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A wash tub fire pit: how to find the right parts to make one.

May 29, 2013 2 Comments

We went camping over the Memorial Day weekend and we took our wash tub fire pit with us. I really love this thing.  It throws more heat and it channels the smoke up, out and away from you.  With a normal campfire, there is usually an entire area that is getting smoked out, but with […]

Filed Under: camping, upcycle

Going camping and choosing recipes from Rook No 17.

May 24, 2013 3 Comments

I’m super excited to be going camping for Memorial Weekend.  It is not our big annual camping trip (that’s in a few weeks) but this one is up to our local mountains.  Two hours from our door-step, it’s going to be  a great little getaway. We’ll be bringing our washing-machine-turned-fire-pit… …and will probably be making […]

Filed Under: camping, recipes

Banana Boats… a tasty twist on campfire desserts.

July 24, 2012 8 Comments

I’ve done plenty of camping posts and dessert round-ups, but a few months ago I heard about “Banana Boats” and I knew we had to give them a try on our next camping trip. These were yummy and SO easy to make! You will need: a few bananas, mini-marshmallows, peanut butter, chopped chocolate (or mini […]

Filed Under: camping, decor, Desserts, recipes, Simple

A S’Mores Recipe Round-Up (since I can’t wait for summer…)

January 27, 2012 8 Comments

Ah, camping and summer vacations… Ah, S’Mores…. Ah, Pinterest. We’re starting to plan our summer camping trip and vacations.  It’s got me thinking about S’Mores.  I love them, but sometimes they are hard to make, (or messy) or your vacation plans are taking you someplace that isn’t good for S’Mores Making. Pinterest has some answers […]

Filed Under: camping, Desserts, Pinterest, recipes

No more burned tongues! Make hot cocoa ice cubes.

November 15, 2011 30 Comments

I shared this simple tip over at I {Heart} Naptime last week.    It’s an easy way to help keep your little people from getting burned by one of the holiday season’s most common treats: hot cocoa. Have you ever burned your tongue?  Of course you have.  It hurts, and it would be preventable if you […]

Filed Under: camping, cheap and easy, Christmas, Drinks, Holidays, kitchen stuff, Let me help you, recipes, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks

Dutch Ovens. Not just for camping anymore.

November 14, 2011 6 Comments

Do you have a Dutch Oven?  Ever cook with one? Me neither. But Handsome Hubby has one, and he has cooked several delicious dishes in it.  We usually take it camping with us and he made us an amazing apple pie in it one year.  It was so good! The Food Network has great Dutch […]

Filed Under: camping, kitchen stuff, Main Dish, recipes, Side Dish, Thanksgiving

Quick, easy chili that doubles as an ice block. (It’ll make sense in a minute…)

October 7, 2011 12 Comments

My mom makes really good chili. She shared the recipe with me and I make it a lot, and for sure whenever we go camping.  That’s what we eat the first night in camp because I can make it ahead of time and freeze it.  Then it does double duty as “ice” in the coolers […]

Filed Under: camping, Let me help you, Main Dish, recipes, Tip of the Day, Tips & Tricks

Someone always has to go and be stupid. Best to be prepared for it.

September 14, 2011 20 Comments

I am a camper. I am a planner. I am organized. I am also mom to 4 boys, and they do stupid things… like throw rocks and crack their little skulls open while playing in creeks. This was on our camping trip 2 years ago.  (That was a bumpy trip.)  I had not planned to spend […]

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The cost of camping is less than the cost of NOT camping. (Does that make sense…?)

August 17, 2011 12 Comments

So in July we took our annual camping trip to Markleeville, CA.  I’ve posted  ad nauseum a lot about how much we love this trip. Camping is seriously one of the most fun, most economical vacations a family can take. It’s generally not considered polite to discuss the cost of something… but I’m not always polite. We have […]

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Turn your old washing machine into a fire pit.

August 1, 2011 50 Comments

How to turn an old washing machine drum into a fire pit. DIY

OK, this is not a beautiful transformation, but it sure works great.  Take the drum out of an old machine and use it as a fire-pit. I don’t think they are so aesthetically pleasing “as-is” for a backyard, but let me tell you, these wash tub fire pits are perfect for beach bonfires and camping […]

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