Even if you are still on diaper duty, it’s not to early to begin the wonderful process of passing your enthusiasm for outdoor fun activities on to your little ones. To make your life easier, acquiring a diaper bag waist pack is a great idea. I have found that the Molehill Diaper Waist Pack is just the thing. This pack has a fold out changing pad (for super convenience if your baby needs changing while on the trail) and a removable, washable “dirty duds” bag that keeps th...

    Instilling an appreciation and respect for the great outdoors is one of the most valuable gifts we can give to the children in our lives. Having their own hydration pack, especially made for kids, gives them control and responsibility of their hiking and camping needs because they can carry their own water, snacks and hiking gear. This particular kids’ hydration pack has all the necessary elements they could want even though it’s nice and light, weighing around 20 ounces. It’s built...

  Here comes the sun! With the weather getting nicer as spring slowly approaches, thoughts turn to the outdoors. In the fresh outdoors, hiking along a lush forest trail is particularly appealing. Day hikes are a great way to start the outdoor camping hiking season. I think that, for a simple day hike, the ideal backpack is the Kelty Duo Pack 6. This versatile little backpack is actually two packs in one. You can carry it like a tote bag if you’re going on a short hike, or use it as a backpa...

The rain has finally turned to snow in the local mountains so Conny and I are busily planning a weekend tent hiking trip.  As we were going through our hiking camping gear we realized that it was time to invest in a new camping hiking backpack for each of us.  We already got Aero her new backpack (see my blog from December 2^nd) and it’s working out really well, but Conny and I definitely need to upgrade.  We’ve been doing some research on different types of backpacks and have decided to g...