Lake Pleasant Adventure Day April 30 2011

Yes the weather is warming up in Arizona which means it is time to hit the lakes for a lot of fun stuff to do on and around the water. If you live in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area or even up north in Flagstaff be sure to mark your calendars for the Lake Pleasant Adventure Day this April 30th!

There should be a lot of fun stuff for the family to do including boating, kayaking, camping, and a fun sport that is really getting interest in Arizona called stand up paddle boarding. You can find out more about stand up paddle boarding in Arizona on that blog as well via the meetup group Arizona Stand Up Paddle Surf Club.

Camping Gear Review

Ok it’s almost Christmas and I don’t do much, if any, camping in the winter time. But I do like to buy and get camping gear for Christmas. I’m playing with a site I found that lets you creat webpages so I’m trying to get one setup that focuses on camping gear reviews so check it out and let me know what you think! Until next time…

Truck Tent or Dome Tent – Which One to Choose

Ok, so I’ve been looking at mostly dome type tents, but now I’m thinking maybe I should get a truck tent. These tents are really cool looking. I mean you set the tent up around or attached to your truck, however you can pull your truck away. Lots of truck tents to look through on different sites. Some are the same but maybe a different price or just a different website selling the tent for the same price. Right now I’m just in information gathering mode to review these later. So Here goes a list of some I like:

New! Designed to fit all full and mid size SUV’s, minivans and trucks with caps: Features Include: – 10′w x 10′l x 8′h tent sleeps 6. – 6′ awning/rainfly. – 2 doors. – fiberglass poles. – waterproof, polyethlene coated floor with rip-stop protection. – no-see-um mesh on all windows. – fully detachable sock allows you to drive away leaving a stand-alone tent.

Designed to fit most mini vans and mid-size SUVs (see sizing chart). Napier introduces the latest in camping experiences, the Sportz SUV Tent. Designed to wrap around your SUV or mini van, the Sports SUV Tent provides you with the ultimate in tent camping design.

More truck tents can be found on that link.

Eureka 5th Season Tent

I’m still considering my tent options, here is one that looks really cool. The side doors, wall pockets, etc. Thinking…

Eureka 5th Season EXO Four Season Tent

Features: 5 pole rectangular dome tent with exoskeleton frame. Post and grommet corner attachments make set up easy. High/Low venting, side opening doors with twin track zippers. Includes 24 pocket organizer wall, 2 gear lofts, and 1 flashlight loop. Super strong 11mm DAC Press-fit 7000 series aluminum self-supporting frame. Low, narrow profile for excellent performance in tight spots and windy conditions.

Quechua Self Erecting Tent

I’m new to blogging and have set this site up just to learn more about it but also to document my research into camping gear, places, stories, etc. Anyway I’m search for information about a quechua self erecting tent and I end up on the home page of www.coolcampinggear.com which appears to be a useful site, however I can’t find any information on the tent. So I search the site for quechua self erecting tent but it is not longer listed.

UPDATE: Based on some comments below it sounds like the Quechua may not be available in the US, but not for sure on that. However here is a page with self erecting tent information and here are some self erecting tents you may want to take a look at.

Note to Self – Check out the Glass Bridge over the Grand Canyon

Ok this glass bridge looks really cool.  On my camping trip if I get a chance I must check it out.  Hope I don’t fall off!

Camping trip near Flagstaff Arizona

I’m getting ready to go camping in a couple of weeks with family near Flagstaff Arizona. I need to do some planning and get some gear. Anyone in the Flagstaff area with any recommendations this time of year?