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| Outdoor Tips August 2006 | Washing camp dishes.
Washing camp dishes can be a pain. Do you wash then in the creek or wait until you get home? Here is a tip that might help. Bring along a pot, big enough to boil water and use to wash dishes. You can dunk them and let them soak, and then use a dishrag with some environmentally friendly soap and wash each off, let them air dry If you are a car camper, you can bring along a bigger pot. Do not dump the dirty water close to your campsite, creek, or river. Empty far enough away to keep animals from invading your campsite.
Buy a new Tent.
Are you in the market for a new tent? Here are a few tips for you to remember when you are out shopping. If you are considering a two-person tent, you might reconsider and look at a three-person tent instead. We test many tents and like both sizes but many two-person tents mean a person and a half. We prefer a roomy tent and many of the two-person tents give us a claustrophobic feeling, a three-person tent solves that problem. When you are shopping check square footage of the tent and if it has one or two vestibules. Get inside the tent if you can, many stores will have tents on display that you can get in and take for a test ride and never leave the store. Don?t be squeezed, buy a tent that fits all your camping needs.
Buy the right sleeping pad.
Sleeping pads are an absolute necessity for camping and you have a plethora of styles to choose. We like a pad that keeps us far from the ground and one we can actually fall asleep. If you car camp weight is not a factor, but if you need to pack light, weight and bulk need to be a serious consideration. We do both, we car camp and spend nights on islands or campgrounds on float trips. A blow up air mattress might be just the ticket and they are all the rage right now, they may be too heavy and bulky if you need to pack a drift boat. When you buy a pad, make sure you can utilize in all camping situations. A pad you can fold up, pack light, and offers enough height and cushion for a good nights sleep in a strange environment.
Don?t bust your budget on Fly gear.
What kind of fly rod do I buy? I get this question all the time. If you are beginner, it can be mind numbing with all the rods to choose. The best tip for a beginner, don?t bust your budget on your first purchase. The rod is not the only gear you will need to buy; you?ll need a reel, backing, line, leader, and tippet. You may want to purchase waders, wading shoes, fishing vest. This sounds expensive and it can be if you are talked into spending more than you need to. Before you spend any money, spend time searching the internet. We have found that the more time you spend researching, the better buying decision you will make. When you feel confident head for your local fly shop or sporting goods store, inform the salesperson you are new to fly-fishing and are on a limited budget. Don?t get talked into more than your budget will allow.
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