Camping Tents and Fixed Blade Knives

They Definitely Need Fillet Knives

2010-09-23T05:25:10-07:00

I couldn’t help but laugh this past weekend when my husband and son came home from a fishing trip with friends. They had caught several fish and decided to clean them. Since my husband doesn’t fish often, I knew that we didn’t have any fillet knives but I didn’t offer any suggestions as to what they should use to clean the fish. I figured they could come up with something and their something turned out to be a great source of entertainment for me. As I followed behind them so they could tell me about their trip, I saw my husband grab several fixed blade knives out of the kitchen that I assumed he was about to use to filet the fish with. Sure enough, that was what his plans were, but he found out quickly that while the fixed blade knives would work for cleaning the fish, it wouldn’t work for filleting them. Needless to say, filleting a fish is an art form and it’s one that he needs practice with, and the fish looked more butchered than anything else. Needless to say, someone will be getting fillet knives for Christmas this year.

Finding Places to Use my New Camping Tent Online

2010-09-13T07:15:36-07:00

I recently updated my camping gear, after I came across this really sweet online store that was loaded with bargains on things like new camping tents, and tons of other great buys. Now that I have finally gotten my hands on a new camping tent, as the one that I had was getting old and haggard, I have decided that some new camping trips are on the agenda so that I can really make the most out of my camping tent before it gets too cold over here in Arizona. There is still plenty of time left for me to get the most out of my new camping tent purchase before the winter really starts to set in—and this time around I am seeking some camping spots that I have never been to before in order to really change up the scenery and the pace. Thankfully, the web is my best friend when it comes to uncovering great camping spots that I have never been to before, and really breaking in that new camping tent in the best of ways. I have been peeking around the web, and so far there are about a dozen places I have found that would work out to be just fabulous for my next trip.

Thanks to the Camping Tent- Everything was Fine

2010-08-24T06:04:24-07:00

When we first moved into our new home this summer; I was worried that our son would have a hard time meeting some of the kids in the neighborhood because they seemed to have their own little group and didn’t seem enthusiastic about letting in anyone new. I told my husband after the first week that I hoped we hadn’t made a mistake, but a week later I knew that everything was going to be fine. My son came home one afternoon asking if we had a camping tent. When I told him we didn’t, he asked if it was possible for us to buy a camping tent because one of the kids was having a camp out in this back yard and he’d been invited. I knew that I had to find him a camping tent and the sooner the better. I went on line that evening and after a little browsing found a very cool camping tent for a good price. After getting his seal of approval, I ordered it for our son. When it came time for them to camp out in the back yard of one of the neighbor boy’s, our son had the coolest tent. Needless to say, after that I stopped worrying about him being accepted.

Escaping the News in a Eureka Tent

2010-08-24T06:00:27-07:00

Turn on the news anywhere around the country and get ready to be depressed. Something about the stock markets struggling or economy dropping will be on the menu. It is a tough time. We don’t need a national newscaster to tell us that. Everyone with a job needs to be glad they have it. The rest is all about optimism. As long as we keep spending smarter and have hope things will get better. I’m not going to keep my money under a mattress because this is America. It is a place based off consumerism. The difference now is the importance of finding a great deal. I will go to great lengths to save some cash. The cool part about it is saving is not very hard when online shopping.

I’m still enjoying my outdoor hobbies this summer. Slow economy or not I bought a new Eureka tent and have escaped the day’s news a few times out in nature. Nature doesn’t care about the economy. Its indifferent. Things are simpler in a camping tent. I find it very therapeutic to sleep under the stars in a Eureka tent over the past couple of years.

Backpacking Tent Ready for Hike In

2010-08-04T06:22:35-07:00

I have been talking about going camping at a spot my buddy told me about for almost a month now. He is the only one out of our group of friends to venture to it but from the sounds of it, the terrain is not what someone would expect just an hour outside of Los Angeles. There are streams, tall trees, lakes and plenty of places to set up the camping tent. The deal with this place is that campers need to hike in. Apparently, cool places to camp begin at about a mile in and continue for three more miles. The deeper a person takes the trail, the more privacy they will have. Personally, I like setting up the camping tent at least a ½ mile away from the next group of people. It is just cool to be out there in the wilderness and feel completely isolated.

Since there is a hike into this place, I’ve been researching what a backpacking tent will cost. This seems like a great tool to have anyway. It would save a lot of trouble associated with carrying in a bunch of stuff for miles. That is no fun.

Fillet Knives Would have come in Handy

2010-08-04T06:12:19-07:00

When my husband and boys returned from camping yesterday, one of the first things they all said to me was that they wanted me to find some fillet knives and order them. When my husband walked in, I asked him what the deal was with the fillet knives and he laughed. He said that they’d been fishing all day yesterday and caught a huge mess of fish. They talked on the way back to the camp about how they would filet the fish and how easy it would be, but apparently my husband didn’t have anything but survival knives to use, which proved to make the fish filleting process much more difficult. He said that he was hoping to teach the boys how to fillet fish, but when they saw how he butchered the first few fish with the survival knives, they suggested that they behead the fish and cook them whole. That’s exactly what they did. I felt bad for my husband, but he said they had a blast and it was something fun the boys could laugh about. He did ask if I’d take some time to look at some fillet knives and order them though, because he definitely needed them. Looks like I’ll add that to my to do list for today.

New Camping Tent Blows my Mind!

2010-07-24T10:37:35-07:00

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!

Helping Him find the Fillet Knives He Needs

2010-07-14T07:20:46-07:00

Last weekend my husband and son went fishing and for some reason or another they lost one of their fillet knives. I’m not exactly sure what happened, but it was something about them bringing in a large fish and it flopping out of the net and hitting one of the fillet knives and both the fish and the knife landing in the water. Either way, my husband asked if I would look online this week at fillet knives and cal him at work with some prices so he could choose which one he’d like for me to order. I’m more than happy to help him out with this small task because I know how busy he is, and since I know my way around the internet better than he does, it’s much easier for me to find the fillet knives and also to do some price comparisons. I plan to spend a little time doing that this morning and once I have all the information, I’ll email him a few links plus call him with the information. Once he makes his decision from the selection of fillet knives I’ll order it for him and maybe I’ll even order an extra to have on hand.

Time to Clean Up the Camping Tent

2010-07-04T06:09:06-07:00

We’re having a huge BBQ this afternoon in celebration of the 4^th, and at some point in the next little while I need to go out and wake up my son and his friends who spent the night in the camping tent in the back yard. My parents gave our son the camping tent for his birthday and he’s wanted to spend the night in it ever since. The weather hasn’t exactly been conducive to sleeping outside, so I was thrilled for him when the forecast was clear for the weekend. I suggested that he get the camping tent out and invite a few friends over to stay. I checked in on them a little after midnight last night and they were still awake. I went to bed shortly after that, so I’m not sure when they actually went to sleep. The camping tent was a great investment for our son and I’m happy that mom could find it for such a great price online. I think we may actually order another one so that we can all go camping, but right now I’ve got to get the yard cleaned up and start getting ready for the BBQ.

Mom, Can We Borrow the Camping Tent?

2010-06-24T05:53:56-07:00

Last night my daughter asked if I thought it would be a problem if she and some of her friends borrowed our camping tent and went camping this coming weekend. I will admit, when I first heard the question, I couldn’t help but laugh because she’s always the one who complains the loudest when we take the camping tent and go camping one week out of the summer. When I brought this little fact up to her, she said that it was different going with her friends, because they would actually do fun things, as opposed to sitting around the camping tent all day, telling stories and fishing. She wanted to borrow the camping tent that I’d recently ordered online for our summer trip, so before I said yes, I had to ask a few more questions. I wanted to know where they were going, who was going, and how long they were planning to be gone. I knew everyone who was going with the exception of one boy, so I was happy to hear that they were all good kids. I finally told her that I’d discuss it with her dad and let her know today, but I think the answer is going to be yes.

I Won't Be Spending Time Inside the New Camping Tent

2010-06-14T05:14:56-07:00

While the rest of the family is planning to spend the upcoming weekend inside the new camping tent I ordered online, my best friend and I plan to spend our nights in a local resort hotel. I was more than happy to order a camping tent and other supplies for the family when they suggested that we go camping this coming weekend. I know how much they love it, and while last year was my first attempt at camping, it was also my last. I don’t mind spending the days outside on the water and I don’t even mind eating outside by the fire, but when it comes time to sleep, I need a real bed and not a camping tent. I woke up several times with bugs crawling on me last year and one of those creepy crawlies was a spider. Everyone else thought it was funny, but I didn’t. Even though they assured me that the new camping tent is better than the one last year, I decided to drive the ten miles away from the camping site and to the resort. My best friend feels the same, so I’m not alone.

Fillet Knives are Harder to use Than they Look

2010-06-04T05:48:08-07:00

Last weekend when I was out on the boat fishing with my husband and his best friend, I noticed they used their fillet knives when it came time to clean the fish. I don’t know why I’ve always thought that you used several different knives when it came time to clean a fish, one for the actual cleaning and one for the filleting, but obviously I was wrong. I watched the guys use the fillet knives with ease and I asked if I could give it a try. After all, they made it look so easy; I figured how hard could it be. They both smirked and said that they next fish was mine to fillet. I was a little surprised to find that it wasn’t nearly as simple using the fillet knives as I thought it would be so I after butchering the fish, I concluded that it was some sort of art form to using those things. I did hear my husband mention that he wouldn’t mind having a couple more fillet knives, so this weekend I plan to go online and order him a couple to give him for Father’s Day. I was wondering what to get him, and now I know.

Can't Decide When to give Them the Fillet Knives

2010-05-25T05:08:34-07:00

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.

Summer time the popular camping tent season is here

2010-05-15T02:04:33-07:00

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.

Camping tent and the great indoors

2010-04-25T02:54:14-07:00

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!

Survival Knives Always a Must for Me When Camping

2010-04-25T02:42:47-07:00

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!

Road Trip Up North Calls for a Backpacking Tent

2010-04-05T15:51:11-07:00

A friend and myself have been planning a road trip from California up into the mountains of the Pacific Northwest for a long time. Many months of it just seemed like talk but now it looks to be happening after he buys a new truck. With that truck, we will quickly cover the 1,200 miles north right up into the majestic pines of this part of the country. I grew up in this area and have the perfect spot to pitch a backpacking tent. A trail begins on the base of a mountain near the Cascades that run through Washington. From there it traverses back and forth until reaching the top where there is a glacier lake. Even in the summer, snow is on the upper edges of the ridgeline.

Apart from being beautiful this area is a very hard place to get to without some serious time. That’s why I want to buy a backpacking tent online so we could camp on the foot of this lake after a strenuous hike up. A Eureka tent would be nice. The weather should be beautiful there in May too. I can’t wait.

Fixed Blade Knives are Always a Staple for my Camping Trips

2010-04-05T15:50:44-07:00

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!

Fillet knives, tools of the trade

2010-03-27T19:31:23-07:00

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.

My New Eureka Tent

2010-03-08T20:35:23-08:00

My family loves to spend time outdoors and we frequently travel to the cooler climate in the mountains surrounding Phoenix. Most people picture Arizona as dry with only cactus spiking the landscape, but truth be told we have pines trees, lakes and the most beautiful rivers one could ever imagine.

I had been planning a trip to the White Mountains and wanted a new camping tent that would fit my entire family and my daughters two friends. I had also heard my husband mention that he had lost his prized fixed blade knives and I wanted to surprise him with new ones for his upcoming birthday. In the past I would head to the local camping superstore but this time I decided to see what kind of products were available online. I could not believe my eyes. I found fixed blade Buck knives, survival knives, fillet knives and even a great backpacking tent. I opted to purchase a Eureka tent with over 200 square feet of living space, plenty for my entire family. I'm happily packing for the upcoming trip and smiling all the way to the bank!