CAMPING WEEK! 72 hour kits: FOOD

 CAMPING WEEK! 72 hour kits: FOOD Food is a big deal. I won't rant about stocking up and storing food...but I am a big geek about this. ~ Emergency kit food needs to be able to store in various temperatures.  We made each person in our family 3 packs of food (1 pack per day for 3 days) It's so filled with things that you can eat one thing every hour from sun up to sun down! You won't feel hungry. My boys went on a 3 day backpacking trip and came home with half their 3 day supply of food. So in extenuating circumstances, it would suffice... and maybe have some to spare with others. Here's what I put in ours: Dried Mangoes (130 cals) Dried Bananas (100 cals) 2 Sweet and Salty Granola Bars  (170 cals each) 1 cup dry Oats with 1 tsp cinnamon/sugar (2 packs for the men)  (300 cals each) 4 Slim Jims (160 cals) Homemade Beef Jerky (200 cals for 4 oz) 2 servings of protein powder (140 cals each) Fruit snacks (80 cals) Hot Tamales Cinnamon candy (140 ...

CAMPING WEEK! Backpacking Gear 72 Hour Emergency Kits!

 Backpacking Gear 72 Hour Emergency Kits! My son is 13 and heavily involved in scouts...which means, we are too, right? So we have all packed camping/backpacking gear that doubles as our 72 hour emergency kits. They are perfect.  They are always packed...we just grab and go. When we come home...we wash, repack and stash.  Each of our packs is filled with emergency essentials. Our packs are 65 liters each.  The 6 year old has 50 liter. There are 10 essentials you should make sure to pack: ~ Navigation (compass...map if you know where you are going)     Sun protection (sunglasses and sunscreen)     Insulation (extra clothing)     Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)     First-aid supplies     Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candles)     Repair kit and tools     Nutrition (extra food)     Hydration (extra water)    ...

CAMPING WEEK! Camping is in Tents!

I am doing Camping week this week! To kick it off, the perfect camping shirt!  Camping is in Tents!  Heat transfer vinyl is the easiest way to make custom shirts. **I received this vinyl free of charge in exchange for this review** This vinyl is from Firefly Craft and measures 12 by 20 inches I got gray...but they have metallic gold and silver, pink, blue and green too! ~ You can cut it by hand, but I use a Silhouette Cameo... This vinyl can be used on any cutting machine. It's smooth and seals really well! Here's the tent we used Program in the text and image you want... Flip the image (mirror left) ...then adjust cut settings and let it rip! Cut the vinyl with the plastic face down.  Once it's cut, weed out the excess vinyl. This vinyl was so smooth and came out effortlessly.  Weed out the insides of letters.  Because we cut it out mirrored, it will look backwards.  Flip it over, plastic side up and it's perfect! ...