Category: Camping
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Beach camping in winter: Assateague island
Long walks on a beach, breathtaking sunrises and wild ponies… if any of those are your thing, you must visit the Assateague island. Read below about general winter camping information at Assateague, ponies, hiking, winter beach camping tips, food/drink places around, and backcountry camping. This is a dream destination for many Marylanders, but stars just…
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14 Boardgames for Camping
I’m a big boardgame fan, so car camping trips rarely go without throwing one or two into my bag. If our campsite has a brewery/taproom nearby, and we plan to stop there, we take a whole bag of games… oh all the jealous looks! To me, a good camping boardgame is: 1. Quick to play…
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Food for an easy backpacking weekend. Vegetarian, non-ultralight.
We are going on a weekend trip. Here’s the food I’m bringing. We are leaving on Friday evening, drive to the park, and hike 1 mile to the campsite. Saturday is all about hiking, and Sunday we are driving home after breakfast. The food is for 2 people and all vegetarian. For my previous backpacking…
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Food for a weekend backpacking trip
Somehow I managed to pack *just* the right amount of food for the weekend. I returned home with 1 tea bag and 1 coffee bag (both taken just in case). For reference, we left Saturday morning and returned Sunday around lunchtime. I had Saturday breakfast and Sunday dinner at home. We hiked 11 miles on…
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Campground review: Beaver Pond campground, New York
We were going to NYC for work. My bf suggested we make a trip out of it and spend the weekend upstate. I was immediately sold. The Beaver Pond campground is only an hour drive from the city, which was perfect for us as we already drive all the way to NYC from Maryland. The…
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5 tips to keep warm on cold camping nights
We went camping in October. My sleeping bag is rated 22F survival, 30F comfort. I’m a cold sleeper. The temperatures dropped below 30F. Here’s how I stayed comfortable. 1. A sleeping bag liner. A liner is basically sheets for your bag. It keeps your bag clean and you don’t need to wash the bag as…
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Book Review: How To Suffer Outside by Diana Helmush (a beginner’s guide to hiking and backpacking)
It is very good. Amazon suggested me this book because I have purchased almost everything single camping-related item on Amazon, and also I like books. I’m so glad I got this one. It is filled with useful information, but it reads like an adventure novel. It is absolutely binge-worthy. I finished the 220 pages in…
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Next camping plans: Assategue, Blue Ridge, Joshua Tree
Since our first glamping trip to Shenandoah in April, I am seriously hooked! We’ve had a busy summer and camped in Shenandoah once again, in a State park, and in a private campground (seriously, check it out if you’re in Maryland!). With my newfound passion for camping, and with fall bringing colder weather and changing…
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A Packing List For Your First Camping Trip
There are many such lists online. Here’s mine. I’m assuming car camping, which means driving up to your camping spot and parking right there; good weather (no rain, no extreme temperatures); no or little experience; essentials only. I have a blog post with some links to both essential and extra stuff I’m happy I bought…
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Starter sleep systems: cheap, cheaper, cheapest
A sleep system is gear you use for (you guessed it) sleeping. It usually refers to (1) a tent, (2) a sleeping pad, and (3) a sleeping bag. I recently bought my own gear and studied many reviews. Here, I want to share what I ended up buying and what other options I considered. Of…
Marie goes camping 