To me cooking outside is half the fun of camping. For some reason, everything tastes better when it is cooked and eaten outside whether it is cooked over a fire, on a charcoal grill or on a gas grill. And yes, I always have all three methods available on every camping trip along with the outdoor cookstove on my popup camper.
I like having the choice of how to cook food but my husband thinks it is crazy to take a portable gas grill, a tripod for over the campfire, and a small charcoal grill on every camping trip. But, to his credit, he just packs them all for me and doesn’t complain too much. He probably thinks I won’t cook for him if he grumbles a lot, which is probably true!
Today I read about the Volcano II Cook Stove which is one stove that folds down for easy and compact storage, plus a person can cook with it using wood, charcoal or propane. That means this one product will do the same thing as my tripod, smoky joe charcoal grill, and Weber portable gas grill.
Plus the price is reasonable considering how versatile it is. The Volanco II with the propane attachment kit is $139.95. That may seem like a lot of money, but it’s a deal compared to the nearly $300 I paid for my gas grill, tripod and charcoal grill. Plus it’s only 1 item to store instead of three and most campers are well aware of how precious storage space is!
The Volcano II with Propane Attachment Kit comes with a top and bottom grill, storage bag, propane attachment kit, wrench for adjustments, deflector plate (lowers heat and allows stove to act as a warmer to keep things like soups and stews warm), and a user’s manual. Plus it has a full one year warranty.
For more information watch the video below or visit the the company’s official website.
Hammock Camping is not something I have personally tried, but a guy I know, who makes and sells great high quality hammocks, has done it. He says it’s a really easy way to go camping because there’s very little equipment needed, and setup and takedown is fast.
Personally I enjoy having a hammock on my campsite and I do truly love the ones made by Tree Ghost Hammocks. They are sturdy and made from solid material instead of rope so they don’t dig into your skin like the one shown in the YouTube video below. Sleeping in the hammocks made by Tree Ghost Hammocks is probably very easy. I know taking a nap in them is great!
Probably the best thing about them is that Tree Ghost Hammocks custom makes each hammock so buyers can purchase a hammock made with a print of their choice. My sister-in-law is a huge fan of anything related to cows so hers is made with a cow print material.
They are also made in kids sizes, which my nieces and nephews love. The Tree Ghost Hammocks are always the first thing they want to set up when they go camping. They don’t sleep in them, or even nap in them; but they spend a lot of time reading in them and spinning themselves around in them because they have a “cocoon” feature where they wrap around a person. The kids favorite position? It’s upside down! To see pictures of the hammocks in use, check out Tree Hammock’s photo gallery.
Even rain isn’t a problem when using a Tree Ghost Hammock because they also sell canopies for over the top of the hammocks so you won’t need to wear your raincoat to bed if rain is predicted!
To find out more about Tree Ghost Hammocks, check out their website: TreeGhostHammocks.com.
TwilightCampSupply.com is a website dedicated to selling camping supplies and is perfect for campers like me, which is a camper who does not have a fancy RV but who actually spends most of the camping trip outside in nature rather than holed up inside watching television via satellite.
Twilight Camp Supply offers a good selection of camp cookware, lanterns, flashlights, stoves, heaters (good to have this time of year in the colder areas of the country), tents, tent footprints, Gerber tools (a must for gadget lovers), hammocks, sleeping bags, air mattresses, cots, canopies and other shelters. It’s pretty much everything a camping enthusiast needs besides food.
I think it is nice to have a place to shop that is strictly decided to campers who I consider more “low tech” meaning our camping units don’t power themselves or require a huge truck to pull them.
Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against people who have travel trailers, 5th wheels or motorized RV’s. Heck, I hope to be one of those people in the next couple of years.
Most websites that sell camping supplies treat all campers, whether they tent or RV, the same way. But the needs of RV campers and tent campers are very different. So instead of having to slog through tons of items that are only useful to RV campers, TwilightCampSupply just has items that are useful for tent campers and people like me who have a very basic popup camper.
