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spandex pants

Hiking in Pink Spandex Pants: An Experiment in Stepping Out of the Box

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”     -Eleanor Roosevelt We got out of our Honda Pilot near the trailhead to one of our favorite hikes – one of the busiest, most beautiful hikes 30 minutes out of
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Coastal Sunset

Thank You

Thanks for connecting with the me and the Cookout Community!   Here is the link to the Camping Gear Checklist.  You can also click here to read the full article. I usually send out one email per week relating to
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Chewing Tobacco

Quitting Chewing Tobacco….? 11 Tips to help you quit dipping for good

Have you been trying to quit tobacco but have just struggled to make it over the hump? Are you tired of feeling like you are beholden to some overarching tyrant? Have you tried or thought that quitting chewing tobacco is
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Old Growth Tree

Single Outdoor Guy becomes a Partner and Father of 2 within 3 Years

So, I think I have written about 25 blog posts now in my new online blogging career and I haven’t really felt great about any of them yet.  I think they are ok, and there is some good information,
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Glamping Accessories

What is Glamping and Why You Should Care

When I first got into the online camping world I kept hearing about Glamping and Glamping Accessories.  I didn’t think much about it at first but after hearing a number of other mentions I decided to take a deeper
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My dad

A Natural Journey | The Transition from Child to Parent

A funny thing happened a few years back while on a camping trip with my dad. I took over the lead role! Now this didn’t happen overnight or anything like that, but it kinda feels like it now. I do
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Camping Essentials

The Survey Results are in for Your next Camping Resource Guide………

And the Winner is…….. A Camping Guide to help Prepare for your next Camping Trip.  The Camping Essentials Planning Guide.  The idea for the guide is to help you prepare for your next trip through quick actionable tasks that
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Camping Guide

Choose the Next Camping Resource Guide

I am in the process of creating a new Camping Guide and would love to get your feedback on which idea would be most helpful. Correction, the Guide has been chosen and has been written. You can find the finished
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