What's better, a Rooftop Tent or a Camper?
The choice between a rooftop tent and a camper comes down to your personal preferences and needs. If you're looking for a budget-friendly, versatile option for short camping trips, a rooftop tent may be the way to go. However, if you're planning on extended trips or need more amenities and protection from the elements, a camper may be a better fit.
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Our friends over at Roofnest put together a guide to highlight their 5 favorite camping accessories that help make their time spent outside even better. And no surprises here, Shower Pouch made the cut.
Check out the full list of accessories below, and just try to make it to the bottom without filling up your Amazon cart. -
For many of us, fall means putting away our hiking boots and camping gear for the season. Unless you have a hard shell roof top tent, that is.
A Roofnest allows everyone from mountain bike maniacs to backcountry ski bums to just plain outdoor enthusiasts to stay outside all winter long — and stay warm and cozy doing it.
The Roofnest team has been taking our camp setup all over this year — from weekend trips throughout our home state of Colorado to Norway and Canada. Some of our staff have even been seen nesting at The Burning Man Festival this last summer!
With all this outdoor adventuring, we’ve come to terms with the fact that there are certain camping accessories that have helped ensure our travels were smooth, comfortable, and memorable for all the right reasons.
Below are our top 5 favorite camping accessories to enhance your next trip and keep you happy in the outdoors.
The first camping accessory on our list is one our entire staff won’t leave home without.
A Roofnest gives you the freedom to camp wherever your car can park, so you can keep enjoying camping season all year long. But whether you’ve worked up a sweat from a day on the slopes or a dusty day on the trails, there’s nothing fun about crawling into your sleeping bag when you’re filthy.
At the same time, there’s nothing fun about lugging around 30 gallons of water on your camping trip, either. And if you plan on using some of that water to try and shower, you’ll need a way to heat up all that water, too.
The Shower Pouch is the perfect solution for every outdoor adventurer who wants a refresh. It’s a light and compact full-body wipe that you can use like a portable shower wherever you go.
So say goodbye to stinky sleeping bags and say hello to a cleaner camp trip with a Shower Pouch.
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Have you ever forgotten to bring the propane, or run out right in the middle of cooking? We certainly have, and it’s a good way to put a major damper on your trip. Left with a cold meal and an empty stomach, something needs to change.
That’s where Biolite’s Camp stove 2 comes in. Designed around cooking with wood the Camp Stove takes heat from sticks, twigs, and pellets and turns it into electricity. That heat and energy help cook your meals to perfection, all without the need for gas.
With the Camp Stove 2 Bundle, you can cook up to 4 burgers at a time or boil water for that morning coffee you so desperately need. And if you thought this little stove was all out of tricks, it also doubles as a portable battery to charge all of your devices, turning fire into cell phone juice. You read that right!
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Photo courtesy of LuminAID
Camping in the middle of the forest can get dark quickly. Without the moonlight to guide you, you’re going to need a reliable light source.
That’s why we trust the PackLite Max Lantern from LuminAID. Both compact and lightweight this little lantern has an ingenious design. When in storage, the lantern compresses down flat, making for easy storage.
With a blink of an eye, the lantern can be inflated and put out up to 150 lumens. Thats a lot of light for such a small package!
Light up your tent, cook your meals, or even take it out on the lake for a midnight swim, this lantern has got you covered with up to 5 hours of full-powered light.
The PackLite Max also comes with a solar panel installed. Need to charge the lantern the next day? Just throw it out in the sun for the day, and you’re good to go.
Photo courtesy of LuminAID
Photo courtesy of Igloo Coolers
We all get hungry after a day in the woods. Once we all circle up around the campfire for the night, we to eat like kings — and so should you!
However, keeping your food cool for longer than 12 hours can be a challenge while camping. One company has been trying to change this and for the right price.
Igloo has been in the cooler game for quite some time. While known best for their cheap plastic coolers, in recent years, Igloo has revamped its lineup and they’ve done a great job at it.
One of the best coolers in their assortment is the IMX 24qt. Built for the outdoors this cooler is both tough and sturdy. Large enough to carry multiple meals, it can keep them cold for more than the duration of your stay.
If you’re planning on drinking more than eating, we won’t judge — we’re occasionally guilty of the same. The good news is that the IMX 24 can hold up to 35 12oz cans.
Photo courtesy of Igloo Coolers
Camping in the outdoors can result in all kinds of weather conditions, and sometimes the journey can get a bit cold.
Sure, a sleeping bag will help keep you warm. But is it always enough?
Our down blanket acts like a hybrid between a sleeping bag and a blanket, providing a powerful extra layer of warmth for those chilly nights.
Made with 20 denier fabric and 750 fill-power down, you no longer have to fear the cold on your camp trips. And with a surface area of 7ft by 6ft, you can wrap yourself up and stay warm outside of the tent, too. Grab a down blanket today and wrap you and a friend up and stargaze in bliss.
So there you have it — the top 5 accessories we won’t leave home without. Did we miss anything? What accessory do you not leave home without? Let us know in the comments below.
Looking for more expert camping tips? Check out these 10 camp hacks that will make your next camp trip feel like glamping (not really, but you’ll love them anyway) »
Remember when you were in elementary school, and lunch time was your favorite time of the day? It was the time when you ran with your friends and socialized the most.
Now you may be more than happy to donate your whole lunch break to your employer. But Why? That may not be the healthiest thing for you. It's time to take back control of your lunch break and make it the most pleasant time of your day.
Benefits:
Let me begin with the benefits you will gain by exercising during your lunch break. You will gain time in your day, and you will lose weight (which can bring some of the childhood happiness back). You will learn invaluable time management skills and you will become a leader amongst your peers. At the bare minimum, you will remove yourself from the stressful work environment.
Lightbulb moment:
When I started, working out during my lunch break, it was really to get away from a horrible boss that I had. My boss wanted me to work during my lunch break, but even when I did so, my boss wasn't happy. Then I realized that I owned my lunch break, (my boss didn't) and I could do whatever I pleased with it (as long as I wasn't breaking the law or company policy).
Common Fears
Tips for beginners:
Time will be your only enemy, but luckily there are some tricks and hacks out there to make it all possible. The first challenge to tackle is; how to feel clean again? Specifically because most jobs will not have a shower available for you, or the only showers available may look like these pictures below:
Your best shower solution:
A portable disposable wet-wipe designed to clean your entire body such as Showerpouch is your best solution. This wet-wipe is much larger (2ft X 1ft) than a baby wipe, and is specifically designed to make you feel "shower" clean in 5 minutes or less.
Inside the pouch is a premium full-body wet wipe which contains a custom hypoallergenic, pH balanced, vegan formula formula that can remove up to 99% of body odor and sweat from your skin. The wipe will cool you down immediately, so you can get dressed immediately after wiping off the sweat and odor from your skin. The formula leaves behind a pleasant gender neutral smell on your skin, which most people will compliment you on.
You literally just do the following:
How to eat:
Eating is essential to a healthy lifestyle and I am not saying that you need to stop eating. However, something light such as a salad or meal replacement shake is recommended (click here to see examples). Eat after you have completed your workout and you have used Showerpouch to clean your body, and you have put your work clothes back on.
Eating at your desk after you have taken care of your body will feel rewarding and if someone sees you eating at your desk it will give the impression that you are working extra hard. If you don't have a desk, and you have to eat prior to returning to your work station, then eating something light will allow you to get back in time.
A protein shake and some snacks for your break time will recommended to curve your hunger in the event you still feel hungry. Note that your body will get used to this time of lunch and will prefer it to avoid "carb coma" in the afternoon. You could experience an increase of energy as well.
Preparing meals and snacks ahead of time at home is recommended. Remember that you will not have time to buy something, and you are trading shopping time to do something productive with yourself. If you are worried that someone will steal your lunch? Trust me, healthy lunches such as salads never get stolen.
How to exercise:
If your job offers you a gym, this would be a good time to take advantage of it. If they don't offer you can still do the following workouts (click here to see):
Will you have enough Energy:
One thing that I learned during my college kinesiology class is that your body will feel more energized when it does more exercise. So don't be surprised if you have more jump in your step and you begin to look better than your co-workers.
Finally, don't forget to share the benefits by inviting other co-workers or even organize the workouts for them and you will become a leader. Have a Showerpouch ready for them to relieve half of their concerns and remove their excuses.
It's your lunch break, it's time to take control of it.
