Hiking Gear
I have to replace most of myhiking gear. At the beginning of the summer I decided to take a hiking vacation. I was going to spend most of the summer hiking and camping around the country. I was going all over the country to areas I wanted to camp and hike. It was wonderful. The advantage of being a teacher and single is having an entire summer to do what I want.... Read More
When I am camping outdoors, I bring all the solar camping gear I have. I have a solar shower that heats water, a solar powered radio, and several solar ovens for cooking. I bought all of these products online. It's so great to be able to use the sunshine to power things that we would normally have to use batteries for. It is estimated that 1,000 of watts per meter fall on... 
One of my friends told me that one of the most healing things he has ever done is go backpacking alone. I often go hiking alone, but backpacking solo could be quite an experience. Imagine being in the wilderness all by yourself for three or four days. I'm thinking about doing it, and he said that the camping gear that I should take along is a little different from what I... 
Today I bought a 5 gallon solar water heater for when we are camping outdoors and want to take a shower. Absolutely nothing feels better than taking a nice warm shower after a long hike, and later in the afternoon, that water will be really warm. In fact, there is a warning on the bag saying to test the water temperature before showering with it because it could be too hot... 
