outdoor camping, resort campingWe got some gift cards from our family over the holidays and today I used one of them to order this set of camping dishes to take with us when we're outdoor camping. We have what I consider loosely a set of camping dishes that I found at the thrift store but they are mismatched and heavy, something that I try to avoid when outdoor camping. They are in OK shape, but I think it would be nice to have a set of dishes that are space saving and lightweight. These are the GSI X2 Modular Table Set, Apricot Orange, and not only do I love the color, I love the fact that they only weigh a pound for the set of four.

When we're outdoor camping, we eat just like we do at home, heavy on the produce and light on the sweets. I can imagine how beautiful a big green salad will look on these plates, which helps make them more appetizing. If the weather is sunny, we use our solar ovens to cook our entrées for dinner and I think that the orange color of these plates is a perfect way to eat solar cooked food when we're outdoor camping, too. I also ordered some Lexan silverware to go with these dishes, too. My matching gene is prominent, even when we're camping outdoors.

I found these dishes at Bridges Outdoor World located at www.bridgesoutdoorworld.com, a site with page after page of items for outdoor camping and outdoor activities. I'd been looking for new dishes for months and between getting the gift card and finding the perfect dishes for our outdoor camping trips, I am really excited about this find. It's so much easier to find what we need for outdoor camping online than in the real world. These dishes are perfect for car or resort camping, but when we get really ambitious, we could take them backpacking, too, since they weigh very little.

We haven't done too much backpacking lately, mainly because my husband has a bad back and he doesn't want to aggravate it by carrying too much weight. We do go for long hikes when we're car camping, so we still get all the exercise we need to justify the gourmet meals that I cook up when we're outdoor camping, so we are living in the guilt-free zone when we sit down for a delicious dinner after walking all afternoon over rugged terrain. Ah, life is good!