Posts Tagged ‘camping’

Solar Shower – Well, That’s Hot!

August 29th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Solar

Have you ever had one of those camping showers? I used to have one that held about five gallons - it was a black plastic bag that got hung in the sun, and it was generally pretty lame. The handle was too stretchy, the bag got so freaking hot that you would just scald yourself when you went to discharge the water, and it was dependent on how much water was left in the bag for water pressure. Like I said, generally lame.My goal is to have all solar powered camping gear to have no impact on the environment, with ... Read More»

Tags: camping, hot, outdoor, Solar, solar shower, water
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Coleman and Their 4-Panel LED Camping Lantern

June 9th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Fixtures, Lighting and the Environment, Outdoor and Recreational Lighting

I'm a huge fan of camping - I know I've mentioned it before. I'm looking forward to going back to Dallas and hitting the Possum Kingdom Lake area with my buddies ASAP. Those of us who camp a fair amount know that the company Coleman has a large market share of the consumer camping market, with their gas mantle lanterns, camping fuel, stoves, tents, and all of that other little stuff that seems to propagate at any department store wth a "camping" or "sporting goods" section.I just read an article about a relatively omni-directional LED camping lantern from Coleman - ... Read More»

Tags: camp light, camping, Coleman, lantern, outdoor
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Solar Hot Pot – A Camping Must?

June 8th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Accessories, Environmentally Friendly Design, Just Plain AWESOME., Lighting and the Environment, Solar, Sustainability

I just read an article about a cool (well, not really cool, per se) piece of cooking gear called the Hot Pot Solar Oven. It's a solar reflector of sorts that reflects sunlight onto a black enameled steel pot. The oven is considered "high performance" - 5.3 quarts, can reach 400° in about an hour depending on what time of day you put it in the sun, and you don't have to expend any energy to heat it up.Pretty cool, in my humble opinion - although burning stuff underneath a cast-iron pot of campfire chili (which I rock, by the ... Read More»

Tags: camping, hotpot, Solar, solar cooker
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SteriPen – De-Deathify Water On The Go

April 14th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Gadgets, Lighting Technology, Lighting and the Environment, Lighting and the Human Element, Medical Light, Military and Defense Light

My good friend Carla just emailed me to tell me about some of her trip to India. I think in total she spent about three weeks there, and during the whole time she said she never bought a bottle of water, and drank water from the tap in a bottle she got there. For a moment I thought that she must have the most stainless steel constitution in the whole world, because the rumor is that tap water and gringos visiting India don't go well together. I've been to some places in the United States that had water that didn't ... Read More»

Tags: camping, emergency travel, military, SteriPen, ultraviolet light, water purifier
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TentLED – No More Busting Your Rear At Night

April 10th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Accessories, Gadgets, Just Plain AWESOME., Lighting Toys

I love to camp. I love it. A bunch of friends in Dallas and I used to camp as our regular "man activity" when we needed a weekend away of burning things, smelling like a monkey's uncle, and eating foof cooked over an open fire. Oh yeah, and drinking Lone Star beers out of a can. In my camping gear there are tons and tons of LED devices that are just cool to have at night in the middle of the woods. I just discovered one that makes so much sense to me right now, but never even crossed my ... Read More»

Tags: camping, outdoor light, tentLED
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