GeekDad Daily Deal: Military Hammock Tent
You’ll be “at ease” with this military hammock tent: 50% off!
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Tag: Camping
GeekDad Daily Deal: Arctic Monsoon Instant Pop Up Tent
Shelter when you need it with the Arctic Monsoon Instant Pop Up Tent: 6% off!
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Ragnar Alafia Trail Run + Coleman Gear = Perfect Camping Adventure
In which I decide running 15+ miles on three hours of sleep in the middle of the night through the woods is a good idea. Thankfully, our gear was tight!
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GeekDad Review: Coleman Point Loma All Day Dome Shelter
One of the latest additions to our camping gear collection immediately proved its worth: the Coleman Point Loma All Day Dome Shelter. It provides plenty of room for a family to shelter from the sun and the rain.
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Tentsile Flite Tree Tent: Camping in the Trees
I just wrapped up what is likely the final camping trip of the year with my family. This trip was different, though. My 13-year-old twins, Jon and Aidan, slept suspended from the trees instead of in the trailer with the rest of us. They were helping me test out the Flite tree tent from Tentsile. Spoiler alert: it got a huge thumbs up.
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Camp Out With Rayovac: 12 Must-Have Items Summer Campers Need
Geek Dad teams up with Rayovac to help geeks prepare for their next camping trip.
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Kickstarter Alert: Cinch! Tents Keep You Cool, Power Your Devices
If there was ever a tent to encourage me to camp more, it would be the new Cinch! tents. Their original models were launched via Kickstarter in 2014, but now they are upping the ante and improving on them.
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8 Reasons Why Arizona Is a Geologist’s Dream
Though in many parts of the country summer vacation is just about over, for some, there is still over a month to go. So if you’re a last-minute planner (or you are planning mid-school-year or 2017 trips), here are some places to see in Arizona that are a geologist’s dream.
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Rayovac and Summer Safety: 10 Items Every Safety Kit Needs
As the we enter the summer storm seasons, GeekDad and Rayovac have collaborated to identify crucial items for your summer safety kit. Whether your storm season includes tornado warnings, hurricane watches, or monsoons, these essential items will help keep your family safe and sound.
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Geeks First Camping Adventure
Dakster has never camped a day in her life. Here comes Coleman to the rescue.
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ECO Solar Lantern Provides Light and Power
Brighten your evening and keep your devices charged with the ECO Solar Lantern.
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Get Your Family Outdoors This Spring with Great Coleman Products
Beautiful weather is just around the corner. Take a look at some family-friendly camping gear that will put you in the mood to get outdoors: a “dark room” tent and a sleeping bag with memory foam.
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Be Prepared With a Lantern Power Bank
The Lantern Power Bank is a highly rated tool perfect for any home. Find out why!
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Z.A.P.S. Wilderness Survival Kit Grenade
Be prepared with the Z.A.P.S. Wilderness Survival Kit Grenade
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Camping at Arrowhead: Gear Stress Test Results
I just wrapped up two weeks of camping at Arrowhead provincial park (a few hours north of Toronto). While there, I took advantage of the time and activities to put some of the gear I’ve accumulated recently through extended, real-world tests.
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Review: HybridLight Solar Lantern, Flashlight, and Charger
Two things are fairly scarce when you’re in the wilderness or at a campground–light and power. The HybridLight Solar Lantern is a great all-in-one that works as a flashlight, expands to a lantern, and can even charge your phone or other USB powered device.
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Cantrips in Real Life: Enevu Cube Light
Sometimes, responsible adults just want to experience adventure. Whether it’s ‘Dungeons & Dragons,’ LARPing, or camping on the weekend, the Cube from Enevu is a great tool for the modern adventurer.
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GeekDad Review: Boreal 21 Folding Bow Saw
March is winding down, and that doesn’t just mean the snow is beginning to disappear (at least where I live), it means that camping season is fast approaching. So I was pretty excited when the Agawa Canyon team offered to send me one of their Boreal 21 folding bow saws to try out.
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The Mr. Beams LED Lantern — Sunglasses Recommended!
I’m a big fan of Mr. Beams. My UltraBright LED motion detection spotlight is still doing its job and lighting up the 20′ area around my home’s back door with an amazingly bright set of LEDs. And the Wireless Power Outage Lighting System has been useful more than once since I installed it, turning on a bright LED in my basement and a matching flashlight/emergency light upstairs when the base unit detects a loss of power. Suffice to say, I think they’ve got a great array of products that all use the energy efficient LEDs for path lighting, stick-anywhere-lighting, and three different spotlights. Recently I got a chance to check out their latest product, the UltraBright LED Lantern. The name says it all — this thing is BRIGHT.
Continue ReadingHow to Travel to Middle Earth With Kids
Dozens of practical tips and resources for a family trip to New Zealand. Assemble your Company for a visit to Middle Earth via airplanes, campers, cars, on foot, and horseback.
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Stick Stac Toe
What is the benefit of going first in a random tic-tac-toe game? Does it change if you can “aim” and increase your odds for the center square?
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GeekDad review: DoubleNest Hammock
As mentioned in my last post, we just spent a few weeks getting in some quality camping time in a pair of Ontario Provincial Parks. I’m always on the look out for interesting camping gear, not to mention stuff to keep the kids entertained. This trip, I discovered something that covers off both bases: a DoubleNest Hammock from Eagles Nest Outfitters.
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