Truck Camper News in Review Week of May 25-31

A beautiful and spacious RV Park surrounded by San Diego’s Mission Bay… The location just doesn’t get any better! Easy access to I-5 makes it convenient no matter where you want to go. A few minutes to Old Town, Sea World, San Diego Zoo, Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial, Sunset Cliffs and so much more!

San Diego is one of the greatest places to visit. The moderate Mediterranean climate makes it a perfect destination all year long.  While visiting the Mission Bay RV Resort is a great place to set up camp and enjoy the weather and attraction in the area.

Most of the equipment we saw at Overland Expo came in large, XL and XXXL sizes, but there were also a few interesting accessories on show. The Solavore oven is a simple cooking device that transforms the sun’s rays into baking and slow-cooking heat.

There are many ways to cook food while camping.  There are products like the SoloStove that uses wood,  You could also use a gas camp-stove.  Here is another way.  It is a Solar cooker that uses the sun to cook food,  Should work great on any bright, clear sunny day.

Unless you plan months in advance and have every item meticulously organized and accounted for, festival camping sucks. The immense heat trapped in your tent wakes you up at 6:30am, the cold forces you to sleep, there’s no chance of staying clean or …and more »

Here are some interesting “capsules” that are set up for camping.  They are solar powered and are eco-friendly

There’s been a lot of clean up following the storms in the Oklahoma City area, but the fencing is still down at Roadrunner RV Park after a tornado blew through the area, which is a problem because people have been walking up and taking things. It seems that some people in the area believe because the homes of others are now in piles, it’s a free for all. …read more

This is a really sad commentary on the values of some people.  It’s one thing to lose a home to a natural disaster, it another to be violated by unsavory people who steal when a family is most vulnerable.  How about some respect for private property!

You can restore your own sense of harmony and calm simply by rekindling the relationship between your physical body and the body of Mother Earth. What we call camping, the Huichols would call simply living in balance. So pick a beautiful place, and get …

In this article there are four really great ideas that will help people recharge.  Each idea is practical and very easy to do.  Do you have way other than these to help you recharge?

Whoever said technology doesn’t belong in the wild probably didn’t own an iPhone. Years ago, technology (we called it “electronics” back then) meant things like a Nintendo Game Boy, Sony Walkman or feature phone—things that took you out of your …

I am a bit split on this. For many camping is a time to unwind and unplug.  Unplugging keeps the distraction that keep one from fully enjoying the outdoors.  With the advent of the smartphone come a plethora of apps. Some of these app can actually enhance the out door experience.  Phone are now equipped with GPS and Cameras.  So if you can’t fully unplug here are some apps you many consider.

MILWAUKEE, May 29, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that an additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land may be enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program under certain wetland and wildlife initiatives that provide multiple benefits on the same land.

This could be beneficial to outdoors sports like hunting, fishing and camping. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Church camping was the bright idea of Peter Aiers, one of the trust’s regional directors. He says that churches embody hundreds of years of British history, and are beautiful buildings to boot, so what better way to appreciate them than spending a …

Although this is billed as “camping” it may be a bit luxurious from more rugged types. But it not really that frilly. This is not “glamping” it is called “champing”.

1954 Shasta (left) and 2015 reissue of a 1961 Shasta Airflyte 16sc The RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum’s newest exhibit features a retrospective on the evolution of the iconic brand of Shasta travel trailers, according to Darryl Searer, president, RV/MH Hall of Fame (Hall) … read more

Shasta has a rich heritage and is the industry’s longest producer of RVs. The brand has been in continuous product since its founding in 1941. Museum visitors will be able to compare the advances in enhancements to the RV lifestyle over the years.

Nature is a nightmare. The Dracula encounter. My friend Jen was sitting by a campfire when–out of nowhere–a bat came swooping down and bit her on the mouth! ON HER MOUTH! It latched onto her lip and they had to rip the bat off. It was totally rabid and she had to get 6 weeks’ worth of rabies shots. Terrifying! — View Entire List ›

Here are some terrifying stories experience by several campers. There is something about a “ghost” story around the campfire that can keep campers sleeping with one eye open.  Do you have a story that terrified you. Go ahead share it in the comment section below.