Tag Archives: Camping

Musings on our first summer camp

Posted on 7/17/2011 by Kevin Devin

I have mixed feelings on our first boy scout summer camp experience.  Mostly positive, a few negative, but aspects of the experience that I thought I’d try to jot down here. 1. The Hood Canal is COLD!  I opted to … Continue reading →

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Summer Camp

Posted on 7/10/2011 by Kevin Devin

  And…  we’re off to summer camp. This is the boy’s first summer camp as a Boy Scout and as with most first year scouts, he has quite the ambitious schedule.  I’m fortunate that I get to go as well, … Continue reading →

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Fire Starters

Posted on 12/27/2010 by Kevin Devin

This was an easy project to do with my scout.  An abundance of wax (old candles, canning wax, or crayons even I’m told), dryer lint, and some old egg cartons. We cut up the lids of the egg cartons to … Continue reading →

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Camping Gear

Posted on 4/10/2010 by Kevin Devin

So…  I’ve decided that I need to grow my camping gear — as economically as possible.  Besides new sleeping bags, I need to get a new dutch oven.  The one I have is nice, but it’s made more for range-top … Continue reading →

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