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Thermarest vs thermarest

By Christina|2016-05-09T21:04:03-04:00May 9th, 2016|Categories: #thermarest, backcountry, backcountry camping, camp, camping, camping tips, campsite, kayak, Kayaking, mat, matt, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, outdoor products, Outdoors, pad, sleep, sleeping, sleeping matt, sleeping pad, tent, tentcamping, Uncategorized|Tags: @outdoorsSFA, #backcountry, #backcountrycamping, #goodsleep, #neoair, #outdoor, #outdoorsoriented, #sleepingmat, #sleepingpad, #therma-rest, #thermarest, #trekker, mat, outdoorproducts, sleep, sleeping|

The week before my last backcountry trip of the year, I went to Outdoors Oriented for a visit. I needed a few things for my trip. I was also looking for some items to test out for my blog and Jamie, the stores owner, was kind enough to provide me with one of his tester NeoAir Trekker Thermarest mats! I was stoked. It was so tiny and I was curious to see how comfortable it would be [...]

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Restoule PP – Spring has sprung!

By Christina|2016-05-02T20:04:50-04:00May 2nd, 2016|Categories: #Restoule, Adventure, animals, beach, bearproof, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cold, Exploring, Fun, glamping, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, Parks, Pottery, Provincial Park, summer tent, tent, tentcamping, Trails, Up north|Tags: @ontarioparks, #adventure, #camping, #canada, #explore, #exploring, #fox, #hiking, #iphone, #kayak, #kayaking, #may24, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #redfox, #Restoule, #RestouleProvincialPark, #Rockcliffe, #RockcliffePottery, #tent, #tents, #trail, #trails, #woodpecker, beach, camp|

Last year at this time, I had not winter camped all season. I had not winter camped at all. By April I was dying to get outdoors and into my tent. With May long weekend coming up, I had a chat with mom to see if she'd want to go on a little trip, and then went onto the Ontario Parks site to find somewhere to go! We had never been to Restoule, but I have [...]

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The Spring Cottage Life Show

By Christina|2016-04-25T22:36:09-04:00April 25th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, blog, booths, camp, campchairs, Campers, camping, Canada, carcamping, Chairs, cottage, cottage show, cottaging, Exploring, glamping, homes, hot tent, Huntsville, inspiration, kayak, Kayaking, learning, Ontario, outdoor products, Outdoors, outdoors show, paddle, paddling, Parks, Presentation, show, tent, trade show, Uncategorized, winterglamping, wood|Tags: @aspenvalleyws, @discoverontario, @LunaAdventures, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, @paddleshack, @parkscanada, @pioneerloghomes, @smokey_bear, @swift_canoe, #aspenvalley, #boats, #cottagelife, #cottages, #grandmothersbakedgoods, #kayak, #kayaking, #letsdiscoveron, #mnr, #north, #ontario, #paddle, #paddling, #smokeythebear, #sup, #swift, cottage, cottaging|

It was a Thursday night when i got the message from a fellow blogger, Let's Discover Ontario, asking if I wanted to go to the Spring Cottage Life Show. I had never heard of it, as I'm a camper and generally not a cottager, but it sounded like a great way to spend a cold rainy Saturday. I graciously accepted after receiving a yes from Peter about if he wanted to go with me. I [...]

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Camper Christina – A New Chapter Begins!

By Christina|2016-04-19T20:42:38-04:00April 19th, 2016|Categories: #north, Adventure, alone, Exploring, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, inspiration, move, moving, Muskoka, Nature, new beginning, new job, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, St. Catharines, Trails, Uncategorized, Up north, yolo|Tags: @algonquinoutfit, #answers, #career, #conqueryourfears, #declutter, #facefear, #fear, #getoutdoors, #getoutside, #happy, #inspiration, #lakemuskoka, #livingthedream, #newadventures, #newjob, #newlife, #portcarling, #purging, #stress, #wegetoutside, move, moving, Muskoka, yolo|

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Homemade fire starter

By Christina|2016-04-12T07:26:26-04:00April 12th, 2016|Categories: #fire, Adventure, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping tips, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cooking, DIY, fire starter, glamping, homemade, Nature, Ontario, outdoor products, outdoorproducts, Outdoors, tent, tentcamping, tipi, tips, winter, winter camping tips|Tags: @ontarioparks, #camperchristina, #camping, #diy, #eggcartons, #fire, #firestarter, #flame, #heat, #homemadefirestarter, #warm, #wax, camp, cotton, homemade, sawdust|

With all the camping I do, I can use all the savings I can find. Even if its just a few dollars here and there! I always bring firestarter with me on every trip. It is a small item that can sometimes make or break your camping trip. Sometimes you are in the backcountry and all the good wood has been used up, or, you just arrived after several days of rain. Sometimes the wood [...]

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Decew Falls – Historic Hiking in Niagara!

By Christina|2016-03-28T17:42:31-04:00March 28th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, alone, Brock, bruce trail, brucetrail, Canada, day trip, Decew, Decew Falls, Decew House, Exploring, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, icefalls, Lake Gibson, Morningstar Mill, Nature, Niagara, Niagara Bruce Trail, Ontario, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, solo trip, St. Catharines, Trails, walking, walks, water, waterfalls, waterways, wind, winter|Tags: @bruceTrail_BTC, @ontariotravel, @ontrails, @tctrail, #bruce, #brucetrail, #canadagoose, #canadiangeese, #decewfalls, #geese, #gibson, #hike, #hiking, #hikingtrail, #history, #lakegibson, #lakemoodie, #laurasecordlegacy, #moodie, #morningstarmill, #niagarabrucetrail, #stcatharines, #swan, #swans, #trail, #trails, #waterfalls, #winter, Brock, Decew, falls, icefalls, tct, water|

Decew Falls is named after John DeCou, who purchased the land in about 1788, buying 100 acres with an axe and an indian blanket. In 1812 he purchased the land along the top of the escarpment from his newly built stone house to Decew Falls. During the war of 1812, DeCou served in the Lincoln Militia and his home served as headquarters by the British where Laura Secord brought news to in June of 1813, of a potential [...]

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Yurting at Silent Lake- Mom’s Sled-in

By Christina|2016-03-21T19:09:57-04:00March 21st, 2016|Categories: #snowshoeing, Adventure, bonnies pond, camp, Campers, camping, campsite, Canada, carcamping, cold, Exploring, glamping, hike, Hikers, Hiking, hiking trails, ice, inspiration, Lookout, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, pull in, silent lake, sledding, Uncategorized, walkling, walks, winter, winter Wonderland, winterglamping, yurt|Tags: @Onhighlands, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @silentlakePP, #adventure, #bancroft, #bonniespond, #bonniespondtrail, #explore, #exploring, #glamp, #glamping, #hike, #hiking, #silentlake, #silentlakeprovincialpark, #sledin, #snowshoe, #snowshoeing, #winter, #WinterWonderland, #yurt, Outdoors|

While staying in a yurt at Mew Lake with my mom, we met a park ranger who had just come from working at Silent Lake. He told us all about the park and that he highly recommended us paying it a visit. I had heard a lot about Silent Lake but had never been there so I was appreciative of the information and decided to look into it further when I got home. A few weeks [...]

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CLIMBING AN ICE WALL – An Epic Adventure!

By Christina|2016-03-07T20:08:42-05:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, axe, blog, Canada, Climb, Climbing, cold, crampons, Exploring, frozen waterfalls, Fun, girls, gloves, ice, ice wall, iceclimbing, icefalls, icewall, inspiration, learning, medeba, Ontario, Outdoors, teepee, tipi, Uncategorized, water, waterfalls, winter|Tags: @ibbtravel, @medebaConnect, @Onhighlands, @yoursoutdoors, #barrie, #camperchristina, #haliburton, #haliburtonhighlands, #iceaxe, #iceclimb, #minden, #ontariohighlands, #pick, #southwind, #waterfall, #winterWander, axe, Climb, Climbing, crampons, ice, medeba, Yoursoutdoors.ca|

Have you ever wanted to climb a wall of ice? For me the answer is "ABSOLUTELY!" A few months ago I went on a waterfall trip to see some frozen waterfalls in the Hamilton area. Tiffany Falls, a gorgeous sight frozen was my favourite of the three I visited that day. Upon doing research for the blog post, I discovered that people actually climb it in the winter. WHAT? For real? How cool is [...]

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Hiking to Starling Lookout – Mew -42, Part 3

By Christina|2016-03-01T07:53:09-05:00March 1st, 2016|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, backcountry, camping, Canada, carcamping, Climb, Climbing, cold, day trip, Exploring, family day weekend, hike, Hiking, hiking trails, hikingtrails, Lookout, Mew Lake, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoors, Parks, Provincial Park, Trails, walkling, walks, water, winter camping tips, winterinthewild|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @discoverontario, @ontarioparks, @ontariotravel, #algonquin, #canada, #familydayweekened, #highlandbackpackingtrail, #hiking, #iSurvivedMewAtMinus42, #mew, #mewlake, #ontario, #provoking, #ProvokingLake, #StarlingLake, #StarlingLookout, #trail, #winter, winterinthewild|

While camping at Mew Lake during Winter in the Wild, my sitemates and myself decided to go for a hike to Starling Lookout. We packed up our backpacks and ourselves as it was a balmy -22 (better than the -42 we'd been through already) and headed out on the trail. We didn't take our snowshoes as we'd been told all the trails were well packed and they weren't needed. I was bummed but no point [...]

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The Outdoor Adventure Show w Camper Christina & Mom!

By Christina|2023-02-16T22:14:53-05:00February 25th, 2016|Categories: #bloggers, #canoe, booths, bruce trail, brucetrail, Campers, Canada, day trip, Exploring, girls, glamping, Hikers, Hiking, hot tent, kayak, Kayaking, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Ontario Trails, Outdoor Adventure Show, outdoor products, Outdoors, outdoors show, Parks, Presentation, tent, Trails, Uncategorized, vendors|Tags: @algonquin_pp, @algonquinoutfit, @canoe_collector, @canoe_in, @eurekacamping, @karengeterdone, @keencanada, @kmsoutdoors, @man_camping.ca, @ontarioparks, @ontrails, @outdoorAdvShow, @outdoorsSFA, @paddleshack, @parkscanada, @pasionatepadler, @RBGCanada, @some_eventful, @wildwomenexp, #atuk, #canoe, #Cootes, #davidlee, #Eureka, #friends, #getoutdoors, #getoutside, #gorp, #hiking, #hottent, #kayak, #OAS, #paddles, #passionatepaddler, #solo, #TheCampingFamily, #vistaprint, #wegetoutside, gear, Outdoors|

With months of anticipation, the day had finally come! The Outdoor Adventure Show was in Toronto and I was ready to go! By recommendation of my friend at Ontario Trails, this show was a great place to network and meet contacts and with my blog CamperChristina.com still in it's first year, I wanted to make the best impression possible. I contacted my friend Stacey to help me design a logo, which would be used to put [...]

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