Summertime is the peak time for families to get out, explore the great outdoors and doing some old-fashioned camping. Camping today can be fun and educational, but you need to have certain essentials to take along with you for the trip. Here are some products we have found that are great to keep in your “Camping Essentials” pack for those moments.
Sportsman Pocket Chainsaw
It’s not a true camping experience until everyone has sat around the fire, and that means plenty of wood. While you usually can’t cut down live trees in state and national parks without a permit, dead wood is another matter. But, cutting those pieces down to size can be a chore without the Pocket Chainsaw from Sportsman Industries.
An Amazon superstar, this 3-foot length of actual chainsaw chain has bi-directional, self-cleaning teeth so it cuts in two directions with every pull on the sturdy handles. Once the wood is cut, use the magnesium fire starter included with each purchase to get the night going.
Rated 4.5 stars with nearly 800 reviews on Amazon.
Icy Bev Kooler 2.0 3-in-1 Drink Cooler by Grand Fusion
Fishing and camping can be fun and exciting, but nothing beats sitting around a camp fire at the end of the day and enjoying a cool beverage on a hot something night. The Icy Bev Kooler 2.0, a three-in-one beverage insulator, is a great way to keep cold drinks cool for hours.
The core is a double-walled insulator that keeps cans cold for hours. Drinking from bottles? Just add the top cone and keep your drink ice cold while also protecting it from breaking. Got water? Tighten the base and fill her up! The top cone and silicone gaskets prevent leaks. Both the cap and sizing disc have built-in openers for screw tops, and a silicone stopper is included to reseal bottles and stop beverages from going flat.
Rated 4.3 stars out of nearly 30 reviews on Amazon.
Geekey
If you’re like me, you’ve got a multi-tool somewhere around. It weighs nearly a half-pound and you don’t remember what’s in it because you tore your nail in half the last time you tried to open it to find out. It’s basically a heavy, expensive pair of pliers. The TSA-compliant Geekey puts all that to shame. With over 16 tools, it’s a little larger than a standard house key and weighs in at under 1 ounce.
Built in features include:
- Combination slotted, Phillips and square screwdrivers
- Imperial and metric closed wrenches
- Smoking pipe and bowl
- Wire bender
- Bottle opener
- Scorer
- Quarter-inch bit driver
- Wire stripper
- 90-degree protractor
- Quarter-inch open wrench
- Imperial and metric rulers
- File
- Bike spoke key
Rated 4.6 stars with over 330 ratings on Amazon.
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