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Old Buffalo Camp Pages
This is an American site run by Blaine Nay in Utah. It bears the mark of his personal political and religious beliefs but is primarily about Scouting and camping and has many good links and subjects. Well worth a parent or a leader going through.
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GORP site (not the snack)
This is a fun-to-browse site with first hand information and experience with camping, cycling, parks (USA) and other outdoors experiences.
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Tent Camping Hints
Camping Tips is a commercial site "devoted to the concerns of tent campers".
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Cliff Jacobson's Outdoors
Cliff Jacobson's site gives some great tips about canoeing and bear-proofing your campsite, among other things.
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Camping Expert
Camping Expert is a United Kingdom site with lots to look through.
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Adventure Guide
Adventure Guide in Waterloo is a quality-product-only store supplying campers, sportspeople, hikers etc. They are supportive of our Scouting program and we appreciate that!
382 King Street North, Waterloo, ON, N2J2Z3
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Webco Sports
Webco Sports is primarily a sports equipment store but last we heard, also carried camping equipment.
Duke Street West
Kitchener, ON N2H 3X6
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Mountain Equipment Co-op
Mountain Equipment Co-op(MEC) is (from their site)"MEC is a retail co-operative that sells exclusively to members. Lifetime individual memberships are only $5. "
With lots of high quality gear and interesting articles, this site is fun to window shop , even if you aren't buying.
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Campfire Safety
From the Queensland, Australia government a PDF presentation on campfire safety. WARNING: Some graphic photos of burned hands and feet.
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Doron Papo's Lantern Site
Doron Papo lives in Haifa, Israel and he believes he is the only lantern collector in Israel where, apparently, lanterns are hard to find and expensive.
This site has lots of information on lanterns and also on stoves. It looks like there is plenty to peruse and you will find, besides his collection, and photos of his country, lots of technical information on several kinds of lanterns dating back to the 1920's!
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Kelly Kettles
Kelly Kettles, a.k.a "volcano kettles" due to their internal design, can quickly boil water and cook a limited number of foods. They are also quite pricey though you can save a bit by buying the kits.
You may get away with not having to carry fuel - if you are assured of fuel where you go. I did not find the US website particularly helpful at describing fuels that can be used. They do specifically state that you can use alcohol/gel burners IF they will physically fit into the burner. Photographs and text also suggest that you can use charcoal and even a very small wood fire. If you do not carry fuel, using some flat rocks to elevate the kettle and provide space and air for a fire is recommended.
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This looks like a really interesting product and appears to come from Ireland. The US website listed- at the time I found the site- zero stock on every model! This may be because, it appears, that all stock is shipped (quite cheaply I must add) from Ireland. So the US site may simply take North American orders and have them drop shipped from Ireland, meaning that there is no stock held in the US.
I also noted a few, though quite minor, grammatical or spelling errors on the US site, which does not inspire an air of professionalism. Additionally the phone number is attached to an individual's name and not a company. So perhaps the individual is simply an agent. That's in not in itself any reason to avoid dealing with him, but you may - or may not- be more comfortable dealing with the Irish manufacturer's site at http://www.kellykettle.com
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How to Choose a camping tent - REI company
REI, an American company, has one of the best sites I've seen for promoting knowledge and, of course, its own products. It seems to be set up as a Co-op.
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Choosing a Backpacking tent
REI- Company link.
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Backpacking for beginners
Backpacking for beginners
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101 Camping & Hiking articles
This link goes to REI, an American company which sells camping gear. It also has many articles on choosing gear and camping in general. 1st Lexington.org does not endorse any particular product or company but I give kudos to those which give you good information with which to choose your own gear and experiences.
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Camping & Equipment