camping gear, camping outdoors After browsing the web for some camping gear today, I found a novel product that I'm going to order for everyone in the family who likes to go camping outdoors. It's a 12 volt connector that will let anyone hook up something to the cigarette lighter and power the appliance with an ordinary household plug. I think it will be really convenient to have in the camping gear in case the batteries go dead. The plug will also be useful for powering something from the car battery when the household power goes out, something that happens frequently in the summer.

It's called the Eureka E! Power 12V Adapter Cord, and I'm sure it will work great. We have a 12 volt small refrigerator that we like to use when we're camping outdoors, and if the power is out for any length of time at home, we can put our highly perishable food in it and keep it cold just by using the car's battery. Sometimes we have powerful storms that knock out the power in the summer and when that happens, we avoid opening both the refrigerator and the freezer. I can start to organize the freezer with all the high ticket food in one section so when the power goes out, I can grab it quickly and put it in the portable 12 volt refrigerator.

I found this handy adapter cord at KE Active Lifestyle whose URL is
http://kayserenterprises.ispeedway.com, a great site for all kinds of camping gear for the novice and experienced campers alike. There are so many convenient products on that site that make camping and everyday living much easier. We can even use this adapter cord to power our laptop computer or charge the battery while we're driving down the road to get camping supplies. One of us usually takes a trip to town every day, so this cord will be really handy, especially when we are dry camping, the biggest challenge when camping outdoors.

We need so much more camping gear when there's no access to water or electricity. That's when we rely on the sun to give us the amenities that are otherwise lacking when we're out in the middle of the mountains or in a canyon enjoying the utter peace and quiet that dry camping affords. We use our solar shower to heat water for bathing and our solar ovens to cook food during the day. At night, we huddle around the campfire and enjoy a fine meal cooked by the sun during the day. This power cord will be really useful on those occasions when we want to use our laptop to listen to the news or a few tunes. It's an inexpensive way to make the most out of creature comforts, and will take up no space in our camping gear, either. It's a fine addition to our camping gear.