Spend a night in the TREES; Treehouse Rentals Across the country, you can find treehouses to rent. Some accomondation are simple, and some have all the...
Listing of some of the hike in lodges, links, and photos. Including Mount Le Conte in the Smokies and Sperry Chalet in Glacier. Top 10 Hike - In Lodges in...
I don't have any general advice but I do have one specific recommendation for a family-sized tent that has done well in the wind for us: the REI Base Camp 4....
... ### Having a vertical door means that when the door is open, you do not automatically have rain coming inside. Having a door that is leaning in towards the...
Hi there. We took the children on a five week camping trip this summer. Well, it was meant to be a five week camping trip. We had bought a big European family...
So impressed with your journey & the lovely views you shared. Just showed the photos you posted with my 2-yr-old daughter. She & her big bro (6) and big sis...
Here is a trip report from last week concerning a mountaineering trip with my seven year old son. I hope you enjoy it. [Non-text portions of this message...
Hello all, got back from taken out my grandkid from her first backpacking trip. We hike in 2.3 miles in. She did really good walk the first miles then had to...
... ### Seven years ago the boys and I went the 170 miles from Killington to Pinkham Notch -- a trip that involved a couple of good hitches to move the car...
Just wanted to let you know that Upside Over Inc. is having a clearance sale with some amazing deals on stuff. 40 to 70% off all kids outdoor gear and...
How wonderful that must have been!!!! My husband and I were just talking about what a great place Emigrant Wilderness is. I'm very much looking forward to...
Hi Kris, my name is Ed from Nor Cal,Am also about to take my 2 year old grand kid backpacking for her first time. What I will suggest is first mamake sure you...
Hello, I excited to have found this group. I'm a hiker and backpacking Mama with a 5 yr old daughter who loves the trials and car camping. We are fully...
Bob, Best way to do it is to jump in and try it just like you've been doing. Try and find good used gear or "seconds". My backpacking tent is from a North...
Last week, I took by boys Calvin (almost 10) and Alex (almost 7) backpacking in the Emigrant Wilderness for 4 nights, 5 days. It was an excellent trip. Here...
Hello fellow parents... Just want to introduce myself and my situation. I am a father of two great kids, 9 yo boy and 11 yo daughter, and husband to a...
I wasn't sure about the locale or the dates, and so held off until I confirmed a good way to get there but, simply put, THE best advice I know of (outside of...
... ### As fleece is just a *wonderful* item, don't be surprised if your high-tech solution IS fleece. But for fleece (and this may not work for you, ed),...
Thank Every one for your wonderful ideas. For now look like I be going fleece went to REI and saw some thing that might work or me. We are getting her a...
We had Feathered Friends make us a custom bag. They said it was the smallest one they ever made. I figured for the time, effort, and energy it would take to...
... ### Balaclavas are worth their weight in GOLD, even in July, yep! (Come to think of it, even when I'm going ultralight (the summertime pack of 5 pounds or...
... ### Our guys were a little undersized, so even at 3 years old, we could fit one of them and an adult in an adult mountain bag inside of a bivy sac. Your...