"Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed."Francis Bacon
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Camping in Lead King Basin
The first Summer that I lived in Colorado provided me with an opportunity to spend six weeks camping in the western Rocky Mountains, during June and July. In preparation for a summer in the outdoors, I acquired an eleven-year-old1985 Dodge Ramcharger, a ...
Fishing Through the Cracks
Take Time to Fish Between the Cracks The summer of 1972, my brother and I were filling cricket and bait buckets for Mr. K.C. Bray at the Sunset Marina on the Toledo Bend Reservoir just south of Many, Louisiana. It was just another hot, humid, July in the ...
How to Pick Your Next Camping Tent.
A good camping tent should keep you dry, comfortable, and provide protection.Which camping tent... Dome, family, 4-season, backpacking or cabin is right for you? They don't repel rain, cold, snow, or biting bugs equally.Camping tents are an important ...
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Not too long ago, kids seldom complained playing house with some old bed sheets or garments lying around the house which would provide them with endless hours of fun. Not the children of today. They are now more demanding and will give their parents a hard time if they don't get them something more realistic, high-tech and colorful. Worried parents, who can't figure out what to buy for their kids, can find a very helpful remedy in play tents.
There is a wide variety of play tents available on the market so selection should be based on size (number of children the tent can accommodate), outdoor or indoor purpose, material, design and features such as water-resistant floor, mosquito mesh etc.
Pacific Play Tents: Pacific Play Tents is one of the largest play tent manufacturers. Their most popular products include "Me too" and "Find me" play tents. The two models are made from flame retardant 70 Denier nylon and have shock-corded poles for easy assembly. The "Me too" play tent has polyethylene flooring, a "T" style door with Nylon ties. The "Find me" play tent, on the other hand, has a Zipper and Velcro on the front door, and two windows that can be connected to Play Tunnels. Both the play tents cost around $25 to $30. Pacific Play Tents also have other popular products for kids such as teepee playhouses, castle playhouses, and bed tents etc.
Lucy and Michael Play Tents: Two moms decided to come up with intricately-designed, colorful play tents made from fun fabrics and sturdy pine supports, and became one of the biggest play tent manufacturers. They
call their products "heirloom-quality toys" which do not come very cheap. A single product may cost you $300 to $350, so Lucy and Michael's play tents might not be the best option if you're planning to buy one on a low budget.
Playhut Play Tents: SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom Hideaway is a lightweight, portable tent covered with cartoon character graphics from the hit TV show, SpongeBob. Features include a flapping door and tunnel port for expandable play, with twist 'n fold technology (patented by Playhut) for easy folding. Costs around $25 to $30. Playhut also has a SpongeBob Squarepants Play 'N Fun tent, which is not exactly a play tent but a combination of a slumber hideaway, bean bag toss game, play tent, roll out play mat, cabana with roll-up flap door, and a crawl through tunnel port. Slightly costs higher, around $40.
Dora the Explorer Hideaway Tent: is an indoor/outdoor play tent designed for adventurous little girls built with EZ-Twist technology for ease of setting up. Made from non-woven nylon binding and steel which can be spot cleaned and air dried, it features a tunnel port for crawl-through action. Costs around $20.
Spinmaster's Create-A-Room Adventure Zone: A Spiderman designed play tent, inflatable bed and foot pump, combined into one and specifically designed for the superhero's fans. Poles are joined by one common elastic which allows for easy assembly and durability. Costs around $30.
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 Take heart, frozen citizens, our winter will soon be over - Anchorage Daily News
Are you shivering through our long, dark nights and moaning about the bitter below-zero temperatures, wearily reciting Robert W. Service lines like "it's the cursed cold and it's caught right hold 'till I'm chilled clean through to the bone ..."? Don ...
St. Louis becomes Bevo Mill's landlord - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS — Belgian beer barons and Brazilian bean counters might run the show on Pestalozzi Street, but they won't own another south side landmark built by the Busch family. Today, City Hall closes on a deal that gives it ownership of the Bevo ...
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Outdoors Briefs - Independent Record
MacDonald Pass moonlight hike planned for Jan. 10 The Montana Discovery Foundation is having a moonlight snowshoe hike Jan. 10 at the MacDonald Pass Recreation Area, 7-9 p.m. The family-friendly moonlight hike is appropriate for all skill levels ...
Outdoors weekly planner: Jan. 9-14 - San Antonio Express News
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