What To Take Camping: April 2013

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Improve Your Golf Swing By Improving Your Tempo

We have all heard the word tempo in relation to the golf swing. Announcers on television speak of the “great” tempo Ernie Els has in his golf swing. What does tempo mean to the amateur and their golf swing?

Tempo in the Golf Swing

Tempo in the golf swing is a combination of many parts. Tempo is part timing in all aspects of the golf swing. It is part sequencing of each position within the golf swing, and it is part “feel”. Putting all these golf swing parts together creates tempo in your own golf swing.

Interconnecting each phase of the golf swing; address, take-away, backswing, transition, downswing, impact, and follow through is one part of tempo, Performing each of these phases with the correct timing is also tempo. And finally “feel” for the clubhead is part of tempo.

We can probably say tempo is the end goal of all our practice and time spent on our golf swing. Once we have developed tempo in the golf swing, there is definitely a level of mastery within it.

How Do We Develop Tempo in the Golf Swing?

A great question that does not have a simple answer: Developing tempo in the golf swing is a task that requires patience, practice, and time. There really are no short cuts to developing it within your golf swing. One practice session at the driving range will not do it. The use of a single training aide will not get you there. The implementation of a golf fitness program will not achieve this task on its own.

I say this because developing a PGA Tour type golf swing requires a “basket of tools” in your arsenal. Developing tempo and a silky smooth golf swing requires you to:

Â§ Receive proper instruction on the fundamentals of the golf swing

Â§ Maintain a consistent practice schedule with your golf swing

Â§ Use swing drills to develop every as of your golf swing

Â§ The possible implementation of training aides into your practice sessions

Â§ Implementing of golf fitness program to develop your body around the golf swing.

The “basket of tools” listed above put together can lead you to developing great tempo in your golf swing. It requires a comprehensive approach in which no short cuts can be made. Let’s take a look at the bullet points above to get a better understanding of how to go about this process.

Proper Instruction in the Mechanics of the Golf Swing

Learning the fundamentals of the golf swing is key to developing tempo. This can be achieved through quality instruction. This will allow your body to learn the nuances of the swing. This is the first step in developing tempo.

Consistent Practice of the Golf Swing

As they say practice makes perfect. In order for your body to learn and be able to repeat to proper mechanics of the golf swing, you must practice on a consistent basis. The body learns biomechanical movements through repetition. The golf swing is no different. Repetition through proper practice session is the second key to developing tempo.

Swing Drills to Develop the Golf Swing

The golf swing as a whole is one of the most intricate athletic movements to perform. In its entirety, it is a very difficult movement to perform and master. It is best when learning the golf swing to break it down into parts. Breaking the golf swing down into segments allows you more easily to master each phase of the swing. This is accomplished through the implementation of golf swing drills. Swing drills break the swing down into manageable parts.

Training Aides in Association with Your Golf Swing Drills

Training aides assist the body in developing the golf swing. Think of training aides as “training wheels” on a bicycle. They simply help your body learn certain movements and positions associated with the golf swing.

Implementing a Golf Fitness Program

Your body swings the golf club and performs the biomechanics of the golf swing. In order to perform the biomechanics of the golf swing correctly. It is necessary for your body to have certain levels of flexibility, balance, endurance, strength, and power. If your body is lacking any of this aforementioned list learning the biomechanics of the golf swing correctly will be very difficult. A golf fitness program is the final key to developing tempo in your golf swing.

Summary

To summarize the development of tempo in your golf swing requires a “basket of tools”. Tempo requires; proper instruction on the golf swing, consistent practice of your golf swing mechanics, the utilization of swing drills, training aides, and a golf fitness program. Put all of these aspects together and a golf swing with tempo will be yours.

Sean

Cheap Family Vacations - Some Suggestions

The real secret to cheap family vacations is to be opportunistic. When a friend offers you their cabin on the lake, say yes. Can you have as much fun at the cheaper, closer amusement park? Then that's where you need to be. Do the kids like the idea of cooking dinner over a campfire? Drive right on by that reastaurant. Find out what everyone really enjoys. It's sad to spend MORE on a trip for LESS enjoyment.

Examples Of Cheap Family Vacations

In Michigan, and many other places, you can find reasonable motels on the beach. Cheaper, and usually more scenic, are the numerous campgrounds on the beaches of Lakes Michigan, Superior, and Huron. You can find these in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and in Ontario, Canada. Below are a couple beach-based vacation ideas.

Treasure Hunting Vacations

Two metal detectors will cost less than a few nights with the family in a hotel. Why not camp near a ghost town or beach, and spend your days hiking, exploring, and hunting buried treasure? We always find interesting things when we take our metal detector to the beach. The kids will love the adventure, and when they get bored with digging up quarters, they have swimming nearby.

Beachcombing Vacations

this is cheap, and the whole family can enjoy it. You can find all sorts of things washed up on the beaches of the Great Lakes and the Oceans. In Michigan, we used to find bouys, parts of houses, and light bulbs. The light bulbs actually worked, a mystery solved years later when a sailor told me they throw them overboard for target practice. We were finding the ones that escaped the bullets.

We also found chunks of coal that had fallen off freighters. We burned them in the campfire. We found balloons with messages attached, sea shells, fossil rocks, odd-shaped driftwood, pieces of styrofoam big enough to use as rafts, and - you get the point.

Camping Vacations

If your family is willing to live in tents for a few days, or if you already own an RV, camping is the cheapest of cheap family vacations. We recently stayed at Williams Landing in Florida for eight days. We stalked alligators, watched armadillos walk through camp, saw a dozen other forms of wildlife, and sat around the fire trading stories with new friends from England and Texas every night. The cost, including the hot showers: zero. Woodall's catalog, available at any big RV dealer has listings of free campgrounds.

Other Cheap Family Vacations

How about a Montana testicle festival? Festival vacations can keep the whole family happy. You'll usually find carnival rides, music, events, contests, and more. By the way, Montana's testicle festivals are billed as family events, but good luck trying to get the kids to eat the "Rocky Mountain Oysters."

Boondocking is all about parking your recreational vehicle where you don't have to pay. If you aren't sure that kids will enjoy being in the middle of nowhere, find a ghost town or other treasure hunting locale. In Arizona, an old Mayan Indian showed us where to look for arrowheads, semi-precious stones, and ancient pottery. The desert is a great place to escape to in the winter, and treasure hunting is cheap vacation as well.

There are many more cheap family vacations, and many ways to keep any vacation cheaper. Stock the cooler with 25 cent pop instead of paying pop-machine prices. Keep the kids full on healthy snacks to avoid restaurants. Be an opportunistic vacationer.

Monday, April 29, 2013

52 Free Things to Do with Your Partner on Date Night

One of the things that works to keep relationships alive is spending quality time with each other. In this day of the information age, it is becoming increasingly difficult to carve out the necessary time to nurture our relationships. What with long work hours, helping kids with their homework, transporting them around to their extracurricular activities, getting dinner, cleaning up and going through the bedtime routine, what time is left?

Unless you orchestrate the time for your relationship, other less important things will crowd in and take what precious little time you do have. Pick a night that will be "date night" with your partner and make a game out of being as creative as you can be. Try to see how many things you can do without spending money.

To get you started, I've come up with some suggestions to help you for the next year. What follows are 52 ideas for how to spend creative time together without spending money. Feel free to add or modify any of the items on the list to suit your particular relationship and circumstances.

WINTER

1. Take a drive to look at the Christmas decorations.
2. Play cards - perhaps strip poker.
3. Watch a movie together.
4. Go outside and have a snowball fight.
5. Get some finger paints and create your own body art with each other as your canvass.
6. Go sleigh riding.
7. Go ice skating.
8. Work out or exercise together.
9. Stage your own improvisation show.
10. Sing to each other.
11. Review or create a photo album or scrapbook of your memories together.
12. Play a board game - perhaps chess, Scrabble or Twister.
13. Go to a book store, get coffee and read for hours.

SPRING

14. Work on a remodeling project together.
15. Plan and complete a yard work project together.
16. Do the spring cleaning together---room by room. When done, reward yourself by making love in the room you've cleaned.
17. Put on old clothes and mud wrestle after some drenching rain.
18. Give each other a massage.
19. Play catch---football, baseball, softball or Frisbee.
20. Go to a car dealer and test drive the car of your dreams.
21. Shoot basketball together.
22. Dance together.
23. Take a shower together and wash each other---everywhere.
24. Take a free adult education class together.
25. Go to a mall and have a contest to see which one of you can get the most free samples.
26. Go rollerblading or bike riding.

SUMMER

27. Build a campfire and roast marshmallows.
28. Go swimming or skinny dipping.
29. Give each other a manicure or pedicure.
30. Go somewhere crowded to people watch.
31. Go to a free outdoor event, perhaps a concert.
32. Lie on a blanket outside and watch the clouds or stars.
33. Go on a picnic.
34. Watch a fireworks display.
35. Be creative and engage in sexual role plays. Be anyone you'd like to be for the night who is also exciting for your partner.
36. Sit by the water somewhere.
37. Do a prolonged strip tease for each other.
38. Have a water balloon fight.
39. Sit outside and read poetry to each other.

FALL

40. Go for a drive together.
41. Go window shopping.
42. Incorporate food into your love making---chocolate syrup, whipped cream, fondue, strawberries---anything you and your partner enjoy.
43. Call or write to someone you haven't had contact with in a while.
44. Cook something together.
45. Spend an evening just talking with each other. Talk about the things you have done, plans you have for the future, important people in your lives or current events.
46. Take a bubble bath together.
47. Go to a free movie or museum.
48. Take a drive and find the potential in old houses and their properties.
49. Create an imaginary story together---either orally or in written form.
50. Take turns being each other's genie in a bottle by fulfilling your partner's every wish and fantasy.
51. Play in the fallen leaves.
52. Create an exciting scavenger hunt that ends in your bed.

Now you have 52 suggestions for things to do with your partner for every week of the year divided by season. Certainly you don't have to follow my suggestions. Feel free to add your own or to repeat your favorites as often as you'd like.

The main point is not to see how kinky you can get. The idea is to keep your relationship alive by making time together a priority. It is important that you find things to do as a couple that you can both enjoy. If you have vastly different interests then you can enter this with the spirit of taking turns and each agree to happily participate in the activity chosen by the one whose turn it is that week.

As long as you make a habit of making your relationship a priority and allocating time each week for rejuvenation of the feelings that attracted you in the first place, then you stand a good chance of staying together for the long haul.

Please don't let insidious boredom enter into your relationship through the back door. This is what frequently happens when we are busy placing other things ahead of our time for each other. You know what I mean---the job, the kids, our friend in crisis, etc. There will always be a competing interest for the time you've set aside for each other.

Other than natural disasters, threat of death or major crises, do not allow your time together to be invaded by any outside forces. Make sure to create opportunities for you to do things together without outside influence. With more than 50% of today's marriages ending in divorce, make this small investment in the longevity of your relationship. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. What's stopping you? Start today.

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Enjoy Sledding

Just imagine racing down a snow-covered hill, cold wind blowing in your face, your warm, wool scarf fluttering behind you. You are bouncing up and down, trying to keep yourself on course, but occasionally drifting off to the side. You feel like flying. Sledding is one of the best forms of recreation for a snowy day.

Sledding has been around for hundreds of years and is one of the oldest winter sports. Descriptions of sledding can be found dating back to the 1500s. But it was not until 1885 that the first official sledding race, the Grand National, was held in Switzerland.

Sleds come in all sizes and shapes and are made from a variety of materials, including metal, plastic, wood, and even rubber. A straight running sled is the most basic kind of modern-day sled. Most are made of plastic and are fast and easy to steer. Some even come with their own brakes and steering wheels. The most recognized kind of sled is a steel runner sled. These are the wood and metal sleds that you usually see in pictures and have been around for a long period of time.

Another type of sled is round, and its name sounds like it could be found in outer space. It's called a saucer sled. Saucer sleds let you spin and turn. But you better be careful. Since they do not let you steer, you might just be going backwards, sideways, or off the path altogether before you realize it. Also, snow tubes are round. They are filled with air and can also be used for floating in a pool or lake. Snow tubes let you bounce as you go over bumps, but they do not give you much control. When filling these kinds of sleds with air, remember not to fill them too full. If you do, there is the risk of them bursting in front of your eyes!

Remember that not all sheds can be bought in stores. A flattened cardboard box or garbage can lid can work just as well. Take your kids, your friends or just yourself and sled away when you have a chance. The feeling of being back to nature can be better conceptualized when experienced, so do not waste time or procrastinate. Sledding is one of the best exercises you body and mind can enjoy. The best part of sledding is that you can watch your friends and family smiling at your or their snow adventures!

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Rock Climbing Areas in KY � Kentucky

At first glance, rock climbing in Kentucky may seem like a far fetched idea. Au contraire! Red River Gorge provides great rock climbing areas in KY.

Rock Climbing Areas in KY Â– Kentucky

Located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, the greater Red River Gorge area is over 26,000 acres. The Red River runs for approximately 20 miles through the area. The area around the river is rife with rock climbing opportunities with multi-pitch walls, boulders and climbing roofs to try out your over vertical technique. The Red River Gorge can be reached by car in about an hour from Lexington, Ky. Trails and camping are plentiful in the area, so you can make a weekend of your trip.

Rock climbing is permitted through most of the gorge, but a few areas are off limits. You can ask the forest rangers for a list, but you generally are barred from climbing or descending on any of the arches. Also, all routes are pre-set and rock climbers are forbidden to start new routes without getting permission first from the rangers. Sorry for the downer, but you don’t want to get arrested.

When rock climbing in Red River Gorge, there are a few areas getting universal thumbs up. For traditional climbing, the following areas get thumbs up:

1. Pebble Beach

2. Sky Bridge Ridge

3. Fortress

4. Long Wall

These areas all have epic climbing routes with ratings all well above five.

Sport climbing presents an entirely different challenge and the Red River Gorge area meets it. Top areas include:

1. Global Village with multiple climbs

2. Military Wall

3. Roadside Crag

4. Pebble Beach

5. Sky Bridge Ridge

If you are new to the area, the best two spots to hit are Pebble Beach and Sky Bridge Ridge. Each offers a variety of climbs, which gives you the best opportunity to try out your technique and take on a few challenges.

There are other areas in Kentucky that offer solid rock climbing. The Red River Gorge, however, is the king of the mountain when it comes to rock climbing areas in KY.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Do Trailer Parks Really Cause Tornadoes?

I'm sure you have heard this one on the news before: another trailer park hit by a tornado. All the residents are shown standing around in disbelief that all their trailers are demolished, while neighbor's houses outside the trailer park appear untouched. Maybe it is the atmospheric pressure from all the metal exteriors that drew the tornado to strike the trailer park and not the houses.

And what about Oklahoma? Why is it that some of these people have gone through three tornadoes and had three trailers flattened in them, and they seem at a loss as to why. Could it be that it's one of those common sense issues-Don't buy a trailer and put it smack dab in the middle of tornado alley. Duh......

There are individuals who believe that trailer parks attract tornado activity. There are even surveys done online trying to show a trailer purchase density to tornado density ratio. They come out showing Florida, with the most tornadoes, is number three on the list of trailer purchases. Indiana, which is third on tornado activity is first in trailer purchases.

The thing this doesn't take into consideration is that trailer affordability leads to more trailers in a certain area, and if it happens to be in a tornado prone area, then of course, more are going to get flattened, and this includes Oklahoma or Kansas.

In Florida, the housing market for a stick built, regular home has been so high priced that most middle income people look at mobile or manufactured housing as an affordable alternative for housing. The price of mobile or manufactured housing is often much less in comparison to regular houses in some areas, such as Florida. On the other hand, there are parts of the country where a mobile home or prefab manufactured home runs about the same as a comparable conventional house, such as in Missouri.

In the Bay area, many people turn to mobile homes or manufactured housing because of the outrageous housing prices, it is a very affordable way to live in a high priced market where conventional housing is out of reach. The same holds true for Florida. The fact is that mobile homes or manufactured housing may be the only way for some individuals to purchase a home, whether it is in a tornado prone or earthquake prone area or not.

There is no evidence that tornadoes are attracted to trailer parks, but because of their construction and the fact that many are not anchored to the ground on a normal foundation like a basement, makes them susceptible to more damage than surrounding neighborhoods of conventional, stick-built housing. The other thing is that mobile home sales are often the highest in the more poverty stricken states. These are also the states that tend to have more natural disasters, whether they are in the south, or in an earthquake or tornado zone.

The fact is that mobile homes or manufactured housing can be an affordable way of putting a roof over your head, and while it should not be considered as an investment, as many depreciate versus appreciate, it is what part of the country you decide to put it in that determines whether your chances are higher of tornado damage.

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The Best Wildlife Camera To Take On Safari

Good wildlife camera equipment on safari can make the difference between pictures you will be proud to show your friends and family when you get back and ones where it's difficult to figure out exactly what you were photographing because it's only a fuzzy black dot surrounded by green vegetation.

I take wildlife photographs for a living and I have had to quickly figure out what the best cameras and lenses are to get the job done effectively.

Digital or Film - Which is better for a safari?

Wild animals are very unpredictable. That's one aspect of safari photography that makes it so exciting because you never know what you are going to get but this also means that the number of pictures you need to take to get a keeper increases.

And if you use film that can become very expensive whereas with a digital wildlife camera you can take as many as you want and then just delete the ones where the lion has ducked behind a bush, the cheetah has blurred because the autofocus locked onto a twig in front of it and the exposure of the hippo was way off because of the reflected sunlight in the water.

You can also make consistent use of bracketing to get the perfect exposures without worrying about cost or running out of film which can be a problem in certain remote areas of Africa where safaris take place.

So more is better in this case but what about quality? The fact is that digital quality is fast catching up to film unless you fall into the professional category and are going to be selling your safari pictures or entering them into competitions. In that case it might be better to stick to film because the trained eye will be able to spot the difference but in most other cases digital quality is more than adequate.

Digital also gives you valuable feedback while you are still on safari so that you can try and improve on that elephant picture with the ear cut off the next day. You also have a lot more control over the final product because you can use software like Photoshop to enhance and fine tune your pictures.

Digital SLR or Compact Wildlife Camera

A safari is the dream trip of a lifetime and it's a great opportunity to get some fantastic wildlife pictures but it's not necessary to buy the latest and greatest digital SLR and lenses to get them unless you are planning to take nature pictures for a living or are a serious photography enthusiast and are going to make regular use of the camera and lenses after the safari anyway.

The cost of a digital SLR wildlife camera is high compared to a compact but that is only half the story. The lenses that you need to purchase for decent wildlife photography often cost more than the camera itself making it a very expensive business indeed.

And a bulky camera body and multiple interchangeable lenses do add to the weight of your luggage and the inconvenience of carrying everything around with you.

Digital compact cameras on the other hand are not extremely expensive and the results that you can obtain from them are almost on a par with a digital SLR camera and you don't have to worry about any additional lenses if the compact you buy has a decent zoom covering the range from 80mm to about 300mm. There are a few of them on the market that do have lenses like this and the range of the zooms increase every year.

And compact cameras live up to their name by being relatively small and light and one lens means no additional weight or carrying and no time wasted changing to another lens to suit the situation.

The Best SLR Digital Wildlife Camera for Nature Photography

If you have decided to go with a digital SLR then by all accounts the best one to purchase for wildlife photography at the moment is the Canon EOS 20D due to the blinding speed of its shutter release (near instantaneous) and its continuous shooting speed of 5 frames per second to a maximum burst depth of twenty three frames. It also powers up in next to no time at all.

This wildlife camera is as fast as you will ever need to freeze wildlife action and get the picture in the can before the animal moves off into the undergrowth.

There are other SLR cameras that are nearly as good like the Nikon D70 and the Pentax ist D so take a look at them too before making a decision.

The Best Compact Digital Wildlife Camera for Nature Photography

Canon comes up trumps again in the compact camera category with the Canon Powershot S2 IS. The factor that makes this camera ideal for safari wildlife photography is its huge 12X optical zoom lens (36 - 432mm equivalent) with a built in image stabiliser which cuts down on blur when using such a massive zoom lens.

A 5 megapixal sensor is more than enough to produce stunning safari images and as long as you can live with a slight shutter release lag and power up delay this compact wildlife camera is perfect for a safari trip.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Checklist for Organising Events in Spain

The following event planning checklist checklist gives you an idea of the type of things that have to be considered when planning an event here in Spain:

Choose a location in Spain

Our most popular destinations are Barcelona, Madrid, Marbella, Seville, Valencia and Malaga. Location is a key factor in the success of your company or group event.

Set a realistic budget

Consider all the expenses that are likely to come up and get quotes from different suppliers, caterers, entertainers or whatever other contractors you will need. Be realistic about how much you can afford to spend and what the actual costs are likely to be and allow a little extra for those unforeseen circumstances.

Decide upon a type of team building activity?

A group event can be an effective means of team building amongst your company or organization. A presentation, gala event, corporate function or other team building exercise can bring out many members of the team to participate, ideal for companies that have a large number of regional offices.

Find a venue that is appropriate and affordable.

Do you want a quiet, exclusive venue or a busy, dynamic city centre hotel? Do you want to stay at a hotel near the beach so that water-sports can be within reach, prefer to be in the middle of the countryside pursuing outdoor activities or want the most up to date business technologies for an audio-visual feast?

Do not choose a banquet hall far away from the group event just because it is half the cost of one more centrally located. You may find that the management of your ideal location is willing to offer a lower rate than you expected. Also the costs of transportation to another location for your team building exercises, gala dinners or any activities that you might pursue may negate any savings made on the venue.

Before you begin to promote a group event in Spain, make sure that you have signed contracts from the venue management and all contractors who will be working on the event. If you make a promise that you can not keep, it may tarnish your organization’s image for years to come, even if it is not your fault, let alone the wasted costs involved.

Check Passport Information

Travelling to Spain is very easy. If you are a citizen of the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein you only need your Identification Card, or a valid passport. If you are from any of the following countries: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Korea, Romania, San Marino, the Holy See, Singapore, Uruguay, and Venezuela you would need a valid passport to enter Spain, where you can stay for a maximum of 90 days. If you are from any other country, according to the criteria of the EU, you must request a visa at the Spanish Consulate of your country of residence. You will also need a valid passport.

Towing an Airstream Trailer

One convenient way to bring everything for your vacation or camping trip is to tow a camper. Campers are not only a simple way to have a home away from home, but also a way to avoid paying for a motel room. You need to be sure that your camper is ready to be towed,before you go. A step by step process and being cautious is necessary before you travel on the highway in your camper. It is necessary to cover everything to be certain that it is safe fro you and everybody else on the road.

You should always see how the inside of a camper looks to be certain that there aren't any unsecured items that can fall down when it is moving. If you haven't used it in a while you might want to clean it up too. Unsecured objects may break or create damage such as a broken window or anything else that may cause problems while you drive down the highway as it occurs. If you can't remove loose items, then secure them some way.

To hitch up a camper by yourself,it can be difficult. It might be a good thing to ask somebody to help you. In order to guide you to the appropriate position for the camper,that way they can watch as you back up. To reach too far or too close its very easy. A camper can weigh a lot and you can lift it onto the hitch without needing extra help. Remember that a camper can only be attached to a vehicle that can handle its weight and size. If you overlook the restrictions, you may be pushing the boundaries and it can be dangerous.

There are electrical parts with your camper so there are signal alerts for the cars around you when you drive. The lights are one of the most important things to check before leaving home. Make sure that you check and recheck each of them, if you do not and they do not work you could cause a serious accident. If you encounter any problems, make sure they are handled before leaving the area. The safety chains, similarly, must be sturdy and secure. Inspect the camper from top to bottom and make sure that everything is how it was meant to be.

You should never tow more weight than your vehicle can safely handle. Campers, like other vehicles, have maximum weight restrictions that need to be followed. The top priority being safety, cutting corners can result in greater risk of hazards. To avoid the police pulling you over and asking tons of questions make sure your camper is registered and up to date on all the legal regirements. By not paying attention to safety laws you could get an expensive fine and your camper might actually get impounded. Keep a clean record and be sure your family remains safe. You need to be aware of all the tiny details when you are towing your camper. Take care of what you need so you can get going and have fun when you are away.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Lodge Decor - For A Home As Cozy As A Cabin In The Woods

The lodge decor style has an appealing quality that creates a "safe haven" feeling of a cabin in the woods?

When beginning this decorating process, let your imagination take you to being stranded in a snow storm in the middle of the woods, but at the same time, being safe and warm in your little cabin. Snow falling, warm fire crackling, cozy blanket to wrap up in on your favorite sofa. With these images in mind, there is no doubt that you will be inspired to create a cozy cabin atmosphere in your home.

It's not that you have to live in the middle of the woods to be able to create this lodge decor style feeling successfully. Simply allowing your imagination and creativity to take over will enable you to express this idea through decorating techniques, furniture and accessories. You can use outdoor themes, such as, pinecones, black bears or moose to help you with accomplishing your lodge or cabin theme.

The abundant presence of wood, either for the floors, walls or both, has an amazingly warm affect. If you have wood flooring, enhance its beauty with a braided rug or lodge rug for an important accessory in any room. These style rugs fit perfectly with lodge decor. If you do not have wood flooring, you can still use these area rugs on top of your existing carpeting for added color, texture, and warmth. If you don't have wooden wallcoverings, you can consider painting techniques, or use wallpaper that has a log or wood pattern. There are some wallpaper patterns that are very realistic.

Another wallcovering idea that has rustic appeal is stone. Especially for one wall in a room, while the others are painted or wallpapered. Cultured or manufactured stone works best for this project, as they look and feel like real stones, but are much lighter and easier to apply.

Choose rich, warm colors when considering curtains, furniture, or wall covering. Warm colors are an essential element for establishing a cozy home. Of course, there is a characteristic in plaids that are associated with cabins and lodge style decor. You can incorporate this print with pillows, curtains or by placing a plaid blanket over the back of a chair or sofa.

Rustic lighting, such as, metal lamps and wall sconces, are the perfect lighting sources for supporting your lodge decor theme. Also, don't overlook the switchplates, as they can be treated like a wall decoration.

The lodge decor style, also sometimes considered cabin or rustic decor, can be created throughout your home, or if you want, only in one or two rooms. It blends well with all country decor styles, so whichever way you prefer, it will transition well from one room to the next.

Fireplace Crystals Bring Beauty to Any Fireplace

Fireplace crystals are here to help you replace those old logs. Are you tired of your house having that smoky wood scent? Tired of having to get down on your knees to clean the soot out of your fireplace? You no longer have to put up with it, not with fireplace crystals. These little glass crystals are placed in your fireplace. Now you can stop polluting your house, and still keep it warm at night.

Don't worry about there not being enough heat, even though the fireplace crystals are small they provide plenty of heat. They may look like tiny pieces of broken glass but they enough heat in them to warm any room. Don't worry about these glass fireplace crystals melting, discoloring, or smoking up your house. Glass fireplace crystals are great for a gas fireplace, which means you won't have to make any upgrades. Toss in a group of these crystals, light it up and watch the flames shine as the crystals twinkle until the very end.

With fireplace crystals, you'll no longer have to worry about cutting down a tree, stacking logs or finding logs in the middle of winter. Keep yourself warm inside the house. Fireplace crystals come in a variety of colors for you to choose from, or you can get them premixed. Imagine a Christmas fire with only red and green sparkling gems or maybe you'd like to be under the trance of the Northern Lights. this is all possible with fireplace crystals.

If you are just looking for a way to make your fireplace sparkle without getting rid of your logs, you can. It doesn't matter if you have a wood burning or a gas fireplace. With fireplace crystals they have all types for you to choose from for your particular fireplace. Make sure to read the instructions though, you don't want to put the wrong type in.

There are some fireplace crystals that you can actually sprinkle onto your logs if you want to enjoy the twinkle of crystals. this will make your fireplace sparkle with beauty as the tiny crystals light up your room. Once you sprinkle these on top of your logs and light up your fire you'll be amazed at all the colors that will dance around your fireplace. You can choose certain colors or a rainbow of colors. These normally last for about half an hour, but it all depends on how big or small your fire is and how many crystals you've added to the fire.

While you can use fireplace crystals in fireplaces, fire pits, and camp fires you don't want to use them to heat up any type of food. Keep your food separate from these little crystals. If you are out camping and know you will be roasting marshmallows, don't toss these in quite yet. Crystals and food don't mix, so remember to stay safe. Toast those marshmallows before tossing in any crystals.

Try picturing yourself nestled up to the person you love, on a blanket, in front of a roaring fire with sparks of red, purple, blue, green and yellow. If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, get yourself some fireplace crystals and bring the spark back into your life. Have a little romantic rendezvous tonight.

About The Author:

Jon worked in construction for 10 years before starting his own local fireplace installation service 8 years ago. At his website, Jon will show you how his years of experience in the industry can help change your fireplace into the focal point of your home. To learn more about fireplace design ideas visit http://www.fireplacegate.com

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