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Camping heaters are something you will obviously need when the outside temperature gets colder on your camping trip. A night out in the mountains can get quite chilly even in the summer time. And if you plan to camp around out of the warm season a heater will keep you nice and warm, well at least during the night, assuming that you'll stay outside for the rest of the day. There are many different models to choose from and you'll probably find some of them at your local stores. But the Internet is the place where you can compare different models,...

Preparing easy camping food is not that complicated. All you need is some practical and a few camping food ideas. Visit the local open markets or the fish market, and you'll get some ideas in no time. And what is the best food to take camping? Just about anything you can think of as long as it is easy and simple to prepare. There are a few different ways to prepare food out in the nature... Gas stoves and grills are the most practical solution. You can get a single or a double burner model and hook it up either to a small disposable propane cartridge...

If you have nothing else to use or forgot everything back home, well, fill ordinary plastic bottles with water and put them somewhere on the sun. The dashboard of your van might be a proper place to heat up the water. Very basic idea, but it will freshen you up a little bit. Another great and inexpensive portable shower idea is the use of an ordinary plastic garden sprayer used to mist plants or trees with insecticides and herbicides. They are available in a variety of different sizes in any hardware store. Fill it up with water, pump the handle a few times for...

Hiking or walking with poles is something I pretty much do on regular bases with my dog on trails around my home village. Hiking gear is quite simple and consists of good walking shoes, appropriate clothing and a backpack for some water and food for longer hikes. I always keep some basic gear in my camper van which is by the way clothing that I usually dress in to anyway. Living in Slovenia and having mountains just behind our house and the Adriatic sea only an hour away requires me to do so. This is one of the most practical ways to...

Another interesting portable pressurized shower comes in the form of a battery or 12V powered water pump. Simply place the intake hose in the source of water available (river, lake or a canister) and take your shower. If you have enough room in your vehicle and a lot of people and dishes to wash, there are some tough, heavy-duty propane heaters on the market. They are really designed for base camps, cabins or any other kind of professional use. The prices go around (US$45.00). A luoov portable shower that really caught my eye is the heat exchanger kit mounted permanently in the engine compartment of...