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Happy Second Birthday Camping for Women

Camping for Women Admin General May 23, 2017September 4, 2019Birthdays and Anniversaries, Camping for Women 50 Comments

Happy Second Birthday Camping for Women!

By Nicole Anderson

Camping for Women is now officially 2! So we are marking our ‘happy second birthday’ with this brief message.

The website www.campingforwomen.com went live with its first blog post on 23 May 2015 and it’s hard to believe that was two years ago.

We had a very busy second year as we built on the foundations laid in the first year.

Top 10 achievements for this past year include:

Published The 3 in 1 Camping Cuisine Cookbook for hikers, campers and glampers
Launched an online shopping portal: The Global Outdoor Adventure Store in conjunction with Amazon
Produced checklists for hikers, backpackers, campers, and RVers for free download
Built on our library of 91 articles written by outdoor women adventurers to over 250
Launched a Travel and Adventure tab on the site to include specific travel content
Increased regularity of free article posts for subscribers and facilitated comments for these
Partnered with Brown Gal Trekker on the International Film Project to promote outdoor women based on the piece ‘Don’t Date a Woman Who Treks’
Expanded recognition of regular contributors through dedicated pages and contributor logo
Promoted other women outdoor adventure blogs of interest to readers and subscribers
Recognised with the Versatile Bloggers Award given by bloggers for quality content

Its deficiency may cause extreme fatigue, pale skin, headaches, lack of focus, read more

The Versatile Blogger Award

Camping for Women Admin General May 18, 2017December 5, 2019Awards, Camping for Women 63 Comments

By Nicole Anderson

Camping for Women has just received the Versatile Blogger Award, recognizing the efforts of everyone involved with its blog.

So what is the Versatile Blogger Award?

The Versatile Blogger Award is a peer award where bloggers nominate other bloggers who they believe deserve some recognition for their high-quality standard of writing, images, uniqueness of the bloggers content, passion and love displayed throughout the website.

In this case, Camping for Women was recognized for all its efforts read more

Camping and Hiking on your Period

Oceana Setaysha Camping, Activities, General, Getting equipped, Hiking, Shopping March 10, 2017September 4, 2019Camping for Women, hiking for women, period 15 Comments

By Oceana Setaysha

Don’t let your period slow you down!

If you’re an active, outdoorsy type, there’s nothing more annoying than trying to schedule your hiking and camping around your period. It always seems to arrive at the least opportune time, and nobody wants to miss out on their fix of outdoor adventures.

But who says you have to miss anything?

It’s actually totally possible to both camp and hike while you’re on your period, and there’s no reason to cancel or reschedule a trip just because you happen to be on ‘shark read more

Know Your Knots Infographic

Sarah Brown Activities, Backpacking, Camping, Fishing, Getting equipped, Hiking, Resources, Safety and Survival March 3, 2017November 23, 2020Camping for Women, Know Your Knots 19 Comments

By Sarah Brown

Making Effective Knots Made Simple

Feel like you are all thumbs when it comes to doing knots? You are definitely not alone!

As outdoor enthusiasts, we all know that we need to do knots with our ropes for everything from camping to fishing and survival. It is obviously important when out in the wilderness to ‘know your knots’.

First of all we all wish we knew more about doing effective knots. Often knowing which knot to use for each situation can be a challenge. Which knot is best for which situation?

The read more

An Amateur Dirtbag’s Guide to Zion in the Winter

Emily Pennington Hiking, Activities, Travel and Adventure February 24, 2017September 4, 2019Camping for Women, Winter in Zion National Park, Zion in Winter, Zion National Park 8 Comments

By Emily Pennington

“I feel bad about Ben,” J.C. muttered as we tip-toed down the razor’s edge of Angels Landing. “He would have loved this.” I nodded, squinting as I peered off into the brittle, orange canyon, 1500 feet below. At that exact moment, a pair of bouncy, brunette pigtails inched over the top of the trail where the chains meet their steep demise, carried by Emma, who looked nervous, wild, and full of vertigo. Ben’s curly head of hair followed shortly behind, smiling. I laughed read more

Planning Your Hike while Backpacking

Janessa Tice Miller Hiking, Backpacking, Getting equipped, Safety and Survival February 3, 2017September 4, 2019Camping for Women, Planning your hike, safety and survival 12 Comments

By Janessa Tice Miller

Planning your hike should consider some key things before you head out on a backpacking trip. Doing this correctly from the start will help ensure your hike goes smoothly and safely.

Planning Your Hike Route & Daily Mile Goal

Before you can do anything else on a backpacking trip, you need to plan the route that you will hike. It could take on the form of a long through-hike, a week on a trail, or just a night or two out in the wilderness. Whatever the case, you need to narrow down your route and prepare.

Once you decide read more

Winter Camping: Tips for Success

Lynley Joyce Camping, Getting equipped January 13, 2017September 4, 2019Camping for Women, Winter Camping, Winter Camping Tips 13 Comments

By Lynley Joyce

Winter camping can be cold, dark, wet and windy, maybe even snowy. Many of us are fair-weather campers. We aim to be out in the elements when the weather is almost guaranteed to be favourable, but there are real joys to camping in winter. The trick is to stay warm and dry.

Camping when there can be snow on the ground is possible with the right equipment and preparation. This equipment can be expensive. People do sometimes go winter camping in North America or Europe, or in mountainous read more

How to Store Camping Gear

Whitney Klenzendorf Camping, Getting equipped December 29, 2016September 4, 2019Camping for Women, Store Camping Gear 11 Comments

By Whitney Klenzendorf

Sometimes it can feel like the majority of a camping trip is spent packing, unpacking, and locating equipment. This is a situation which sometimes drives me slightly insane. And everyone seems to store camping gear differently. So to combat this insanity I’ve developed a pretty efficient system of storage. A system which prevents me from EVER having to pack for a camping trip!

Here, I’ll share with you the magic system.

Store Camping Gear easily and efficiently

And the fun part: you get to use a labelmaker!

I bought read more

Dry but delightful: Hiking in the desert

Lynley Joyce Travel and Adventure, Activities, Hiking December 23, 2016September 4, 2019Camping for Women, Hiking in the desert, Travel and Adventure 20 Comments

By Lynley Joyce

Deserts are dry, dangerous and often barren. So why would anyone go hiking in the desert?

It’s because deserts can also be stunningly beautiful with a wide range of plants and wildlife tenaciously hanging on to the rugged and sometimes dramatic landscape.

Desert trails

If you are considering hiking in the desert, the United States hosts some of the world’s best desert walking trails, and there are plenty to choose from. Most are in the Southern and Western states. Popular spots include Big read more

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