dion's blog

Most camping websites do the 'how to choose tent' routine. So I was thinking I'd do the same. But then I hit myself on the head with a hammer and it came to me - trying to give advice on how to choose the one perfect tent is like trying to give advice on 'how to choose the best noodle' at the local Chinsess takeway - it simply can't be done.

In the real world, it doesn't matter what sort of tent you take with you. Sometimes it will be ok but other times you'll need a different tent. And then next time a different tent again would be better. So if you buy just one you'll always be living in a compromised camping experience.

At mycampgear.com compromise is not an option.

The solution?

Buy more tents.

Don't over think it. Just go into a camping shop, surf ebay or go to a garage sale and just buy the first one that you go 'yeah, I like that.'

And then do the same next month. And the next month...

mycampgear.com - saving the world, one tent at a time.

I'm a pretty hopeless fisher. I've got all the gear but rarely catch anything. My favourite line from a John Williamson song goes, "Workin' hard at bein' lazy, no bait on the line". If you ever see a post from me about catching fish - ignore any advice given. But I can catch yabbies. And the kids had a great time doing it.

I've got an oil skin coat. I's heavy, big, not that comfortable but I like it - it feels good. The whole light weight material thing just doesn't give me the same vibes.

So this one is for all you latte-sipping hippy hikers who pull the second row of sticking out of your undies to save weight. Enjoy.

Would it really be useful?

I grew up with two feet firmly on the ground and I don't expect to grow sea legs in a hurry so what do you do when you go camping with a sailing freak?

You make and race sailboats. Small ones.

This turned out to be a great afternoon of camping activity for the kids and adults. We formed teams and used plastic bags etc for the sails, sticks and some old bamboo for the boats and tape and cable ties to stick the whole lot together.

As you can see some went better than others. Suspicious that the sailing freak's went the fastest - he must have sabotaged our boats...