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Find private lands for camping with Hipcamp

How to Use Hipcamp to Find Private Campsites Near You

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If you’ve ever booked a room through Airbnb or caught a ride in an Uber, you’re no stranger to the shared economy business model, which uses unique, technology-based platforms to facilitate interaction between a service provider and customer. Hipcamp came into being in 2013 and has been called the Airbnb of camping. The Hipcamp platform allows campers to connect with…
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How to Make Smores Meltier

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When you think of camping food one of the first treats to come to mind is smores. This gooey goodness of graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate has been delighting campers since at least 1927, when the first published recipe for ‘some mores’, appeared in “Tramping & Trailing with the Girl Scouts”. Why are smores called smores? The contraction of ‘some…
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Backcountry Cooking 101: A Guide to Backpacking Food

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Now that you’ve read up on Backcountry camping, your next question might be “what types of backpacking food am I going to eat out there in the woods?” Unlike RV camping or cabin camping, weight is the biggest factor when deciding how to cook and what to eat in the backcountry. This is not the trip for Dutch Ovens and…
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