by: Rick Chapo
Hiking is a healthy, relaxing pursuit for hikers. If you?re buying for a hiking enthusiast this holiday season, here are a few gift ideas for hiking presents.
Hiking Gift Ideas
There is much more to hiking than just boots and an urge to go. For those of you looking for gift ideas for hiking presents, here?s a list of potential hiking gifts.
1. Backpacker Magazine ? If you are married to the person you are giving hiking gifts to, you may want to be careful with this one. Backpacker Magazine is full of beautiful hiking locations with detailed information and recommendations. The problem, of course, is your loved one will have plenty of ideas regarding future family vacations. A year subscription will run you $24.00.
2. Roll-A-Table ? Yep, even hikers need furniture. There is nothing worse than stopping for lunch, whipping up a meal and then dropping it in the dirt. Hikers want to get back to nature, but rarely does dirt in the food fit the bill. The roll-a-table is cool cloth table that rolls up into a flexible tube. Sling it over your back or tie it onto a backpack and off you go. The Roll-A-Table will set you back roughly $50. Just plug it into a search engine and compare prices.
3. Lightening Strike Alert ? Mother Nature is beautiful except when she decides to rain blasts of electricity down upon your head. Lightening can be extremely dangerous for hikers if they get caught out in an open space. The key to avoiding a ?shocking hike? is to keep alert to the threat of lightening. A lightening strike alert device is the size of a pager and fits onto a backpack or belt with ease. The alert will start beeping when conditions indicate lightening may be possible and gives you plenty of time to find a safe spot. The Lightening Strike Alert device will set you back about $80.
4. Nomad Hiking Journals ? A little self-promotion here. Nomad Hiking Journals are compact writing journals that let hikers keep notes and diaries of their hikes. They can record whom they hiked with, the route, weather conditions and funny little events occurring during the hike. You can click the link at the bottom of this article and expect to pay between $10 and $25 depending on the size.
If you?re looking for gifts for hikers, consider yourself lucky. The equipment tends to be inexpensive and last a very long time.
About The Author
Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com - makers of writing journals for hiking, backpacking and camping. Writing journals are great Christmas gifts for him or her. Visit http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com for more hiking articles and stories.
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Christmas Gifts - Making Your Shopping Easier
Christmas Gifts - Making Your Shopping Easier
by: Alison Thompson
Buying Christmas gifts can either be a pleasure or a pain and the deciding factor is often centred upon whether you know what to buy for your recipient, or whether you are simply wandering aimlessly in search of inspiration.
So to avoid the pain, a little prior gift planning can pay dividends and can really help to reduce some of the seasonal stress you have to cope with.
It always helps to start your Christmas shopping preparations by writing a list of those you need to buy gifts for. It focuses the mind and can also assist with budgeting, as once you know how many recipients you have, you can allocate your funds accordingly.
At this point, you will have a better idea of the type of presents you should be seeking too, as you will have a price range for each gift on your list.
It's not mercenary to think like this, it is a sensible and practical measure,...
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How To Benefit From The 12 Days of Christmas
How To Benefit From The 12 Days of Christmas
by: Jeanette Cates
When you see all of the wonderful gifts being offered by the 12 Days of Christmas special offer program you may feel overwhelmed. But don't worry. If you follow this easy plan, you'll feel like you're in control of the valuable items you're about to receive.
Use this approach to maximize your investment of time.
1. First, create a new 12days folder to hold all of your goodies. You can create it on the desktop or in your My Documents folder. Just remember where you put it. You'll be using it a lot in the next few days!
2. Next print the list of gifts. Just use the File, Print command in your browser. You'll use this list to check off those offers that you have already completed.
3. Now save that same page in your new folder (File, Save as...) You'll use this in the future when you come back to this folder. It makes it easier and faster to find a specific item again.
4....
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Unique Gifts
Unique Gifts
by: Rick Chapo
Unique gifts can be hard to come by regardless of whether you?re buying for the holidays, birthdays or special occasions. Here?s a list of unique gifts for all occasions.
Unique Gifts
Practical gifts are always appreciated, but giving unique gifts really set you apart from others. You can find all of the following unique gifts by search for the name online.
1. Laser Baseball ? .If you?re buying for a guy or gal that loves baseball, this is a unique gift that will make them smile.
Have you ever gone to a game and tested your arm to see how fast you can throw a baseball. You basically throw into a big cage and a reading comes up on the display.
Well, the laser baseball is the same thing, but without the cage. The ball comes with a laser built into it as well as a little display. It measure the speed on impact with a wall, glove or you face on a bad hop. The laser baseball will set you...
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Gifts for Guys
Gifts for Guys
by: Rick Chapo
When buying gifts for guys, you want to go with something masculine and unusual. Gadgets are always good gifts for guys, but there?s so much more you can give.
Gifts for Guys
And a one?and a two?
1. Dave Chappelle Show ? Season 2 ? The Chappelle Show has reached legendary status with men and women alike. The funniest stuff on television, Chappelle?s show is a unique combination of skits that put Saturday Night Live to shame. From the blind KKK leader who didn?t realize he was Afro-American to the sex scandals between the masters and padwans on Star Wars [hint, there?s a reason Darth Vader went to the Dark Side!] Expect to pay $50 or so and grab season 1 while you?re at it.
2. Guide Gear Snow Shoes ? If you love with the white stuff, these ultra modern snow shoes make great gifts. These snow shoes are ultra light, with heal stomp pads to keep you from slipping and a tailored shape that...
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Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts. No.4 of 8 ? Chocolate Truffles
Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts. No.4 of 8 ? Chocolate Truffles
by: Paul Curran
Christmas recipe makes: 2
dozen
Calories per truffle: 65
Preparation time:
30 ? 60 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Suitable for freezing
Christmas recipe ingredients:
Truffle Mixture:
chocolate, bitter, plain or milk 225g (8 oz)
double cream, 75 ml (3 fl oz)
brandy, 75 ml (3 fl oz)
or rum,orange liqueur, coffee liqueur, coconut liqueur
Rolled Truffles:
cocoa powder
chopped nuts
coconut, dessicated or grated
chocolate vermicelli or grated choclate for rolling
Dipped Truffles:
chocolate, plain, milk or white (350 g (12 oz)
or mixture of all three
Suitable for freezing.
Christmas recipe instructions:
1. Truffle Mixture: Add the cream to grated chocolate and melt in a bowl over water at boiling point, stirring until smooth....
Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts. No.4 of 8 ? Chocolate Truffles
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Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts. No.4 of 8 ? Chocolate Truffles
Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts. No.4 of 8 ? Chocolate Truffles
by: Paul Curran
Christmas recipe makes: 2
dozen
Calories per truffle: 65
Preparation time:
30 ? 60 minutes
Cooking time: 0 minutes
Suitable for freezing
Christmas recipe ingredients:
Truffle Mixture:
chocolate, bitter, plain or milk 225g (8 oz)
double cream, 75 ml (3 fl oz)
brandy, 75 ml (3 fl oz)
or rum,orange liqueur, coffee liqueur, coconut liqueur
Rolled Truffles:
cocoa powder
chopped nuts
coconut, dessicated or grated
chocolate vermicelli or grated choclate for rolling
Dipped Truffles:
chocolate, plain, milk or white (350 g (12 oz)
or mixture of all three
Suitable for freezing.
Christmas recipe instructions:
1. Truffle Mixture: Add the cream to grated chocolate and melt in a bowl over water at boiling point, stirring until smooth....
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No Annual Fee Credit Card
No Annual Fee Credit Card
by: Bradley Carson
Most new credit cards come with a no annual fee offer. This hasn't always been the case. I wonder if issuers realized how much people resented the yearly fee they were charging just to use their credit card?
Now that they gradually eliminated the annual fees, they've advanced the 'no annual fee credit card' into a marketing incentive. But that doesn't mean there are no fees at all. That is why you need to read...
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Attack of the Cancer Fighting Tomatoes
Attack of the Cancer Fighting Tomatoes
by: Michael Brooks
That?s right, the colorful little fruit (yes, it?s a fruit) has been shown to pack a powerful punch against several forms of cancer. A variety of studies indicate that a diet rich in tomato based products (tomato paste, sauce, juice, soup and ketchup) can significantly reduce the risk of prostate, lung and colon cancer. Not bad for a fruit that was considered by many to be poisonous and inedible until...
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The Offset Process of Book Printing
The Offset Process of Book Printing
by: Viojieley Gurrobat
Books have been a part of people?s lives. They provide us knowledge, information and different stories. They make us laugh, cry and even bring us inspiring tales. This is perhaps why books have a special niche in the printing industry. Hence, they are carefully and effectively produced and designed to make a lasting impression to its readers.
Books are usually printed using standard paper and sizes....
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Basic Home Loan Terms Explained
Basic Home Loan Terms Explained
by: Max Hunter
The wonderful world of home buying can sometimes overwhelm the first time homebuyer. They are inundated with information riddled with terms of art. ARMS, points, interest rates, good faith estimates, pay-downs, lock-in dates, so on and so forth. Though some or all of these terms may seem somewhat foreign to you, do not get overwhelmed, there are simple explanations for each and every one of them.
Let us start...
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