Just Camping Out

Camping tips and stories for regular people

Camping with your dog -- a new experience for us

Tweet by Jim Bessey Our husky/lab mix, Layla, likes camping and camp chairs Until this year, we had never camped with a dog befor e. ...

Signs, Signs -- Why can't highway signs work better?

Tweet by Jim Bessey Image from a great sign article at Writing for Designers , Geo Mason U Why are highway signs so often barely adeq...

Review of Spruce Row Campground in Ithaca, NY -- We'll likely return to stay again

Tweet by Jim Bessey Jim and Nick enjoy a quiet game of Gin at Spruce Row Campground After 6 years of trailer camping all around ou...

Our rotted camper floor: New tile to the rescue!

Tweet by Jim Bessey Porcelain tile fixes rotten floor in our 1980 Shasta camp trailer This isn't my usual place for writing ab...

While camping at Spruce Row Campground -- We hike the Taughannock Gorge Trail

Tweet by Jim Bessey Trail length: .75 miles Trail rating: Easy Scenery rating: 10 out of 10 Jim, Nick and Layla pose on the Over...

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A little bit about me

Jim Bessey: I'm a husband, father, and small-business owner living in upstate NY, near Rochester. My specialty is residential remodeling: kitchens, baths, and countertops. Originally I provided design and blueprint services for my customers; hence the name "D'Zyne." When I'm not busy working I love to go camping with my family in our 80's-era Shasta camper. I always take a good book, too, in case it rains. What else makes me smile? The NFL, playing golf, great music (mostly Country these days), thunderstorms, bicycling with my kids, and puttering around in my garden. Oh yeah, and making new friends, like you!

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