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Backpacking chair: The perfect lightweight chair to accompany you on your travels
The Plaid Zebra August 15, 2017

Given the vast range of backpacking chair styles, it can be difficult to decide what kind of chair will be most suitable for your needs. First, decide if bringing along a backpacking chair is in your …

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Spend a night in an owl-shaped cabin in France’s wine country – for free
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In France there is a project called the Suburban Shelters ( Les Refuges Periurbans). The architects have combined the beauty of art with the serenity of nature by creating fascinating structures shape…

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Backpacking pillow: Sleep well anywhere you decide to rest
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Much of the debate over whether or not to bring a backpacking pillow on a camping or hiking trip has to do with weight and space. Why carry a pillow when you can use a stuff sack filled with soft clot…

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BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Camping season is officially upon us. The best camping sites fill up quickly throughout the summer, so to make sure you have the camping trip of your dreams this summer, start your r…

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Environmentally friendly camping gear: 5 suggestions for your next wilderness adventure
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BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS  Spring’s almost upon us, and as the snow recedes, the blossoms bloom, and the trees regrow their old covering of foliage, the wilderness minded among us turn back to getting out…

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Top 5 Canadian camping getaways
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As summer stretches out before you, the inevitable question always descends: what are you going to do this summer? Travel comes up a lot, of course. With glitzy resorts and theme parks springing up ar…

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Backpacking hammock: Pros and cons
The Plaid Zebra June 2, 2017

There is nothing more important than getting a good nights sleep while backpacking. With ample snooze time, you’ll have a healthy mind and body, and will therefore be able to backpack more effic…

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How to make your camping vehicle green for your next camping trip
The Plaid Zebra May 22, 2017

BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS When you think of climate change, what immediate suspects come to mind? Coal mines and factories, certainly, but don’t forget trucks, heavy freight trains, and other diesel-fuele…

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Camping: 5 ways to make it an eco-friendly camping trip
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BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Summer is upon us, which means so is camping. If you’re an expert camper or it’s your first time, camping is one of the best parts of summertime. Pitching a tent, sleeping in a sleep…

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Pros and cons of camping without a tent
The Plaid Zebra May 5, 2017

Summer’s just about here. As the days grow longer, the weather grows warmer, and the nights grow less chilly, outdoorsmen and women are heading back out into the wilderness to take in the sights, soun…

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Backpacking Tent: How to choose the best tent
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Finding a great backpacking tent can be hard. With so many options it can be difficult to even know where to begin. Here are a few things to consider when choosing a new backpacking tent: Where and wh…

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Study shows that camping can help you get a better sleep
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BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO In modern times so much can be artificial, from artificial intelligence to artificial lights. And unless the idea of robots is paralyzingly terrifying to you, only one of those th…

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Scientists have found the best thing that you can do on the weekends to sleep better
The Plaid Zebra February 7, 2017

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP With the world available at your fingertips in the form of a smartphone, or the ability to binge watch any show at all hours of the night, or with the never-ending nagging list of st…

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Missouri will soon have a car-free 400-mile biking/hiking loop
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BY: TIM O’NEAL Windsor, Missouri is a typical rural American town. Fewer than three thousand people live there. The factory that used to employ about fifteen percent of the adult population clos…

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BY: ZOE MELNYK It’s roughly 2,190 miles and 14 states of grueling work and unforgettable sites. With everything from the southern hospitality in Georgia all the way through exquisite mountain ra…

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The best free campsites for every region of America
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BY: ZOE MELNYK It seems like there is a positive correlation between my rising tuition costs and my undeniable need for an adventure. It probably has something to do with the fact that I am almost alw…

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The legendary floating caravan that could have revolutionized camping trips forever
The Plaid Zebra June 27, 2016

BY: JESSICA BEUKER The Amphicar Model 770 was an amphibious automobile – viable on land, as well as on water – that launched in 1961. Unfortunately, production only lasted four years, ending in 1965. …

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Photos will inspire you to escape your cubicle and ride a wild mustang from Mexico to Canada
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BY: JONATHAN MOSS   There is an untamed nature that wildly bubbles within all of us. Beneath piles of emails and smog-covered skylines, there exists an untainted self that instinctually yearns to retu…

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The Lotus Belle tent will let you escape the rent trap for forest luxury
The Plaid Zebra November 19, 2015

BY: EDITORS The feeling of tentatively stepping out of a dew-damp sleeping bag into daybreak, then stretching a spine like a twisted slinky is all-too-familiar for anyone who has ever slept in a tent …

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This expandable bike trailer is a mobile home that turns the world into your backyard
The Plaid Zebra October 29, 2015

BY: ROB HOFFMAN It may be slow, but that’s exactly the benefit a growing number of travellers are seeking when they trade their cars for well-equipped bicycles to take cross country. By designing a to…

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