Gear Review #15 ~ Wren Handheld Compass
It has been a bit since I did any wayfinding. I don't go at it hardcore, or for survival - I am just interested to see if I can locate...
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gosolocamp
- Apr 15
- 2 min
Gear Review #14 ~ SwissGear Trekking Poles (legacy)
I hadn't used my trekking poles much until I saw my mom use hers. I'd had mine for years, but the alternate tips were still fastened to...
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gosolocamp
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
Gear Review #13 ~ BruTrek BaseCamp 48 French Press
You know me and my relationship to coffee, by now. ESSENTIAL. And especially vital to my camping experience. I live for coffee by the...
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gosolocamp
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Gear Review #12 ~ Ceramic Burr Manual Coffee Grinder
Coffee is central to my mornings. Coffee at the campfire in the mornings is one of my singular camping pleasures. I do have ground coffee...
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gosolocamp
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Gear Review #11 ~ SOLIGHT Solar Helix Origami Solar Lantern
I received this as a gift, and I took it along on a few trips without breaking it out - I had LED lanterns I used, and I was a bit in a...
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gosolocamp
- Jan 9, 2022
- 4 min
Gear Review #10 ~ Kelty Wireless 4 (tent-camping) Tent
I loved my Joe's Outdoor 5-6 person tent; it's the only tent I've owned in my adult life, that I bought myself. YES it is about two...
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gosolocamp
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
Gear Review #9 ~ Outland Firebowl Propane Fire Pit
Now, a campfire is an INTEGRAL part of my anticipated enjoyment. I make one morning and evening, I read by them, I toast over them, I...
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gosolocamp
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
Gear Review #8 ~ Wren Folding Camp Shovel
Note: I value my reader's input, and I had a reader write in that their experience with this specific product as a gardening tool was not...
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gosolocamp
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
Gear Review #7 ~ Murphy's Naturals & Rooted Beauty
I have my in-camp favorites for keeping bugs and chapped lips at bay - but it's nice to have pocket-sized things to just grab and hit the...
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gosolocamp
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Gear Review #6 ~ Mountainsmith Zip-Top Hauler w/Cubes
It really helps my camping solo to have an easy way to throw things in the car, to unpack and set up camp, and to know where things I'm...
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gosolocamp
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
Gear Review #5 ~ Atomic Beam Camp Lantern
You need one a couple of camp lanterns. They've come a looooong way since the one I had as a kid, with burning bags and fuel and an air...
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gosolocamp
- Jan 2, 2021
- 2 min
Gear Review #4 ~ REI Rainier Women's Rain Jacket
I was wearing a lined men's rain jacket, for years. And then I was in REI for something else, and it was raining, and I found THIS. And I...
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gosolocamp
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
Gear Review #3 ~ Minipresso GR
I can't camp without coffee. And really, would you want to? NO. 'Pretty sure. I don't NEED it to be espresso... drip with a little Irish...
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gosolocamp
- Dec 6, 2020
- 2 min
Gear Review #2 ~ If You Care Firelighters
I'm not a "let's see if we can do this with flint" Gal. I want my fire to light, first attempt. And I'll admit... I've doused it with...
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gosolocamp
- Oct 18, 2020
- 3 min
Gear Review #1 ~ Wise Owl Outfitters Hammock
I began camping thinking that a hammock was a luxury, a nicety as opposed to a necessity. Once I got one, I realized ~ I was mostly...
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