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Part 3 Gear Gifts for Camping Adventures... festivals, city rooftops-parking lots, park grounds...anywhere in the great outdoors When Hurricane Sandy knocked out the electro for our un-outdoorsey acquaintances...their need for outdoor gear (and portable power) took on a whole new meaning. No wonder brands that sell-design stylish- functional equipment for under the bright daytime skies and starry nights cooking-grilling, sleeping and hanging out-are experiencing a sales pump-up.  People of all ages are experiencing outdoor festivals, day treks and even multi-day backpacking-less as an episode of Survivor...and more tricked out for comfort/convenience.  Stuff for the outdoors... HAMMOCKS .. .Eagle Nest Outfitters ...colorful tough durable options...for single or double snugglers...for outdoor snoozes or apartment building rooftop BBQs... Barebones- is a well designed 'glamping' brand...the multi-tasking Ultimate Tool for Living Better Outdoors -gardenin...

PART 2 Campers with limited provisions or all the space -ever -all NEED c lean-safe drinking water   ... and several sized portable purifying systems-are on the market, affordably...taking the guess work out of should we, or shouldn't... LifeStraw® filters started out offering an ultralight, backpack friendly straw water filter for easy safe drinking on the go, anywhere...and now has a high volume MISSION purifier with advanced ultra filtration membrane w/ a 0.02 micron pore size removing virtually all virus, bacteria and protozoa---filters up to 4750 gallons of water-as pictured above...every purchase ensures a child in Africa is provided with safe drinking water for a year. WIN WIN. LIFESTRAW Mission  $199.95 hangs from a tree...or wherever---roll-top dry bag has shoulder strap for ez carry and has fill marker windows to see water level ZEROWATER is sold in loads of mass merch places-including Target, Walmart---makes water pitches and these handy po...