LONDON, December 22, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ –
As David Cameron announces plans to measure the nation’s happiness, a recent study has revealed that the simple joys of camping can help to ward off stress and improve well-being. Indeed, caravan sales and UK holidays experts, Park Resorts, can confirm a continual rise in the number of their holiday bookings and static caravan sales.
In the ‘Real Richness’ study carried out by Liverpool John Moores University on behalf of The Camping and Caravanning Club, people who camp were found to be healthier, happier and less stressed, and reported feeling more socially connected while benefiting from closer family relationships. Continue reading »
Article source: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/22/4140149/happiness-isa-camping-holiday.html
If you’re spending time in the great outdoors and happen to be cooking over a wood fire, you can take a page from our ancestors and use wood ashes to clean your pots, pans, and dishes. Mixing wood ashes with fats and oils left in dirty cookware will make a very basic type of soap that works well in the field. 
