Skadi Camp

Gear that earns its place in the truck: camping, RV life, and power when the grid is gone.

Skaði, the huntress of mountains and winter, who chose the wild over the shore.

Picks

The Cot Was on the Furniture Chart All AlongWe said the camp bedding chart will not sell you a cot. The camp furniture chart has one at number eight, with 8,938 ratings. Here is what else it hides.Read →
Camping Gifts That Get UsedTen of the top twenty camping best-sellers are insect repellent. The gifts that actually get used are the ones a camper won't replace until the old one fails.Read →
The Camp Kitchen Chart Is Mostly Ice PacksNine of the top twenty camp kitchen best-sellers are ice packs and four are coolers. There is exactly one stove on the chart, and it sits at number fourteen.Read →
The Camp Bedding Chart Has No CotNine of the top twenty camp bedding best-sellers are air mattresses, three are sleeping bags and three are beach blankets. There is not one cot on it.Read →
What's Missing From a Camping First Aid KitThe camping safety chart sells eight lighters, four hand warmer packs and exactly one first aid kit. What a bought kit leaves out, and what belongs beside it.Read →
Camping Tent for Beginners: What the Chart Actually SellsAmazon's Tents and Shelters chart has one real camping tent in its top eleven, at number ten. Everything above it is tarps, stakes and beach shelters.Read →
Camping Water Filter vs Purification TabletsBoth sit in the camping top ten and they do not do the same job. A filter does not touch a virus; tablets do nothing about silt. Which you need, and when.Read →
Car Camping Essentials for BeginnersAmazon's camping chart has no tent, no sleeping bag and no stove anywhere in its top twenty-five. What it does give you, and the four things it will not.Read →
The Only Light in the Camping Top TwentyOne headlamp at number six is the only light in Amazon's camping top twenty. The flashlights do not appear until twenty-one, and that order is the argument.Read →
Camping Gear That Fails in Heat, Not ColdEvery camping list is written for cold nights. The best-seller chart is written for hot ones: ice packs at number one, water filters, bug spray.Read →
The Camping Best-Seller List Is Mostly Bug SprayFive of the top eight camping best-sellers are insect repellent. That is worth reading as information about camping, not about repellent.Read →
Camping Essentials for Beginners, on a BudgetThe gear that decides whether a cold night is uncomfortable or dangerous costs very little. Three cheap things to pack before the expensive kit.Read →
A Portable Power Station for Camping and Outages: How to Size OneThe one number that decides which power station you need, and the three that are worth the money for a truck camper or a monsoon-season outage.Read →

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