If you need a pri­vate place to change clothes while on the beach or if you need a pri­vate place to got to the restroom while camp­ing then  The  Stans­port Cabana Pri­vacy Shel­ter is ideal for your needs.

Hav­ing some­one walk up on you while using the restroom in the woods can be quite embar­rass­ing. The Stans­port cabana elim­i­nates that embar­rass­ment. It is very light weight so it is easy to take with you on camp­ing trips. It packs up rather small and is easy to assem­ble, but make sure to read the instruc­tions prior to assembly.

The light weight that makes the Cabana so con­ve­nient is also its flaw when it comes to show­er­ing. It can’t really sup­port the weight of water bags. If your water isn’t sus­pended then its not a problem.

The Stans­port  Cabana also makes a great chang­ing room for those days at the beach or lake. It beats try­ing to quickly change clothes in your car while hop­ing that nobody walks by and catches you par­tially undressed. You’ll also avoid get­ting your car seats all wet from your bathing suit if you need to change back into street clothes after going for a swim.

Click here to see if the Stans­port Cabana Pri­vacy Shel­ter is still 14% off at Ama­zon. It is also avail­able for free ship­ping at Ama­zon so get one now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSR Ground Hog Stake Kit

 

The MSR Ground hog Stakes are regarded by many as the best tent stakes on the mar­ket. These stakes are made of alu­minum and  are light enough to carry with you to your camp­sites with­out bog­ging you down. They are very durable and less likely to bend than are other stakes that are avail­able. They are extremely easy to drive into even  the hard­est ground due to their three sided design. The amount of pos­i­tive reviews I’ve seen for these stakes lets  me know I’m not the only one to love them so much. One per­son claimed they were the first stake he tried that didn’t break or bend in his rocky Col­orado soil.

Most tents today are equipped with infe­rior stakes that don’t do a good enough job grip­ping the ground and come loose to eas­ily. Many also bend with very lit­tle use. after mar­ket tent stakes are prac­ti­cally a neces­sity for campers.Three are cheaper stakes avail­able but the MSR Ground Hogs are about as good as it gets.

Check the cur­rent pric­ing for the MSR Ground Hog Stake Kit on Amazon!

Wen­zel Great Basin Nine-Person Two-Room Fam­ily Dome Tent Review

 

The Wenzel’s Size

The Wen­zel Great Basin is a pretty big tent that is designed to sleep nine peo­ple. It lives up to its design­ers inten­tions rather well as nine peo­ple could fit for the night rather eas­ily. At 18 feet by 10 feet space will never be an Issue with this Wen­zel. If you do use it to sleep nine then you will have prac­ti­cally no room for a liv­ing area for those that like tables and chairs in their tents, but sleep­ing seven or eight will leave some more room for that type of stuff. At 70 inches tall most peo­ple should be able to stand rather eas­ily while inside of the Wen­zel Great Basin.

Wen­zel Great Basin Weather Resistance

Weather shouldn’t be an issue with the tub style floor that is welded not sewn which means no leaky nee­dle wholes allow­ing water in to ruin your camp­ing trip. There is great ven­ti­la­tion pro­vided by two large mesh win­dows and two large side by side mesh  D Doors. The rain fly is large enough to cover the roof area and keep out the rain. This isn’t the great­est wind resis­tant tent, but should do well for those that aren’t camp­ing in the windi­est of conditions.

Great Basin Set Up

We found the set up of the Wen­zel to be easy for two peo­ple, although one per­son might have a dif­fi­cult time due to the size of the tent unless that one per­son has very long arms. The corded frame and pin and ring sys­tem help make the set up eas­ier. I esti­mate aver­age set up times to be between 15 and 30 min­utes depend­ing on your tent set up expe­ri­ence level.

Other fea­tures

The Wen­zel Great Basin Nine per­son two room tent is equipped with a divider that allows the tent to func­tion as one large room are two sep­a­rate rooms allow­ing for pri­vacy or just mak­ing a sleep­ing and liv­ing room. There are two lofts for stor­ing all your  equip­ment, back­packs and the like. There are also a cou­ple of stor­age pock­ets that are handy for stor­ing knick knacks.

Sum­mary

The Wen­zel Great Basin is a good tent. There are bet­ter tents on the mar­ket but not for such a good price. The is tons of space for a tent priced this low. Check to see if there is still a 50% dis­count on the Wen­zel Great Basin 18 X 10-Feet Nine-Person Two-Room Fam­ily Dome Tent on Ama­zon.   It is also avail­able with free shipping.

 

 

This guy has a pretty funny  take on camp­ing. can’t say that i agree with him but he made me laugh.

Camp­ing At The Beach

Many folks think about the moun­tains or forests  when con­sid­er­ing a camp­ing des­ti­na­tion. How­ever, camp­ing on the beach is also a good choice. The sand and water pro­vide plenty of activ­i­ties for out­door enjoy­ment. This can be a good fun get­away for you and your fam­ily or friends.
Many pub­lic beaches do not allow camp­ing, so do some research before plan­ning your trip. There are plenty of places where camp­ing is per­fectly legal, though. Research the areas you are con­sid­er­ing before decid­ing on  a place, as there may be some restric­tions and reg­u­la­tions in place. A lot of beaches have rules as far as what vehi­cles are allowed on the beach, if any. There may also be restric­tions on mate­ri­als that are allowed. Many beaches do not allow glass  bot­tles but cans and plas­tics con­tain­ers re prob­a­bly allowed. There might  also be  par­tic­u­lar fire rules where fires are allowed only in cer­tain areas or under cer­tain con­di­tions.
The beach is loaded with inter­est­ing activ­i­ties. You could have a sand cas­tle build­ing con­test where the most unique and well-built cas­tle wins a prize. Swim­ming is a lot of fun but make sure you are aware of any warn­ing signs that are posted and do not use inflat­able floats in high surf. Boogey board­ing and surf­ing are good fun and some place will have lessons for those who are new to it. Many places have  rental spots for jet skis and boats as well. Snor­kel­ing or scuba div­ing will pro­vide you a glimpse into under­sea life if the water isn’t too murky. Pack some books of sea crea­tures native to the area to look up what they are when you spot them.
Be sure you pay atten­tion to any posted warn­ing signs. These may cau­tion against tides, cur­rents, sharks or envi­ron­men­tal dan­gers which could endan­ger your life and the lives of those you are respon­si­ble for. Do not go in the water if there are posted signs and always be aware of whats hap­pen­ing around you. Don’t for­get that the sun reflect­ing off the water inten­si­fies your expo­sure to UV rays so wear enough sun­screen and reap­ply often. Be sure it has a high UV resis­tance.
The tem­per­a­ture near the water drops sub­stan­tially at night, so even if it is very hot dur­ing the day, pack warmer clothes for the evening. Take notice of tides and set up camp so that you have enough room between the camp site and the water. Noth­ing can ruin a camp­ing expe­ri­ence faster then get­ting awak­ened by the tide enter­ing your tent or wash­ing away your belong­ings.
Grilling on the beach is a great time to get out the old grill and cook some burg­ers, steaks and hot dogs, or some seafood if you were lucky enough to catch any­thing. Sit­ting around a nice fire with the sun set­ting over ocean  is a  won­der­ful way to enjoy the evening. Be a con­sid­er­ate and respon­si­ble camper and remem­ber that other peo­ple will use the camp grounds. When you leave the camp site,  be sure to leave noth­ing behind, all fires are extin­guished, and the area is cleaned.

And don’t for­get to read our tent reviews to make sure you have the right tent for your next camp­ing trip.