Bill Johns’ Excellent Motorcycle Camping Guide Offers all kinds of advice and tips for camping with a motorcycle.
He offers advice on what to pack when camping with just a motorcycle to haul all your gear, types of storage equipment for your bike, food and everything else you can think of ( or not!) to pack . He offers his camping advice in a humorous and laid back style- very easy to read and chocked full of info. A must read if you have ever considered camping with your motorcycle.( Which to me sounds like FUN!) maybe when kids are grown we can give it whirl.
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Amaze Your Friends and Family with these cool campfire trick- You can create some really neat special effects with some common and not so common- household chemicals.
To add to fire- Use duct tape lay a piece of duct tape out- about a 3-4″ strip- put a few spoonful of ONE chemical of your choice on the tape and fold over- making sure edges are sealed. DO NOT MIX THESE CHEMICALS- EVER!!!!!
When ready to add to fire- just toss the whole packet in 
Copper Chloride : makes a BLUE flame, Can be found at Fire Work chemical companies- my favourite is SkyLighter.com
Borax : Light yellow-Green Flame (but this at any supermarket in laundry section)
Copper Sulfate: makes a green flame in campfire. Buy in pool/spa chemical store or Fireplace store.
Lithium Chloride: bright pink/red flame . Can buy here http://secure.sciencecompany.com/Strontium-Chloride-100g-P15973C672.aspx
Salt Peter:(potassium nitrate).For a violet-purple flame.
Epsom salt(Magnesium Sulfate}makes a bight white flame in campfires- buy pretty much anywhere.
Strontium Chloride: makes red flame in campfire. Stores specializing in fireworks chemicals.
also here : http://secure.sciencecompany.com/Strontium-Chloride-100g-P15973C672.aspx
Potassium Chloride: makes a deep purple flame in campfire. Sold as a water softener salt and starter fertilizer in most gardening sections..
Alum (thallium): a nice bright green flame in campfire. Used for pickling but can also buy cheap at drugstore- ask pharmacist.
Calcium Chloride : nice blue flame - is sold commercially as the product ” Damp-Rid” to get rid of moisture.
Table Salt (sodium chloride)- make an orange flame.
Boric Acid - deep red flame. Buy at any pharmacy.
Posted by admin as Camping Advice and Camping Tips, Camping Recipes, Camping with Kids, General Camping, Great Camping Crafts at 6:58 PM EDT
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This is a neat little booklet-free download of suthc oven recipes as well as ways to care for your cast iron dutch oven.
Free Dutch Oven Recipes and Dutch Oven Care Booklet
Posted by admin as Campground Cooking, Camping Recipes, General Camping at 10:47 PM EDT
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Use a standard garden hose quick connects. I fiddle quite a bit trying to attach hose to the trailer and this makes a big difference. You still need to screw valve onto campground water supply but late at night after a long drive- anything to make life a little easier
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First off- when your trailer is level stick on set of permanent levels to the front and side of your trailer. You won;t have to guess if your trailer is level. Levelling front to back is fairly easy using tongue jack - however levelling from side to side is different story. Do NOT use your stabilizing jack to level your trailer. They are not built to carry that much weight. You can crack you floor or damage your frame trying to use those jack to level your trailer .You have to have something under one of the wheels. Many people use a levelling system ( popular ones are BAL leveler and Lynx leveling) other are happy with pieces of 1″x8″ pieces of wood under the tire.
Park trailer on your site- roughly placed where you want it to go. Then put your levelling block or wood either just behind the wheel or just in front and drive you towing vehicle a bit forward or behind- depending where you have placed the leveling block. Recheck with your levelling tool. When level, chock the wheels, unhook, and pull ahead.
I can tell you with the BAL Leveller its is a breeze. You just place iunder the wheel and crank. Works like a dream. This is easiest. You only need one and cost is about 65.00 USD.
Posted by admin as Camping Advice and Camping Tips, General Camping at 10:49 PM EDT
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I have finally decided to buy some towing mirrors. I have been using a stick-on convex and need something with some more heft- and security. I find I have a hard time seeing what is just behind my trailer and think its not worth it to avoid the towing mirrors. After much research these are the most recommended towing mirrors on the market:
McKesh Towing Mirrors , pricey but worth it. They come on and off easily , no vibration, movement or scratching of the vehicle.
Posted by admin as Camping Equipment and Reviews, General Camping, Trailer Towing Tips at 10:37 PM EDT
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