Roughing It

After many years of camping, my husband and I sat back and realized that camping is far from roughing it, especially when important camping items include the cd player, coffee maker, and coffee grinder.

When my husband informed me that he had bought a camper from his brother and we would (gasp) be using it, I tried to explain to him that my idea of "roughing it" was not having room service.

For a first time camper who travels with her boyfriends family on a summer vacation, the shock of Camping:101 gives her a dose of reality.

Since Kate Goesslin thought how Srah Palin and her family camps is deplorable, she wouldn't last as long with my family as she did with the Palins. Our camping conditions are more prehistoric than the Palins.

Camping is all about nature. But there are certain times where you may want to feel beautiful yourself, while enjoying the beauty of nature. Here's how you can look your best, while leaving your high maintenance routine behind.

Beware of more ups & downs as greed is not contained.

Winter may seem like a drag, but there are some great things that only occur in the cold winter months. Here are seven things to be grateful for if you get the winter blues.

A basic torch is easy to build and can come in quite handy in a pinch.

Whether you're hunting game in the forest or tracking down deer in the country, you'll need some basic gear to get through the night safe and sound. Here's how to get started.

My first thought about reviewing a book on anything with "roughing it" in the title was "who, me???" But the author's writing was so user-friendly, even I thought it might be fun to have an over-nighter in the woods. Not in the near future, but it's now a thought

Minnesota has many other Indian Casino's spread throughout the state, I'm sure all of them will welcome you with open arms when you pull in with your rig to spend the night. Here at the Hinckley Resort the amenities make it easy to be comfortable.