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As we have done for the past few years, my family spent a few weeks camping at MacGregor Point, a provincial park on shores of Lake Huron, near the Bruce Peninsula. One of the big attractions of this particular park-besides its relative proximity to our house (under a three-hour drive)-has been its lack of bears. Well, this year that went out the window, with a mother and young cub roaming the campsites. Despite the added precautions needed (it’s a lot easier to raccoon-proof your campsite than to bear-proof it), it was another successful trip. I brought up a lot of products to test during the trip and, once again, put together a list of great options that will be making it into our regular camping gear rotation [Some links are affiliate links].
ORCA Liddup Cooler
First on the list is the ORCA Liddup Cooler. ORCA makes some incredibly tough coolers using rotoscoped-molded construction for added durability. This 35-quart Liddup cooler has integrated insulation and a lid gasket that regularly kept a selection of drinks frosty cold for three days in summer heat, with just two 3lb bags of ice to work with-add a more generous ice allotment and it will easily go for four days. The cool feature that had everyone coming to look was its Liddup LED lighting. Pop the lid in low light and LEDs (powered by four AA batteries) effectively illuminate the…
