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Kids Safety |
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Youth Group Safety
Every year millions of children across the United States visit the outdoors with youth groups. It might be the Boy or Girl Scouts, a church, the YMCA, Adventure Quest, Civil Air Patrol, Boys and Girls Club, a school or college, or any other number of groups across America. Sadly every year thousands of children are injured and dozens are killed. Some of the injuries and deaths are tragic accidents, a bee sting that turns into anaphylactic shock, a boulder shifting unexpectedly pinning a teen, or an unexpected lightning strike. However many of these injuries and deaths could be avoided...
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Backcountry Meal Planning |
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Meal Planning
One of the common questions campers face is what to take with them to eat. Your requirements and needs on an overnight trip are going to be very different from someone going on a ten-day trek. The most important factors to consider are weight and bulk, taste, preparation time and requirements, trash generated, and nutritional value...
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Ode To The Trash Bag |
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| Trash Bag Uses
There is a long list of items that people will tell you that you must have when you go into the outdoors. Whether you are camping, hiking, snow shoeing, climbing or mountaineering, there are some common pieces of gear that everyone should carry. Water, food, waterproof matches and a small flashlight are all important, but there is one piece of vital equipment that most people take for granted. This critical item is the humble plastic trash bag..
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Giardia Lamblia |
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| Don't Get Beaver Fever
Over the last 25 years a trend has grown through the backcountry of the United States. Giardia lamblia, an amoeba like protozoa has been spreading into streams, rivers and lakes. Found in two forms, both as an active trophozoite and as a dormant cyst, Giardia is responsible for making tens of thousands of people sick each year in the United States. Although infection by drinking untreated water is one of the most common causes of Giardiasis, Giardia is a growing health hazard in our treated water supplies and is reaching an epidemic level in day care centers...
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Bad Advice |
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| Fuzzy Outdoorsmanship
If there is one thing that the outdoors is full of, it is advice. For centuries wisdom on how to navigate, find water, safe food, deal with emergencies, and survive the elements has been passed down from generation to generation. Some of these morsels are very sage advice; other helpful tips are just fuzzy outdoorsmanship. Although tricks like following the North Star or how to estimate how much daylight is left by using your hands really are true, there are others tidbits of distilled wisdom that will just get you in trouble. We submit for your entertainment, ten items of bad advice.
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Sex In The Woods |
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| Getting Wild In The Wild
Camping can be a special time for a couple. Whether it is a first weekend away or a well-deserved break from the kids, camping can be a time for couples to discover each other, unwind, relax, and in the words of Austin Powers, "shag." Although there isn't a specific protocol for getting wild in the wild, we offer you ten tips to help prevent annoying nearby campers, or getting caught in a compromising position.
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Fall Camping Dangers |
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Fall Camping Pitfalls
You don't need to be putting your outdoor gear away just because it is fall. There are many benefits to camping when the leaves change color, the crowds leave the park and the temperature starts to drop. Most insects have died off or have reduced their activity. Less people mean that perfect campsite is going to be easier to find. Crisp air, crystal clear skies and changing plant life offer new experiences and sights at your favorite park. ..
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Kids Safety |
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Youth Group Safety
Every year millions of children across the United States visit the outdoors with youth groups. It might be the Boy or Girl Scouts, a church, the YMCA, Adventure Quest, Civil Air Patrol, Boys and Girls Club, a school or college, or any other number of groups across America. Sadly every year thousands of children are injured and dozens are killed. Some of the injuries and deaths are tragic accidents, a bee sting that turns into anaphylactic shock, a boulder shifting unexpectedly pinning a teen, or an unexpected lightning strike. However many of these injuries and deaths could be avoided...
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Trailheads - Car Break-Ins |
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Trailhead Car Burglary
Trailhead break ins are on the rise and cause thousands of dollars in losses and damages to campers, hikers, and paddlers each year. This is becoming an increasing source of frustration for both authorities and those who use the outdoors. Several key factors play into making trailheads a desirable and easy targets for would-be thieves...
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Ode To The Trash Bag |
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| Trash Bag Uses
There is a long list of items that people will tell you that you must have when you go into the outdoors. Whether you are camping, hiking, snow shoeing, climbing or mountaineering, there are some common pieces of gear that everyone should carry. Water, food, waterproof matches and a small flashlight are all important, but there is one piece of vital equipment that most people take for granted. This critical item is the humble plastic trash bag..
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Finding Campsites |
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| Finding The Ideal Campsite
Identifying a good campsite is critical to having a good experience in the outdoors. There are a number of steps you can take to make sure that your camp experience are both memorable and fun. Remember in Leave No Trace ethics a good campsite is found, not made...
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Bad Advice |
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| Fuzzy Outdoorsmanship
If there is one thing that the outdoors is full of, it is advice. For centuries wisdom on how to navigate, find water, safe food, deal with emergencies, and survive the elements has been passed down from generation to generation. Some of these morsels are very sage advice; other helpful tips are just fuzzy outdoorsmanship. Although tricks like following the North Star or how to estimate how much daylight is left by using your hands really are true, there are others tidbits of distilled wisdom that will just get you in trouble. We submit for your entertainment, ten items of bad advice.
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Children And Camping |
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| Your Children's First Camping Trip
The first step to success begins with a good plan that is flexible and won't require a lot of effort from your children. The lowest impact experience is camping in the backyard. Although it may not seem like camping to you at all, to your child they might as well be in the wildest corner of Yellowstone or the Olympic Mountains. All the comforts of home are close by, and if things get too cold or scary, their bedroom isn't that far away.
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Camping And Hiking Ethics |
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| Leave No Trace
Leave no trace, walk softly, low impact, tread lightly, leave nothing but footprints and taken nothing but pictures, what even you want to call it, leave no trace ethics are a critical part of protecting our precious outdoor resources. LNT, Inc. or Leave No Trace, Inc. is an organization that works in close cooperation with the Federal Government including the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, the USDA National Forest Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to create these ethics for protecting the outdoors.
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Cramps In The Wild |
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Cramps
Most people who enjoy the outdoors have experienced cramps at one time or another, and they can figuratively and literally bring you to your knees. Medical science is not 100% sure what causes cramps, but do know what you can do to help prevent them and deal with them when you get one.
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Bites And Stings |
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| Dealing With Bites And Stings
Bites and stings can be divided into five distinct groups. Insect bites and stings, like those from ticks, chiggers, flies, ants, bees, wasps, hornets and mosquitoes. Spider and scorpion bites and stings. Like those from a variety of spiders, the more famous being the black widow and the brown recluse, and a variety of scorpions. The next is marine life stings. This can be from jellyfish, Portuguese Man of War, or stingrays. Snakebites can be from any number of snakes, both venomous and non-venomous. And finally animal bites from little critters like bats, rats, squirrels and chipmunks..
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Surviving When Lost! |
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| Lost In The Wilderness Survival Guide
One of our worst traits as humans is our ability to deny to ourselves that we are lost. We wander around, we convince ourselves that it will be up ahead on the next turn, or if I go that way. The unfamiliar becomes familiar until we have lead ourselves down a path so far that we have to do the unthinkable, ask for directions...
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WildFire Safety |
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| What To Do In Case Of A WildFire
Although forest fires haven't gotten worse in the last one hundred years (nothing has compared to the fire season of 1910) it has caught the minds and attention of the media and the nation. Despite the risk of getting caught in a wildfire is very slim, knowing what to do can make the difference between life, and death...
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Canoe
