on How to Green Your Outdoor Sports, but unless our search function is very much mistaken, it looks like we’ve yet to feature a dedicated post on the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Yet these guys are an
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Marmot Upcycle: Once More with Feeling
Marmot have long been an innovator in the outdoor market. They were one of the first to embrace Gore-tex waterproof/breathable fabric back in the mid 70's, using it in sleeping bags, apparel and tents. Many years on, they are in the midst of
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Backpacker Magazine Lightens Its Ecological Rucksack
Outdoors sports magazines are falling over themselves to establish green credentials, and, we suspect, mostly for all the right reasons. Afterall their readership spend the free time out there in the very natural environment which is under threat.
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Fair Trade Man Becomes Low Carbon Man - Moves Into a Car Park
Fair Trade Man, aka Ben Clowney, hit the headlines last year by eating nothing but fair trade products for two weeks. Such efforts should not be confused with Mr Clowney's fellow Brit Ethical Man and his explorations of composting his own corpse, nor
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Snow Cave Saves Tahoe Skiers
Two skiers who disappeared near Lake Tahoe during a storm were found yesterday after two days in the cold. Patrick Frost, 35, and Christopher Gerwig, 32, both of San Francisco, created a snow cave shelter that saved their lives. Of course, you might not
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Spring Into the Outdoors With Patagonia, Nau & REI
The scent of spring is in the Northern Hemisphere air and outdoors company want their customers out there enjoying it. So they've begun rolling out new tempters. Patagonia have their spring line happening and it includes pieces like these Women's
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Ham(Radio)ing it Up with Solar Power
Although the Canadian engineer behind this solar-powered ham-radio setup uses it for camping and search-and-rescue missions, we can also see this being adopted for broader emergency use, especially in the aftermath of natural disasters that may damage
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Solar Powered Headlamp from Everlite
I always look forward to getting the new Mountain Equipment Co-op catalogue; they are a remarkable member-run organization, believing in ethical sourcing, product sustainability, offering PVC free alternatives and recycling polyester clothing into
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Eugene Kates 1914-2007
For 73 years, generations of kids have had learned to love the environment through their summers at Camp Arowhon in Ontario's Algonquin Park. Founded by his mom and now run by his daughter, Eugene Kates ran it with an iron hand from the time he
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Windup LED Camping Light
These things are getting so efficient, why use them just for camping? One minute of winding gives 30 minutes of light. A full wind gives four hours of 5 LED bright light or 48 hours of nightlight feature with only 2 Amber LED's. It also has a recessed
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How to Go Green: Outdoor Sports
We love our wild, outdoor places. The problem is, we're loving them to death. Flying to visit the distant ones is contributing carbon dioxide to the ever-growing greenhouse gas overload; all the clobber we take with us demands greater extraction of
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Preparing for the DST Crisis: Heading for the HIlls
Whenever Humankind tampers with the natural order of things, stuff happens. In spite of the risk, the American government has decided to move the start of Daylight Savings Time three weeks forward to March 11 to save energy, and Canada and Bermuda have
