This weekend was a fantastic weekend of hiking with camping for one night. The most fun I have ever had at Mt. Charleston to date was on this trip. I forgot that there was more to the mountain than the managed campgrounds and cabin rentals. Maybe I just needed to be reminded of that. The hike to the top of Trait Canyon was an amazing one and the view at the top was more than worth the pain in my feet.

So that you know what I mean by two different events, here is an example:

To hike is to walk through the woods and if you add camping then you are pitching a tent or setting up a bivvy for a few hours of rest until you head out on more of a journey, hiking the mountain or through the trails.

To camp is to drive your SUV or Car to one of the six campgrounds at Mt Charleston and set up your tent on a site, pay the $14 a night, and you have a bathroom and running water very near by at all times. Plus if you feel like taking a hike you can head out on one of the trails close by and then head back to your tent and fire pit when it starts to get to be that time.

See .. I was prepared to camp and hike this weekend when I should have been prepared to HIKE and camp. Good thing we were not in any hurry to get to the top and to get back down. By the time we made it up the short 2.5 mile hike it was perfect time to go around and check out the site and gather any ice we could for water and a few sticks for a fire to melt the ice.

For this camping adventure, Nino had all his ducks in a row except for one thing … Hiking Boots. From the start this seemed like a doomed adventure. Nino forgot his hiking boots and I was unsure of how I would hold up with my new internal frame backpack. I must admit that for our first time out together on a hike of this kind we did really well. I know I had a great time learning about the different hill tops up there and getting to go on a real hike with Nino was totally awesome. You always think that you are in pretty good shape and ready for anything until something comes along that challenges you and this hike really challenged me this time. Next time I will be better prepared and possibly I will leave some of that useless stuff behind when we are going to only stay out for one night.

When you go to Mt Charleston and want to take a short hike that could turn into a larger much more intense hike, a good place to start your adventure is on the Trait Canyon Trail. The Trait Canyon Trail in the first leg is pretty well hiked so even if you are not an expert hiker or outdoorsman you will be safe taking this as your starting point. You can access nearly all the outlying trails from this point if you check your map. There is usually water up at the top that you can refill your bottles and camelbaks with but this time there was only ice and snow for us to melt.

A great adventure awaits you in the trials of Mt Charleston. Although the campgrounds themselves are not as well kept as they should be, the trials are clean and very well kept. You can make several trips of one long trip to any peak at Mt Charleston. When you find yourself looking for a hike or a camping trip for the whole family and you are in the Las Vegas area, check out some of the hiking and camping available right up the street from the city.

I can’t wait to go hiking up there again. I heard through the grapevine that I am getting a new external frame backpack and that I am very grateful for. That would make getting out to Mt Charleston again soon a priority. Maybe the next time we go up there we will be able to take the rest of the family. I want them to see more than just pictures.

There is no cell phone reception so if you are looking for a place to get away from everyone and everything that bugs you every day this is a great place to hide away. There are several towns dotting the road on the way up there so you will have plenty of chances to stop and get those last minute things that you may have forgot.

Alamo also has one of the better Hot Springs where it is safe for everyone in the family. There is also the Caliente Hot Springs Motel and Spa that is very nice and just outside of Eagle Valley. Caliente is actually the second to last real town you will see before you see the lake. Then when you hit Pioche you are almost there. You don’t actually go through Pioche per say but you can still see it there in the distance. We made a pit stop there to check out the new pools that have been constructed and to see how warm the water was at this time of year. A nice temperature of about 87º and clean water that you can see through in every spot of the pools. There are several different areas of the springs so if one gets crowded you can hop over to any other part of the water and relax or make them move … lol!

There is also a look out on the way up there where you can see the entire valley that is surrounded with water beaten mountains. Not to mention Pioche which we didn’t get to stop in or go through since we waited until we were leaving before we decided that we should have stopped there.

The lake at Eagle Valley is full of fish so you are about 99.99% sure to catch a fish. Between the three of us we caught a total of 5 fish. Two of them went back in the water … one by accident. The lake in Eagle Valley is stocked with trout of almost every kind and they are very easy to catch if you know where on the lake to fish and you use the right bait. I won’t give away the secret bait that we were using but I will say this .. if your bait is spinning and shinning you are likely to catch something in almost any spot you pick.

The lake also offers access to boating for smaller boats. If you have a 3 – 4 man craft like an open bow or an aluminum boat with a small motor you can launch right at the entrance to the campground area. Eagle Valley is also very RV friendly. There are no hookups for water or electricity that I could find but there is a water and sewer drop of area where you can fill your tanks with potable water and drop off your sewage.

You may notice, depending on what time of year you go up there, that there are several spots before the Eagle Valley Resort where you can pull off the road and set up your tent or RV for free and stay a few nights next to the river and outside the resort area. The campground is $14 a night and that is for everyone. Unlike some of the campgrounds up at Mt. Charleston, you can have two or even three cars or ten tents on your campsite and there is still only a $14 a night charge. Now that is not saying that you can fit that many people in the sites but you can try if you like. I suggest that if you are traveling in several cars that you park by the lake after you find your site and drop off your gear.

Do you like to hike and camp out in the wilderness? Would you like to get away from everyone and get out into nature where you will see some very interesting and breathtaking views? Then take your backpack and head out on the trails of Eagle Valley. You can find your way through the West end of the campsite or head over to the East end of the lake and find trails that will keep you hiking for hours and even days. Up and down the mountains from peak to peak AND take your cell phone up there with you because at the top of most of the trails you can get some reception.

I was pleasantly surprised to see how well the area is kept. There is no trash anywhere and the whole area is just completely enjoyable. I think that if it had not been for the high winds that weekend and the expreme low temperatures I would have taken that hike and over night stay into the wilderness. I stayed in the campground though when I wasn’t fishing and only took a short hike to one of the peaks and to the huge hand carved cave where the lake drains into the river.

But I did get to test out my stove a couple times that I got the last minute before we left home. I’m happy to report that it worked fabulously even with the high winds. Just as I hoped it would. I found this stove on eBay along with a few others that are MSR Stoves and a lot cheaper in price than actually going to the retail stores or even ordering off of their site. I got this stove for $23.95, and that included shipping, from one of the stores on eBay. I was surprised that they sold them so much cheaper than in the REI store that has them for $39.95 and it is the exact same stove. We have an REI very close to us and I love to shop there but paying that much for the stove didn’t seem right to me when I could get such a great deal on it and I only had to wait a week to get it in the mail at my house. Very Nice!

I also got to try out this One Watt Headlamp that was pretty nice although the strap was a little small for my giant head. I got it to work well so I’m glad I made that purchase. It’s small and very light so carrying four of them with me in the pack is not as bad as you would think. I always like to take a few more of the things that I think I will lose or break.

That hike is quite the adventure but with a couple days of hiking and camping an experienced navigator can make it no problem. The scenery is quite stimulating up there and getting to the mountains is not as hard as you would think. There is actually a pretty well developed road that takes you deep into the mountains.

There are some washes through there that you will come across while you are hiking through the Lovell Canyon. Usually these are filled with water all year long but don’t jump in too soon. The waters here are a little questionable. At least they look that way. Be sure that you check where you are attempting to swim or drink BEFORE you just dive in.

When you do decide that you are ready for one of the better trips through the mountains in Nevada, try mapping the area of Lovell Canyon to Mt. Charleston Summit. The trail seems to be pretty straight forward and the hike will take you just over a day. With camping and rest stops along the way. The terrain is ever changing and you will need to at least have an experienced hiker with you if you are going to attempt this hike. You will need to navigate your way with a map and compass as there are no marked trails between the two and we didn’t see any on the Lovell Canyon side of the mountain range. There are a few under developed roads, or so it seems, that you can track with most of the way. You may even see a downed plane or two from days passed where aerial explorers have lost control over what some call the Bermuda Triangle of Nevada.

This was the first thing we wanted to get so that we could put all our goodies in one place. Actually I think it was so that I could carry everything that is big and heavy. I love carrying a big backpack. I’m used to it and at least I know that I will have all the stuff that I wanted to bring on the trip. I got this backpack from a store on eBay. The 6000ci Backpack is just want I needed for a perfect vacation.

Another great tool I wanted that I had when I was in the Army is the ever popular E Tool. Folding Shovel, or whatever you want to call it, it’s still an E Tool to me! This is a pretty handy tool to have. Although it weighs a little more than I would like it to, I wouldn’t want to go camping without one if I didn’t have to. The E Tool makes a great all around tool to have. Besides being able to dig with it, of course, you can use it to chop through brush and even cut wood or use it to cut down small trees to create a shelter in an emergency situation.

The last and final tool I wanted to get a new one of is my flint and knife. For starting a fire without matches or a lighter handy this is the best thing to have. The one I bought had a really nice sheath and as an added bonus I got two free can openers with it. That is what I love about shopping eBay, when you pay right away and use the sellers preferred payment method you sometimes get a little thank you in the form of something free. Ya know how you usually get a sticker or something when you buy electronics … ? Well thats just good advertising! Thanks to Lenny10gSURVIVAL’s eBay Store for the hook up!

If you want to get some great deals on camping gear shop around our site or check out ebay. I bet you will find some awesome deals. I know I do!

In our blog site and in our Mega Store you can find tons of great deals on things like tents-canopies, backpacks, fire starting kits, and tons of other great camping stuff. There are even foldable camping chairs which can be pretty handy when you are going on a long trip.

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We recently purchased a camping survival gear backpack for $60 from eBay. Our reasons for purchasing this backpack are more than just survival but boil down to pure survival indeed. We wanted to test one of these packs to see just how safe someone would be if they ended up stuck out in the woods or any other situation with JUST this pack. The main thing with this camping survival gear is that you can add to it and use only the survival pack on your trip. There is plenty of room for extra camping gear.

You could actually fit a small tent and sleeping bag, and even a change of clothes or two in with the survival gear. The gear that is in the pack is very basic for survival. You should be able to use JUST the pack to survive in any situation. There is enough food and water to keep you alive for quite some time. They recommend the pack for 72 hours but with my experience in survival techniques I will bet that you could go a week or even two with just what is in the pack if you are looking for rescue.

We will be testing the pack in the real world in a couple weeks. Check back for the results of those tests.

It’s so close to being done we can taste it! Camping in the new RV means that we get to take off to where ever and park where ever we can and head out into the woods with a base to come back to that has a potty! No more poopin out in the middle of the tics and getting poison oak on my butt again. This also means that we are going to be able to bring more camera equipment with us on our trips and that means more video and more pictures of our adventures.

Which brings me to another good idea. To go along with the Survival Pack testing, I was thinking about dong a podcast show called … Oh wait … I better save that for a minute.

Here we took a $1000 RV found on CraigsList.org and turned it into a livable, functional RV that we can use and have not spent over $500 total in renovations. Recycling most of the old pieces from the RV helped a lot and we were able to find some free stuff for the interior from craigslist.org as well.

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In our first test we wanted to test out the one man (or woman) survival backpack. In this test we will be using the Guardian Essentials Survival Kit which contains water, food, and a few essentials for navigating and basic survival. Weighing just under 9 lbs. this survival pack is very well put together and gives the survivor room to expand their survival pack.

We chose this pack for a few well thought out reasons.

• Weight, this survival pack is light and easy to carry. At just under 9lbs. it’s very easy to carry alone or as an addition to your main pack.
• Expandability, the user can easily expand this pack to include any amount of survival gear for their specific needs.
• Price, while not coming in as the least expensive survival pack, the Guardian Essentials is well worth the price for what is included.
• Durability, after receiving the pack we found that the stability of the straps, the materials used for the pack and the construction are superb. This is a well constructed back pack whether used for a survival pack or an every day back pack.
• Contents, while the medical kit and some of the products chosen for this pack are slightly lacking, like the face mask which could be well substituted for a bandana, the amount and quality of the rest of the products included in the pack are excellent.
• Usage, with the size and shelf life of the contents you can easily store this pack in a car or truck, van what ever you have for those road side flat tire, ran out of gas adventures, or throw it on your back for a hike in the wilderness.

Overall this pack gets a big thumbs up so far. We will be testing the pack in a real world survival situation in about two weeks. The first weekend in March is the target date and we will be recording our results here on the site along with some video and a few images from the event.

To reserve a spot at Mt. Charleston is very easy. ReserveAmerica.com offers an easy and effective way to reserve any site all year long. A couple of our favorite places up there are McWilliams and Hill Top. Hill Top offers showers and is pretty central to the hiking trails that we frequented while we were there. McWilliams is very roomy with plenty of space for even RVs and there are out houses available.

During the summer months some of the picnic areas are converted into camping sites. With all of the same amenities as the campgrounds they are a little harder to get to if you have a lot of gear but perfect for the hiker that just needs a place to set up camp for a few nights and wants to have access to the fire pits and tables.

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Since we bought out RV we haven’t had the time to go out and explore like we would like to. We bought this RV with the intentions of restoring it and making it out little camping home away from home. Working on getting the interior refinished and using as much recycled materials as we could, we are nearing completion. This is an exciting time for us! The days of tent camping are far from over but having the RV as a base for any adventure is a real bonus. And finally being able to use the hook ups at the KOA Campgrounds is going to be a real pleasure. We have stayed at many of the KOA’s around the state and the country for that matter, but we are really looking forward to the day when we pull in riding in the semi-new refurbished RV!

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There are so many places to go in out state to hike and camp. I think this state (Nevada) has the largest BLM area of any state in the country. There is so much free land here to hike and discover. With all of the campgrounds that are placed all around the state there is no problem finding a well maintained place to pitch your tent. But if you want to get out and explore we highly recommend getting yourself a map and a compass and heading out into some of the untamed land better known as BLM, or Bureau of Land Management.

The BLM land is not only confined to Nevada although like I said it is a huge part of Nevada. If you look in your local area I am sure that you will be able to find some undiscovered country that you can map out for a fun trip. Whatever your trip is that you plan, have a great time out in nature finding out what is out there to discover. You may even find something that no one has discovered yet!

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Therm-a-Rest ProLite 4 Sleeping Pad – Short This is the most compact, four-season, self-inflating mattress Therm-a-Rest® makes. This mattress is engineered for extreme alpine climbing, adventure racing and long-distance backpacking when reducing weight and bulk are paramount. Technically advanced fabric and foam make this pad 30% lighter than an UltraLite™ pad. Low-volume, tapered design has the smallest rolled size ever! Bottom features an innovative, sticky-dot, non-slip surface. Warm enough for four-season use. Chair Kit (sold separately) adds backcountry comfort.

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Here are some great deals on Muti-Tools. We like Gerber for these types of camping gear and we are partial to Leatherman as well. When you are out and about in Natures World you want to have at the very least a good knife and some kind of sharpening stone or a flint. In the extreme event that you are separated from the rest of your party or out on your own you will survive longer if you have a good multi-tool.

Making shelter, cutting food and general defense are a must for any survival situation. Multi-tools are handy to have around the house as well for those quick fixes.

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