The Ultimate Beginner’s Family Camping Guide

Camping holds a unique charm. Imagine waking up to gentle birdsong instead of alarms, seeing wildlife instead of cruddy old apartment buildings, smelling fresh air instead of the trash outside, or gathering your family around a crackling fire under a clear, star-lit sky. It’s a return to simplicity, a perfect antidote to our modern, screen-filled … Read more

The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Camping

The most complete resource for learning how to start camping — built for beginners, trusted by explorers. Welcome to the Start of Your Outdoor Life There’s something transformative about sleeping under an open sky, hearing the wind move through trees, and waking up to birdsong instead of buzzing alarms. Camping isn’t just a recreational activity … Read more

What are Brim Fish?

What are Brim exactly?  Brim are bluegill basically.  Bluegill are what most people are referring to when they are discussing this fish.  Sometimes people make the mistake and refer to all sunfish as brim.  The other fish that brim is mistaken for is crappie.  Here are some pictures to help distinguish the fish from each … Read more

How to catch Bluegill

This has been a requested topic for some time.  Brim or sunfish are members of the Centrarchidae family. Most scientist includes bass as well as members of this family.  There are about 30 different freshwater species.  Most of the members in the brim or sunfish classification live in the same habitat which means you will … Read more

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