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The Great Outdoors - Family Camping Guide

Fall 2001 Edition

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*Know how to use your tire chains and that they fit your tire size. Yes, do this even if you have massive tire tread. As a precaution, install your new tire chains in your garage. When you do, make sure to trim overhanging chain because it will act as a weed whacker inside your fender. For tires larger than 33 inches, you'll need to get chains at an off-road specialty shop because they generally don't carry them at Wal-Mart in large sizes. On a recent winter trip we saw people putting chains on the rear of their front-wheel-drive vehicles. Craziness, we know.

*Spray graphite lubricant in locks to keep them from freezing up.

*Check heater/defrosters. FYI: They are important for visibility and passenger comfort.

*Always, always, always keep your gas tank full. Running out of gas really sucks. In the winter it's way worse.

*Frozen locks can be a problem. Use a lighter to heat your key, then insert it into the frozen lock or try going in a different door.

*Brake carefully, steer gently, and accelerate like your foot is a feather.

*Finally, remember that you are always supposed to steer into a wet and wild snow skid.

SOURCES
Princeton Tec
princetontec.com
Yukon
Boots
Midland
Communication
Adventure Medical Kits
Outbound Products Ferrino USA
Tents, packs, sleeping bags
TFO
Water filtration/purification
No Rinse Laboratories
Sanitation, no-rinse products
Buck Knives
Knives
Woods Canada Ltd.
Sleeping bags
Hi-Tec Sports
Boots
Kluane Mountaineering Ltd.
Sleeping bags
Zamberlan
Boots, footwear
Peak 1
Alpina Sports Corp.
Boots
Si-Tex
Communication
The Brunton Co.
Binoculars, GPS, compasses
Maptech
GPS
Zee Medical Inc.
First aid kits, safety products
South Bend
Flashlights, fishing equipment
Walrus
Tents, sleeping bags
Garmin
8-00/-800-1020
Woolrich
Clothing
Outdoor Innovations Ltd.
Tents
Limmer Boot Inc.
Boots
Camelbak
Hydration systems
Tough Traveler Ltd.
Packs, bags
Golight Inc.
Flashlights
Wild Things Inc.
Sleeping bags
Polar Barriers
Sleeping pads
Crazy Creek Products Inc.
Sleeping pads
Red Ledge
Ka-bar Knives
Knives
Kenwood Communications
Mobile radios, communication
Artiach/Appalachian Mountain Supply
Sleeping pads
Lifeline Medical Inc.
First aid kits
Design Salt
Sleeping bags
Gerber/Fiskars
Camping axes, knives
Swarovski
Binoculars
Lowa Boots
Boots
Ultimate Survival
Tools
Nikwax USA
Footwear
Superfeet Worldwide
Footwear
Outdoor Products
Packs
Truck Vault Lowe Alpine Systems
Packs, backpacking equipment, ja
Timberland Suunto
Artisan Gear
Bags, packs
Platypus
Hydration systems
PUR
Filtration systems
Thompson/Center
Firearms
Bridgedale
Socks
Gronell
Boots
Apelco/Raytheon Electronics
Communication, radar, compasses
Rokk
Montrail
Boots
SweetWater
Water treatment
JanSport Inc.
Packs
Stephensons Warmlite
Mountain Quest/ Kutmaster
Knives, tools
Nalgene Products
Water bottles, canteens
Safetystore
First aid, safety
Serratus
Packs
Alps Mountaineering
Packs, sleeping bags
Avid Outdoor
Tents, cookware
Technica
Boots, footwear
Shakespeare Electronics
Communications
MAG Instrument Inc. Natural Balance
Packs
Five Ten Co.
Boots, shoes
Vibram
Footwear
Therm-a-Rest
Self-inflating air mattresses
Danner Shoe
Boots
Swiss Army Brands Inc.
Knives, tools
Optronics Inc.
Automotive and camping lighting
Raichle Molitor USA
Boots
VauDe Sports Inc.
Packs, tents, sleeping bags, sto
J. Edwards Co.
Gloves
General Ecology
Water treatment
Standard Communications
Communication
Patagonia
Deep E Co.
Boots
Magellan Corp.
GPS
Integral Designs
Sleeping bags
Nite Lite Co.
Flashlights
Western Mountaineering
Sleeping bags
Cherokee
Communication, two-way radios
Madden Mountaineering
Packs
Granite Gear
Packs
Fila USA
Packs, boots
Planetoutdoors.com
Outdoor gear
Glowmaster
Cookware
Slumberjack
Wisconsin Pharmacal
Water treatment
MEI (Outdoor Legacy)
Packs
Mountain Hardware Sterns Inc.
MTM Molded Products Co. Maxon America Inc.
Communication
Silva/JWA
GPS
Moss Tents
Tents
Brenthaven
Packs
Pentax
Binoculars, cameras
Gregory Mountain Products
Packs
Dana Design
Supply Pro
Gloves
Ritchie Navigation
Compass
Swiss-Tech/LKL Innovations Ltd.
Tools
Leica Camera
Binoculars
Phillips Environmental Products Inc.
Sanitation
Minolta
Binoculars
AKU USA
Boots
Katadyn
Water purification systems
Essential Gear Inc.
171 Wells St.
Greenfield
MA  01301
www.essentialgear.com
Outdoor Research (OR)
Arc'Teryx
Packs
Quest
Sleeping bags
Safewater Anywhere
Water treatment
Marmot Mountain Ltd.
Packs, tents, sleeping bags
Simmons Osprey Packs
Bags, packs
Columbia River Knife & Tool
Knives
EDKO Alpine Designs
Packs
Cobra Climb High
Tents, sleeping bags
Camping Gaz
Stoves
Diamond Brand
Packs, tents
ITT Night Vision
Binoculars, night vision systems
Speedtech Instruments
Compass
Kelty Inc.
Packs, tents, sleeping bags
Helly Hansen
Jackets
SmartWool
Wool socks
Vasque
Boots
Natalex
Packs
Leatherman
503-253-7826
www.leatherman.com
Camp Trails
Packs
Noall Tents
Tents
Garmont
Boots
Coleman
8-00/-835-3278
Sog Specialty Knives
Knives
L.L. Bean Inc.
Packs, tents, sleeping bags, jac
Brinkman
Cookware, lighting
Columbia
Boots, clothing
Byer Manufacturing
Camp furniture
Craftsman/Sears
Flashlights, tools
Mountain Tools Dachstein/K.D. Sports
Boots
Steiner/Pioneer Research
Binoculars
Motorola
Communication, two-way radios
American Camper
Sleeping bags
Caribou Mountaineering
Packs
Salomon North America
Boots
Peregrine Outfitters
Cookware
Timberline Filters
Water treatment
Alico Sports
Boots
Merrill Footwear
Boots
Zodiak Outback Gear
Sanitation
Tasco
Binoculars
Glacier Gloves
Gloves
High Country
Outdoor Products
Nike
Boots, jackets, athletic wear
Nikon
6-31/-547-4200
www.nikonusa.com
Yeoman/Weems & Plath
GPS
Fujinon Inc.
Binoculars
Streamlight Inc.
Flashlights
Wiggy's Inc.
Sleeping bags
Sierra Designs
The North Face Asolo
Boots, footwear
Canon USA
Binoculars
ZZ Manufacturing
Stoves
Mechanix Wear
24950 Anza Dr.
Valencia
CA  91355
6-61/-257-0474
www.mechanix.com
Armadillo
Tents
Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) Cabela's
Savage Gear
Packs, climbing gear
Mountainsmith
Packs, ski gear
Polar Equipment
Water treatment
Down-to-Earth (Metolius)
Sleeping pads
Sorel
Boots
Lowrance Electronics
8-00/-324-1356
www.lowrance.com
Primus
Stoves, lanterns, cookware
Myerchin Inc.
Flashlights
Burris Savvy Optics
Binoculars
Trukke Winter Sports Inc.
Boots
Lafuma America Inc.
Packs, clothing, sleeping bags
San Martin
Boots
Browning Millet
Packs
Eagle Creek
Travel Gear
Wenzel
Seattle Sports
GPS
Wigwam
Performance socks
Downright Ltd./ Wolverine Sleeping Bags
Sleeping bags
Vortex Backpacks
Packs
Mountain Safety Research (MSR) JANDD Mountaineering
Packs
Cascade Designs Mountain Equipment Co-Op
Tents, sleeping bags
Kershaw Knives Kai Cutlery, USA Ltd.
Knives
Dalgren Footwear
Socks
Moonstone Eureka
Packs, tents
Sebertech
Tools
Loon Outdoors
Sanitation
Optimus
Stoves
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