Camping Soup

The one great food that is so easy to make while you are camping is soup. There are tons of great soup recipes online that you can find also. While camping I prefer the ones with the less ingredients, especially if you are hiking into your spot and not pulling right up to your camp spot in your car.

I found this good one that I want to try the next time we get out in the wilderness.

Chicken and Corn Soup

Ingredients

4-1/4 cups chicken stock
2 boneless skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
13 oz. canned creamed corn
1 tsp. cornflour, mixed with a little water
2 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Heat stock in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Add chicken and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add creamed corn and cornflour. Return to heat and stir until soup boils and thickens. Add egg, stirring continuously. Cook for a few more minutes.

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Striking Gold at the Hot Springs

We were talking the other night about our hiking trip into the Gold Strike Hot Springs that we did over a year ago. We had mis-calculated our water, and on the way back out the next day, we had completely ran out, with over two miles to go.

To say we were dying would be putting it mildly, but at about a mile left to go, we came around a bend in the trail, and found this bag of ice sitting on the rock. It was like we had struck freaking GOLD! We never did get to find the hikers that left that to thank them, but we sure appreciated it, whomever you are!

Gold Strike Hot Springs, hiking

Stay Warm With Down Jackets

While living in Las Vegas is hotter than hot in the summer, when we go camping in Mt. Charleston it can get down right cold at night. Luckily for use we have really nice Marmot down jackets. They are super warm, and the quality just can’t be beat.

Right before winter hits the desert is our favorite time to head to the mountains. The snow hasn’t fallen yet, but the chilly nights snuggling around the campfire are the greatest ever. Right before summer hits, it can still be pretty cold, but our down jackets can almost get too warm. This year I think I’m going to get a down vest for this time of year. Warm and snuggly, but still breathable enough not to get too hot.

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Does Reserve America Really Suck?

As many of you know I’ve been trying to find a camping site on the beach for this summer. We have used Reserve America once before when we went to Mt. Charleston, so that was the first place I checked. Everything is full, but the site says to check back often as people cancel.

This morning, I was looking around some more and in fact a couple spots did open up, and I was very tempted to grab them, but I wanted to do some research first to see if I could pinpoint the location of the actual sites. That’s when I found this site, ReserveAmericaSucks and started reading the comments left in the guestbook. Some customers experiences are really bad, and some were even specific to the location that I want to go to. And one was even someone like me who took a canceled spot, drove all the way there (6 hours) only to find it was a mistake!

Now I’m just way to afraid to reserve anything through them, and I think we’re just going to suck it up, and not make the trip this year. BUT! We may just drive down there, and physically make a reservation for next year in person. Nothing could go wrong doing it that way, right??!!

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GotWind.org

I found a great little DIY site called GotWind. The purpose of the site is to share his experiences of designing and making renewable energy projects for very little money, and this little gadget caught my eye. It’s the Orange Wind Generator, that powers your mobile phone.

Who doesn’t want a portable tent mounted wind charger?

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