Aug 18 2008
Go Take a Hike!
The greenest recreational activities that I can think of are hiking and low impact camping. Just recently I took my family on a nice little hike, the kids loved walking in the woods, picking up every stick and looking at every bug along the way. Hiking with children isn’t usually a record setting pace, but its important to get your kids outside and away from the television. I like Spongebob as much as the next guy, but walking through the woods or along a river is just so much nicer.
Little Frog
When your kids spend time out in nature, its easier to teach them about conservation and being “green”. If they see first hand what they are saving or even see the consequences of environmental irresponsibility, it sinks in and stays with them longer.
Down the path
One of the things I really like about hiking and camping is the gear! You can’t tell me you can go into a store like EMS and not get all excited. I go in their store, or even on the website and I could spend thousands on tents, backpacks and bikes. But in an effort to be as green as I can be, I try to gang my purchases as much as possible to cut down on individual shipments. I also try to time my big orders with a sale. It just so happens that EMS is having a pretty good sale right now, the sale offers Free Shipping and a $25 “Gear Bucks” Card on all orders over $125. No coupons are needed and the sale ends on Tuesday 8/26. Take advantage of the back to school sales going on to gear up!
Hammock camping is getting more and more popular and is about the lowest impact form of camping I know of, that is still comfortable and bug free. Here is the type of hammock I am looking at. It gets you up off the ground and protects you from mosquitoes, Perfect! Get yourself a little backpack, stuff your hammock, some food and a campstove in there and you could be gone for days! Some of you might cringe at the freeze dried food, But I swear to you, some of it rocks! Mountain house brand is all I get and I haven’t found one that I didn’t enjoy. There is nothing better than swinging in your hammock after a long hike, eating a big bowl of hot Chili Mac. Mmm Mmm. I know, I’m going off on a tangent, I just love gear!
So get outside and enjoy nature while you still can! Some of our national parks are a shadow of what they were when our parents were kids, so imagine how bad they may be when our children take their children. Anyway hiking and camping is a great excuse to get some really cool gear!
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