©2017 C. Henry Martens I love camping. Don’t you? The light through the trees, the clear water babbling through moss covered rocks, and hot dogs charred ever so slightly over a fire. What’s not to like? Well, a few things…. Read moreCamping Etiquette
©2017 Kari Carlisle You don’t need to know anything about poetry or even like poetry to write a decent poem. A poem doesn’t even need to rhyme. I’ve written little poetry in my lifetime and managed to write these fun… Read moreApocalypse Poetry Slam
©2016 Kari Carlisle In case you haven’t heard, this is a very special year. This is the year the National Park Service turned 100 years old. It’s just a number, you say? True. It’s just a number. It really doesn’t… Read moreAmerica’s Best Idea
©2016 C. Henry Martens I read with interest the article Kari published last week about trash around the lake she uses with her walking path. I found so many things within the text to be common to my own experience…. Read moreThis Bears Repeating
©2016 Paul Elkins I used Coroplast for the first time when I decided to frame up a small Cube structure to hang out in at the 2003 Burning Manart festival. Prior to this decision, I’d recently traveled around America for… Read moreGuest Post: How to Make a Coroplast Emergency Shelter (or Post-Apocalyptic Bicycle Camper)
© 2015 C. Henry Martens We Call it Gorp, But It’s Energy for the Trail I don’t buy commercial trail mix, and I hike a lot and need something to energize my feet on the trail. So the question becomes… Read moreEnergy for the Trail
© 2015 C. Henry Martens Have you ever wanted an easy camp meal with no cleanup necessary? This is it, and the only thing you will need to wipe off is the cutting board and the silverware. First, you will need… Read moreDeep in the Coals Cooking
©2015 Kari Carlisle Photo by John A Carlisle Photography ©2012 Scenario: You have survived the apocalypse. Yippee! Now you have to survive the post-apocalypse. Yikes. There is still a world of dangers out there, and you may have little or no access… Read moreSpiders and Scorpions and Snakes! Oh, My! Tips to Prepare for Venomous Bites and Stings
© 2015 C. Henry Martens With the priority to survive and not freeze to death, you don’t want to waste your money or sweat on stocking up a large pile of wood that offers the least value in real terms. The… Read moreWood: The Alternative Energy Source of the Apocalypse
© 2015 C. Henry Martens We gave our expensive tent to one of our kids after we “came of age” and decided to stop sleeping on the ground. So we had nothing to tent in for some years. Then we got… Read moreReview: Ozark Trail 6-person instant tent
