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Eureka Kaycee 0º F Long Sleeping Bag

Background

Johnson Outdoors’ products are distributed widely through a variety of outdoor recreational channels, including national and regional sporting goods retailers and independent specialty products dealers. They have a wide range of outdoor gear for the fishing, boating, paddling, diving, and camping enthusiast. Their subdivision, Eureka!, is perhaps best known for their tents.  They publicize [...]

AccuWeather predicts First Blast of Winter Headed East This Weekend

Per AccuWeather:

“The first real taste of winter will blast into the East this weekend, bringing freezing temperatures, frigid winds, and even the threat for high-elevation snowflakes. The air mass moving into the East will be a slap in the face for many residents from New York state through Virginia.”

  

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Fall Begins – Winter is Coming

From Accuweather:  This morning at 5:05 a.m. EDT marked the arrival of the autumnal equinox and the official start of the fall season, astronomically speaking.  The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun crosses the celestial equator from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere.  “It’s the same as the spring equinox, but in fall, the [...]

Winter Camping Campsite

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Michigan could receive season’s first snow

According to AccuWeather the Upper Peninsula of Michigan might get the first flakes of the season Wednesday and Thursday.

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14 Years of Winter Camping

It was Christmas of 1996 that Matt and Jim decided to try winter camping. We met on Martin Luther King weekend at New York State’s Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area with gorgeous weather and hiked in 3 miles.  A Boy Scout troop had hiked in before us and were staying at the John’s Pond lean-to, so [...]

Planning a winter camping trip?

Poor planning often results in miserable campers and damage to natural and cultural resources. Trip planning is important as it:

helps ensure the safety of groups and individuals. prepares you for Leave No Trace practices and minimizes resource damage. contributes to accomplishing trip goals safely and enjoyably. increases self-confidence and opportunities for learning more [...]