I recently got my hands on a new camping tent that I ordered online after I realized on my last trip to the Great Outdoors that my old camping tent was really on its last legs. Now there is something that I just find grand about the newer camping tents that they are making, because the one that I was shopping to replace was a bit aged, and the newer ones that I was uncovering online while I was looking for a great deal on a replacement camping tent were so feature laden that it really tickled my senses. The newer tents – like the one that I ended up buying online for a really great deal – have all sorts of perks. My new camping tent, for example, can be set up in under five minutes, and has a gear storage compartment and built in rain cover that makes it ever so easy to enjoy a great camping adventure while spending minimal time getting your gear out and setup so that you can start camping like you have been dreaming about all week prior to the trip!

The fillet knives that I ordered both my dad and husband for Father’s Day arrived yesterday and I can’t decide whether I want to give it to them now, or wait until Father’s Day.   They have a fishing trip planned this coming weekend and both are in serious need of fillet knives.   I know how much they both love to fish, so when I found the knives for a great price online, I decided it would be the perfect Father’s Day gift for both of them.    I actually had two fillet knives in my cart and then decided that maybe it would be good to have an extra on hand at our home, so I added another.   I decided that I’ll put the extra one in a cabinet in the kitchen and maybe I’ll end up using it from time to time.  I don’t know much about filleting fish, but it’s nice to know that I have one on hand if I do need it.    Both of the men in my life are going to be surprised, but I am worried if I wait to give it to them that they’ll decide to go out and buy fillet knives on their own.  Decisions, decisions.

At work, I hear many people talking about their summer vacations already and the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Many will be taking out the camping tent or the backpacking tent and hitting the numerous camping sites around our area or traveling out of state. Camping has always been popular, but especially so now with the economic times. Whether you do resort camping in your RV or take the camping tent, it is a fun, economical vacation. I have some great memories of our family going to various sites with friends and thoroughly enjoying the company and the outdoors. We all slept pretty sound at night with all we tried to pack in during our time. We would swim, fish, hike, ride bikes, etc and by night fall sit exhausted by the campfire. The kids always had that last spurt of energy to play some type of game before they finally ran out of gas. The adults could then just relax, talk and have our favorite beverage before calling it a night and crawling into our camping tents. All our kids are grown now and do their own camping. With the summer season coming up, it is best to book the camping sites now, if you can for some great family fun.

I have some fond memories of packing up our camping tents and gear and hitting the road in the summer with other families and enjoying our outdoor camping adventures. My kids loved to go camping and when they were small they would want to pitch the camping tent in the family room for special night time adventures. We were lucky enough to have a big enough family room to do this and with some moving of the couches, voila, our inside camping trip would begin. The kids would haul in their sleeping bags, pillows, favorite toys and flashlights, of course, to make it official. As I shut-off the lights and said good night, I could hear the laughs and whispering upstairs. It didn’t take them long to fall asleep, though. As they got older, they would take the camping tent outside and pitch it for a backyard camping trip. I took advantage of these times to inspect our tent for wear and tear. Our camping tents certainly got a lot of use, without ever leaving the house!

I have a whole lot of really great camping trips that are planned for different dates around this year, including one that is taking place in May, towards the end of that month. Over the years I have learned some truly valuable lessons when it comes to going on awesome camping trips: always be as best prepared as you can possibly be, because you never know what might or could happen. For me that means assuring that I have the proper survival knives with me at all times. I like to also bring along survival knives because I have found that they really come in handy for all sorts of different things when I am on camping trips. I think that if I had to state what I used the survival knives I have the most for when on such trips it would easily be fishing; cutting the lines, baiting them and cleaning the catches to make some savory camping dishes for dinner. The best part: getting some time in with Mother Nature and my loved ones!

I am a big time fan of going on many different camping trips, and over the years I have really enjoyed many a great time with my friends and family while out in the wilderness taking in all of the splendor that Mother Nature has to offer to her visitors. I have learned to make sure that we always have some fixed blade knives with us whenever on such trips, because you never know when they will come in handy. Take my last camping trip up north in Arizona, where my brothers and I headed to the White Mountains. We used our fixed blade knives so many different times that I lost count. Like for cutting snagged wires on our fishing poles while trying to catch trout; or using fixed blade knives to fillet our tasty fishes once we caught them, and get them ready for dinner. Indeed, I don’t think there has ever been a camping trip I have embarked upon without fixed blade knives on my checklist. It would just seem silly not to have one with me!

I have a friend who absolutely loves to cook. Her idea of fun is to have friends over and chat while we watch her fix our dinner. To me, cooking in front of people would spell disaster and ordering take-out. My friend, on the other hand was born to create in the kitchen. I have been over many times and watched in awe while she cuts, de-bones and fillets all on her very nice set of fillet knives. Those fillet knives, along with her other well-crafted kitchen utensils does make her dishes much easier to prepare and seem so effortless. While her company sips some favorite beverage, she is breezing through the kitchen with ease, very comfortable in creating always sumptuous meals. She could easily have her own eatery we always tell her, but her fun is to cook just for friends and family. Her big kitchen is set up with all her tools of the trade near-by, her fillet knives, other sorted knives, stainless steel pots and pans and who knows what else. All I know is, you leave her home feeling well-fed and wishing you could eat more.

I am what you would say is a very avid and happy camper; and I tend to embark upon about a dozen or so camping trips each year. Heck, I even have a really great camping trip planned for later this month, towards the end of March, up in the White Mountains. The one thing I realized as of late was that my camping tent was getting a bit aged, and after checking out my camping gear – something I always do before going on any camping trip to assure that I am best prepared – I noticed a small tear in the side of the camping tent. I was not too upset, because I have had this camping tent for about four years now and it has really served me well. But needless to say, I need a new camping tent for my forthcoming trip. I have been shopping around online and have been quite surprised at how many great online stores there are that offer some true values on name brand camping tents and other gear. I already have checked out a few, and I think I will be ordering a really nice new camping tent that should arrive in time for my next trip and for quite the bargain!