outdoor camping, camping hiking When we go outdoor camping, we like to have colorful camping gear with us, and today I found this practical way to bring a little color and decoration into our eating utensils and plates and all the other things that need to be on the table to eat a meal. This includes service for four which is plenty for us and the silverware is actually stainless steel, not plastic. The plates are melamine, there are four plastic goblets and cotton napkins, as well as a bottle opener and salt and pepper shakers.

I love this color green, so of course I ordered it right away. The bag all these things come in is also insulated which may make it useful for shopping in town, too. In the heat of the summer, we wouldn't think of buying ice cream or other frozen deserts without a cooler along. Although we have air conditioning in the car, sitting in the parking lot locked up will raise the interior temperature to over 120 quickly. It's also summer in Phoenix that motivates us to go outdoor camping whenever we have a free weekend, which is usually once a month or so.

We buy our products for outdoor camping online most of the time. I found this 29 piece Picnic Set in Cooler Bag at a website when I was looking for things to take camping hiking, since the season for best hiking in the Sonoran desert is around the corner and we want to be prepared. It's been a wet winter and I imagine the spring flowers will be spectacular so we're going to be spending lots of time photographing all the flowers in bloom. There's about a three week window of spring flowers, and we may even go outdoor camping on the weekend to take advantage of long hikes without worrying about getting home in time for dinner and driving right back out to do it again the next day.

I found the picnic basket at Route 66 Mega Mall located at www.route66megamall.com, a great site for camping gear and things for outdoor camping. It makes a big difference to have the best gear along, and I like the fact that this picnic set includes everything we need to set a nice, colorful table. I like to do most of my shopping for outdoor camping online because it saves a lot of time and money, all of which is better spent in the great outdoors rather than a shopping mall. As spring grows closer, we'll all appreciate the efficient use of our time and money we made over the winter so we can start tapping into both for some fine weekends in the great state of Arizona.