GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.
A Beginners Guide to Camping
The
Barefoot Hiker
Boxing Systems (keeping organized when camping) - Kirk's Camping Tips
Camping
Tips - LovetheOutdoors.com
Camping
With Your Dog - Coyote Communications
Everything
You Should Know About Hiking Boots But Didn't Know Enough
To Ask - Arizona Climbing Center
General
Camping and Backpacking Info (when nature calls, repelling
insects, homemade fire starters...) - BetterCamper.com
Hammock Camping 101 (see all 4 pages) - SGT Rock's
Hiking HQ
Hiking
- LovetheOutdoors.com
How
Compasses Work (& how to make one) - How Stuff
Works
How To Use A Compass
Orienteering
Frequently Asked Questions - Cork Orienteering Club
(UK)
Outdoor
Recreation: Desert Safety Tips - Desert USA
Site
Index (scroll down to 'Outdoor Club How-To': backpacking
advice, using a food locker, snow camping...) - Mary
Donahue
What You Need To Know To Buy Hiking Boots - The Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club
CAMPING WITH KIDS
10 Tips on Hiking With "Little Ones"
Camp-A-Roo, Camping
and hiking information with tips for parents
Camping With Kids - Helen Truszkowski
Canoe Camping With Kids - Misc.kids
Ten Camping Commandments to Build Excitement Outdoors
- GORP
CAMPING RECIPES
Camp Recipes
Camp
Recipes - Adventure Sports Online
The
Camp-A-Roo Cookbook (family recipes) - Camp-A-Roo
Camping
Recipes (see menu at left) - The Camping Source
Camping
Recipes (see menu at left) - Troop 59
Desert
Lil's Delicacies - Desert USA
Favorite Campout Recipes - Troop 806
Our Favorite Recipes - Girl Scout Troop 83
Out
Of The Frying Pan - CampingPA.com
Outdoor
Cooking - LovetheOutdoors.com
Solar Cooking
Trailside
Cookbook - GORP
Troop
1965's Favorite Recipes - Boy Scout
Troop 1965
The
Virtual Campsite Cookbook - The NetWoods Virtual
Campsite
HEALTH & SAFETY
(Also see our 'First
Aid' & 'Wildlife
Safety' areas.)
Camping Safety (for traditional & RV campers) - Conneticut
Campground Owners Association
Camping Safety - SurviveOutdoors
Camping Safety Tips - Health Canada
Hiking & Camping Safety - American Red Cross
Hiking Safely - New York Department Of Environmental
Conservation
Smart Steps For Hikers (in Hawai'i) - Hawaii.com
Safety
- LovetheOutdoors.com
Thunderstorms & Camping Safety - Chuck Doswell
Tips For Safe Hiking In New Hampshire - New Hampshire
Fish & Game Department
Wilderness
Survival - SSAR's Training Booklet
Woods & Camping Safety For The Whole Family - KidsHealth
For Parents
MAKING YOUR OWN GEAR
Backpacking Hammock (insulated) - C. D. Pritchard's Page
Haluk's
Artic Tent Page (see Pattern Page at left)
Henry's
Original Tarptent & Tarptent-for-2 - Tarptent
Light, Cheap & Nifty (rope bag, tent stake keeper,
drinking straw condiment packets...)
Make Your Own Down Quilt - NEWSUSHI.net
Make
Your Own Gear (packs, shelters, sleep systems...)
- Backpacking.net
Make Your Own G4 Pack - GVP Gear
My
Homemade Gear (ground cloth, bivy, tarp tent) - Tornado's
Ultralight Backpacking
The Redlamp Headlamp:
Jeff's 1.1oz LED Headlamp
Tire
Sandals - Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School
STOVES
AlcoholStove.com
Convex Top Coke Stove
Don
Johnston's High Performance Alcohol Stove™
AKA Photon Stove™
Fuzzy's Lil' Stove A.K.A. How To Make An Alcohol Stove From A Soda Can - Ofuzzy1
Homemade Three-Fuel Stove - Michael's Ultralight
Backpacking Page
How To Make An Alcohol Stove From A Soda Can - GHA-Barter
Supplies
Penny Alcohol Backpacking Stove - Mark Jurey
Penny Wood Backpacking Stove - Mark Jurey
Pop Can Stove - C.D. Pritchard's Page
Wings: The Homemade Stove Archives
RESPONSIBLE
CAMPING
Minimum
Impact Camping Tips - Midwest Mountaineering
Recreation
Tips (responsible hiking, camping, ATV use...) -
Tread Lightly
Responsible Camping (for families) - Vegetarian
Baby & Child
Responsible Camping, Sustainable Camping (developing
sustainable campsites from scratch) - FICC
Teaching
Resources - Leave No Trace
ULTRALIGHT & LIGHTWEIGHT
BACKPACKING
Great Lakes Lightweight Backpacking (tarp camping,
tips, trail food...)
Joe's Ultralight Backpacking (gear, food, Moose Goo
recipe...)
The Lightweight Backpacker (weight reduction, gear
planning, for beginners...)
Michael's
Ultralight Backpacking Page (ultralight clothing,
bivy sacks, using an Esbit stove...)
OneStep's
Ultralight Backpacking Resource (blister prevention,
pre-hiking workouts, clothing tips...)
Southwest Ultralight Backpacking (techniques, gear,
safety...)
Tornado's Ultralight Backpacking (lightening your
pack, tarps, tips...)
Ultralight
Backpacking Center (techniques, tips, gear...) - Backpacker.com
WINTER CAMPING
Preparing
the Camp and Getting Through the Night - Ski Camping
OA
Guide to Winter Camping - Outdoor Action Program
Sastrugi.com
Snow
Camping Primer - Chard's Page
Troop 1423 Winter Camping Tips
Winter Camping Tips - BSA Troop 98
