Outdoors Tips: Fishing, Camping, Sky Watching

From getting the best fishing days to finding your way without a compass, we’ve got ideas to enjoy the outdoors as well as be more self-sufficient and safe.  Plus, check out some tasty recipes for outdoor cooking. Have fun out there!

Gone Fishing

• Favorite Fly-Fishing Holes
• How to Estimate the Weight of a Fish
• Fishing Spots by State (U.S.)

Gone Camping

• Best Camping Days
• Finding Your Way Without a Compass
• A Hand Thermometer for Outdoor Cooking
• How to Tie Knots
• How to Easily Estimate Distances
• First Aid Essentials
• Emergency Car Kit
• Best Firewood to Burn
• Treating Poison Ivy
• Insect Bites and Stings

Weather/Tides/Sun and Moon

• Tide Calculator for locations across North America
• Rise and Set Times for the Sun, Moon and Planets
• When is the Full Moon?
• Weather Predictions (7-day and Long Range)

Weather Watching (Charts, Scales & Tables)

• Heat Index
• Beaufort Wind Force Scale
• Windchill Chart
• Classifying Clouds
• UV Index Chart
• Temperature Conversion Formula and Scale
• Cricket Chirps: Nature’s Thermometer

Outdoor Recipes

• Hunting Camp Banana Bread
• Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake
• Bacon and Cheese Taters
• Dutch Oven Recipes
• Summer Vegetable