outdoor camping, camping and outdoorWe are a family that spends a lot of time outdoor camping and this winter, we had such good times because we introduced some friends to the joys of outdoor camping and they accompanied us on a few trips. Our friend likes to drink a martini around 5 PM every day, and he is particular about the glasses he uses for them. Each time we went out, he accidentally broke the glasses they brought along, so when I was shopping online the other day for more outdoor camping supplies, I found Lexan martini glasses that should meet with his high standards, and be unbreakable at the same time.

His birthday is in June, so the GSI LEX Martini Glasses I ordered will be here in plenty of time. I ordered two of them because his wife occasionally has a martini, too, and as females, we have that matching gene in abundance. I think that they'll get a chuckle out of the Lexan martini glasses, and it's one of the most practical gifts I could give them for outdoor camping.

Since they are new to outdoor camping, they are still putting together all the camping gear that they need to go out on their own. Over the winter we showed them the ropes and brought along all the cooking gear for outdoor camping, but with the hot Phoenix summer coming up, I know they'll want to head to the mountains to camp on their own. We told our friends the key to great times when outdoor camping is to eat well. Studies have shown that when people are camping and outdoors, food tastes better. So I told them that they should get the best cooking camping gear that they can find.

When we give our friend his birthday present, I'll also give them the link to the website where I bought it which was Olis Outdoors at http://www.route66megamall.com, so they can buy the cooking gear for their trips online. I won't have to convince them that shopping online is much better all around than shopping locally, and they'll appreciate the link so they don't have to hunt around to find a good site for their gear. It's really fun to show people the ins and outs of outdoor camping.

I remember my first backpacking trip, back when I was single and had some girlfriends who helped me get the gear I needed to go with them. That was before there were online stores for outdoor camping so we had to use our lunch hours to buy the backpacking gear I needed, unlike now when we can just instant message each other, and share links to pages online for things we think are a good value any time of day or night. When we do the shopping for necessities online or even disretionary items, we save both time and money we can use for more fun things, like camping trips or having a long, leisurely lunch together.