Sara Baird checks out the Elegear Double Sleeping Pad for outdoor adventures.
A good night’s sleep will make an incredible camping trip even better. It can even be the difference between loving your experience and swearing never to do it again. Last summer my husband and I decided to try tent camping again after primarily using a camper for several years. We packed up our old equipment and took off for a weekend. We packed some slim sleeping pads we used when we were much younger.
It did
I recently reviewed Olight’s Baton 3 Pro 1500 Lumens Rechargeable Flashlight. It was a nice little flashlight that had a great running time and provided versatile lighting solutions. When Ollight asked if I’d review the Arkfeld Pro Flat EDC Flashlight with LED Light, UV, and Laser I was excited to try it out.
Olight manufactures premium illumination products, known for its innovative, high-quality flashlights, headlamps, and other lighting solutions. Founded in China,
Sara Baird investigates a portable alternative in composting toilets with the Compo Closet Cuddy.
This summer I wrote about testing out a composting toilet and the freedom it provided when we went tent camping. I loved having the same freedom from using an outhouse or waiting in line for the bathrooms we had when camping in a Camper with a bathroom without the hassle of hauling a camper.
The precious composting
Sara Baird checks out a Tent Designed to Make Tent Camping Easier: the Coleman Skylodge 4-person Tent.
Earlier this year I wrote about my husband and I deciding to pull out our tent and go tent camping after five years of camping in a camper. That was a great tent that we had for years. It was extremely easy to set up and had plenty of space even when our kids were young and camped with us. We discovered the tent was ready to be retired when it started storming shortly after
Sara Baird shares her findings on the Olight designed the Baton 3 Pro 1500 Lumens Rechargeable Flashlight.
Who can’t use a little more light in their life? A flashlight, lantern, or headlamp can make a break your experience on a camping trip, hike, or adventure. Here in Minnesota, our daylight hours get very short in the winter. I find that a flashlight or headlamp becomes necessary to experience any outdoor activity
Sara Baird tries out the Trelino portable option for toileting in the outdoors.
I always need a bathroom break just as we get to the best part of our experience. It’s just one of the perks of staying well-hydrated, I guess. I love traveling with our camper because we always have a bathroom on the road and I never need to find a bathhouse in the middle of the night. When Trelino asked us to review the Trelino Evo S. Lightweight Portable Composting Toilet I saw that this could be possible
Sara Baird tests out the Staresso Coffee maker in the outdoors.
I love a good cup of coffee so much that I sometimes go to bed early to get to my morning cup sooner. Over the last few years, I’ve reduced my coffee consumption from drinking a 12-cup pot each morning to just one cup of good coffee. I am the only coffee drinker in my house, so I started looking for easy ways to brew one cup at a time. I’ve never been impressed with the single cup brewing machines and we travel often
By Sara Baird.
I previously wrote about how much I enjoyed traveling with Boondockers Welcome when taking long trips in our camper. You can read about my Boondockers Welcome Experience here. Boondockers Welcome was acquired by Harvest Hosts in 2021, so when we set off on a trip last summer we decided to try it out. I loved it so much that I wanted to share my experience with Harvest Hosts will all of you.
Harvest Hosts provides access to one-night stays at a variety of business host sites.
Reviewer Sara Baird tests out Kuhl Hiking Pants.
Nothing is worse on a hike than clothes that don’t hold up, stay in place, or breathe. Thankfully we can find clothing options that are designed to support our best hiking experiences. I personally love hiking pants and have a few pairs that I can get away with wearing to my business casual teaching job. I reviewed a pair of Kuhl travel pants last year and absolutely
Sara Baird shares her experience with Boondockers Welcome
I grew up tent camping but when we acquired a 5th wheel camper we quickly discovered an entirely new way of camping that was not accessible to us before. Initially, we thought camping in an RV was just a wimpy way to camp but we were soon struck by how being self-contained expanded the places we could go.
In addition to opening places to stay, we found ourselves enjoying the incredible community that exists among RV travelers. This community