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Welcome to this online store for sport items. By buying sport equipment online, you can get it for a more affordable prize than from your local stores. Often you can also find items or product variants you do not find locally. By clicking on the banners below, you will enter  a specialized online store for each cathegory. There you can learn more about each product or order.

Further down on this page you can find some advices and knowledge useful for campers.

By klicking at this link, you can find any type of sportsgear you are looking for, and buy it for an affordable prize.

There are equipment for any kind of sport and outdoor activity, for example: Baseball, Basketball, Billiards, Binoculars, Boating/Watersports, Boxing,Camping, Coaching, Cycling, Exercise, Football, Ice/Roller Hockey, Fishing, Games, Golf, Hiking, Martial Arts, Paintball, Physical Education, Racquetball, Running, Skateboarding, Soccer, Softball, Sunglasses, Swimming, Tennis, Throwback Jerseys, Track & Field, Volleyball, Winter Recreation, Wrestling.

Examples of sport, hiking and camping products

By clicking at the links you can finds inflatable boats for any use.

9' Fish Ranger 280 Inflatable Boat (5 Person Capacity) Designed by fishermen, this boat is very practical due to its double hull construction which makes it very rugged and rigid. Accepts a 3 HP gas motor (not included) at the stern, removable inner hull, slatted roll up floor, gear pouch, wooden rowing bench seat, swivel oarlocks, Velcro oar holders, bait and tackle bag, mooring ring, fishing rod holder, water drain ports, grab line, nylon carry bag, and repair kit. Size when deflated is 108 x 50. Maximum capacity is 700 lbs. (4 person capacity) Please note that this item cannot be expedited.

10'10 Sevytex® Runabout Inflatable Boat by Sevylor Please Note That This Cannot Be Expedited. 10 HP 4 person capacity 800 lb maximum capacity Deflated size: 130x 56 Zodiac-type sandwich material reinforced with polyester Flat inflatable floor Very small storage package without wooden transom ideal for sailboats Standard Equipment: 1 cylinder rowing seat, oars, carry bag, pump, drain plug and instructions High bow and drain extremely dry ride Neoprene gas tank pad Repair kit U.S. Pat. #6,283,056 All boat ratings are USA standards only. All boats are NMMA certified

There are tents for one or more persons and for hiking in any kind of terrain or environment.

T-1 3 Person Tent from The Backside Ultralight 4-pole free standing design is easy to set up and comes with a full coverage rain fly. The rain fly is UV resistant with 75D diamond ripstop nylon. Hooded vents and heat taped seams keep you dry. The floor is made super durable with 210D Oxford nylon in true bucket style. High tenacity breathable ripstop nylon walls and ceiling. 3-person, 4-season tent Peak height: 3.6' Floor dimensions: 5.9'x7.5' D-style door 3 mesh pockets and 3 inside loops Includes a 4 strap, dual lid, waterproof compression sack

Backside T-5 Tent from The Backside Ultralight aluminum pre-bent poles and free standing design is easy to set up. The rain fly is UV resistant with 75D diamond ripstop nylon. Hooded vents and heat taped seams keep you dry. The floor is made super durable with 210D Oxford nylon in true bucket style. High tenacity breathable ripstop nylon walls and ceiling. 1-person, 3-season tent Peak height: 2.2' Floor dimensions: 24'x5' D-style door 2 mesh pockets and 1 inside loop Includes a 4 strap, dual lid, waterproof compression sack

Here are a few of the available sleeping bags  - You find sleeping bags for any kind of environment: Winter, summer, polar, mountain, tropic, humid.

Blue Ice -50° Sleeping Bag from The Backside The shell is made of Diamond Tech Downproof MicroFiber for extra weather resistance and longevity. Features include a free 4-strap compression bag,a free dual lid and a water proof compression sack with every bag, a self locking zipper, and wider chest and shoulder designed bag to let you sleep in style. Ergonomic hood is designed to wrap around your head for comfort and prevent heat loss. Outer shell: Ice, Lining: Black, Filling: 750 Down

Sasquatch -0° Two Person Square Sleeping Bag with Hood from Black Pine Sports Durable, lightweight ripstop nylon shell and liner compresses great, and has an extremely soft cushion. All bags can zip up side by side with one another. Insulated draft tube runs the full length of zipper to eliminate heat loss through zipper. Includes a free compression sack. Features include outer shell: waterproof breathable nylon ripstop-Brick Red, Lining: waterproof breathable nylon ripstop-Red Plaid, Filling: Micro-fiber-2 layer offset. Note: All Back Pine sleeping bags can be machine washed however, they need to be washed in a horizontal industrial machine that does not have a middle spindle. If you try to wash them in your washing machine at home, chances are they can rip or tear. The manufacturer's warranty does not cover damage caused by improper washing.

Backsider +35° Sleeping Bag from The Backside X-Fiber insulation which is 5 to 10 times smaller than most man made fills. This insulation has an incredible .7 denier ratio which results in similar control of convective and radiant heat transfer as natural down. X-Fiber still retains heat, even when soaking wet! The shell is water resistant, breathable, lightweight, durable and still extremely comfortable. Features include free compression sack with every bag, left and right zippers to allow bags to be zipped together side by side, and wider chest and shoulder area designed to let you sleep in style. Outer shell : Mint Lining : Black Filling : X-Fiber

Instruments useful for outdoor exploiting activities  

Watches - PrincetonWatches.com - Many brands are present like: Citizen , Casio , Chase-Durer , Hamilton , Movado , Oakley , Pulsar, Seiko , Suunto watches

 

 

Binoculars - By clicking at this product link, you can read more about this product and find a hugh collection of other binoculars and night vision devices.

LegendTM 12 x 50 mm Waterproof/Fogproof PC3 Binoculars with Rainguard Out in the field, the only sure thing is you can't be sure about anything. The terrain can shift from rocky slopes to marshy swamps; the weather from clear and cold to fog with a side order of monsoon. In these ever-changing conditions, the one constant is Bushnell's Legend TM series. These binoculars provide powerful magnification, brilliant color and crystal clarity. Rubber armoring for a sure grip. And an O-ring-sealed, nitrogen-purged, Rainguard®-coated design to ensure your Legend will stay water-tight and working. They're tough enough to last as long as you do. And maybe longer. High-powered long-range bino. Legend TM Features: PC-3® phase-coated BaK-4 roof prisms Fully multi-coated optics allow maximum light transmission for optimum brightness Heavy-duty, 100% waterproof/fogproof construction Rainguard® water-repellent lens coating Long eye relief Twist-up eye cups allow for quick adjustment for optimum eye relief Large center focus knob for precise focusing - even when wearing gloves Trim, ergonomic shape for easy, all-day use Textured, non-glare, non-slip rubber armor absorbs shock Knurled Diopter adjustment for precise and reliable adjustments For information on how to choose the right binocular for you and in-depth technical information, please click here .

 

Quality digital cameras and equipment for good prizes  - All kinds of cameras and camcorders, and of equipment for photography.

 

All kind of optical instruments -In this shop you find a great collection of optical devices, like binoculars, lanscape telesopes, night vision devices, microscopes, and cameras.

 

Metal detectors - by clicking at the product links, you will find a great collections of metal detectors.

MD9100 The Weekender Metal Detector from Famous Trails All-Metal Mode detects all types of metal, Notch Mode eliminates certain metal objects Discrimination Mode displays metal types such as rings and US Coins on the console LCD displays depth of target, low battery alert, distinct tones indicating types of metals Includes headphone jack, waterproof search coil, and padded arm rest Requires two 9-volt batteries (not included)

Time Ranger Metal Detector by Bounty Hunter Programmable target ID's with LCD readout and touch pad controls Sniff mode for pre-selected targets Blanker feature eliminates unwanted targets with push of a button Three-tone audio discrimination; four-level iron discrimination Ground monitor for automatic ground control Includes 4 Gold Nugget coil This is Bounty Hunter's top-of-the-line Metal Detector - the next best thing to vision. Advanced microprocessor circuitry provides the brains; you provide the commands, and Time Ranger does the rest. It can sniff pre-selected targets, for selective response - or rejection - in the field. Target IDs are programmable: Time Ranger will indicate what a target probably is, as well as its depth. Time Ranger features three-tone audio discrimination, and four-level iron discrimination. A Ground Monitor tells the user when to activate the Smart Trac automatic ground control - perfect for demanding jobs like gold prospecting. All this in a lightweight ergonomic housing, complete with waterproof Bounty D-Tech 8-inch search coil. Also includes 4 Gold Nugget coil and is backed by Bounty Hunter's ironclad five-year limited warranty.

Supplements to maximize sporting results and to keep good health

SOME WISDOM FOR CAMPERS

The following you find knowledge taken from an old book "Camping for boys" by H. W. Gibson from 1913. Many of the advices in this book are still valid today, even though some of it is outdated. The whole book can be uploaded free from www.gutenberg.org

You will also find an article about methods for pain relief used by Chinese martial arts. Also this infromation can be useful during camping.

We also have other useful articles about health and training. To see a list, please click here.

We also have articles about hooby items, to see a list of these,  click here

Points of Compass

Face the sun in the morning, spread out your arms straight from body. Before you is the east; behind you is the west; to your right hand is the south; to the left hand is the north.

Forecating the weather

Clouds

Every cloud is a weather sign.
Low clouds swiftly moving indicate coolness and rain.
Soft clouds, moderate winds, fine weather.
Hard-edged clouds, wind.
Rolled or ragged clouds, strong wind.
"Mackerel" sky, twelve hours dry.

 

Rain

Look out for rain when
The tree frog cries.
Fish swim near the surface.
Walls are unusually damp.
Flies are troublesome and sting sharply.
A slack rope tightens.
Smoke beats downward.
Sun is red in the morning.
There is a pale yellow sunset.

Rain with East wind is lengthy.
A sudden shower is soon over.
A slow rain lasts long.
Rain before seven, clear before eleven.
Sun drawing water, sure sign of rain.
A circle round the moon means "storm."

"When the grass is dry at night
Look for rain before the light;
When the grass is dry at morning light
Look for rain before the night."

"When the dew is on the grass
Rain will never come to pass."

Fog in the morning, bright sunny day.
Swallow flying high means clearing weather.
If the sun goes down cloudy Friday, sure of a clear Sunday.
Busy spiders mean fine weather.

THE WINDS

East wind brings rain.
West wind brings clear, bright, cool weather.
North wind brings cold.
South wind brings heat.
Birds fly high when the barometer is high, and low when the barometer is low.

How to find the direction of Wind

The way to find which way the wind is blowing, if there is only very light breeze, is to throw up little bits of dry grass; or to hold up a handful of light dust and let it fall, or to suck your thumb and wet it all round and let the wind blow over it, and the cold side of it will then tell you which way the wind is blowing.


 

Making a campfire

To Build a Fire

There are ways and ways of building camp fires. An old Indian saying runs, "White man heap fool, make um big fire--can't git near! Injun make um little fire--git close! Uh! good!" Make it a service privilege for a tent of boys to gather wood and build the fire. This should be done during the afternoon. Two things are essential in the building of a fire--kindling and air. A fire must be built systematically. First, get dry, small dead branches, twigs, fir branches and other inflammable material. Place these upon the ground. Be sure that air can draw under the pile and up through it. Next place some heavier branches in tripod form over the kindling, then good-sized sticks, and so on until you have built the camp fire the required size. In many camps it is considered an honor to light the fire.
Kerosene oil may be poured upon the kindling, or old newspapers used in lighting the fire.

Caution

An interesting account of "How to Build a Fire by Rubbing Sticks," by Ernest Thompson-Seton, will be found in "Boy Scouts of America," page 84.
Be sure to use every precaution to prevent the spreading of fire. This may be done by building a circle of stone around the fire, or by digging up the earth, or by wetting a space around the fire. Always have buckets of water near at hand.



Things to remember

First, It is criminal to leave a burning fire;
Second, Always put out the fire with water or earth.


State Laws

Be sure to get a copy of the law of your State regarding Forest Fires, and if a permit is necessary, secure it before building a fire.


To Light a Match

Kephart, in his book on "Camping and Woodcraft" (page 88), says, "When there is nothing dry to strike it on, jerk the head of the match forward through the teeth. Face the wind. Cup your hands, backs toward wind. Remove right hand just long enough to strike match on something very close by, then instantly resume former position. Flame of match will run up the stick instead of blowing away from it."


Story-Telling

The camp fire is a golden opportunity for the telling of stories--good stories told well. Indian legends, war stories, ghost stories, detective stories, stories of heroism, the history of fire, a talk about the stars. Don't drag out the telling of a story. Talk it in boy language. Avoid technical terms. Make the story live.
College songs always appeal to boys. Let some leader start up a song in a natural way, and soon you will have a chorus of unexpected melody and harmony. As the fire dies down, let the songs be of a more quiet type, like "My Old Kentucky Home," and ballads of similar nature.



Roast Delight

When the embers are glowing is the time for toasting marshmallows. Get a long stick sharpened to a point, fasten a marshmallow on the end, hold it over the embers, not in the blaze, until the marshmallow expands. Oh, the deliciousness of it! Ever tasted one? Before roasting corn on the cob, tie the end of each husk firmly with string. Soak in water for about an hour. Then put into the hot embers. The water prevents the corn from burning and the firmly tied husks enable the corn to be steamed and the real corn flavor is retained. In about twenty minutes the corn may be taken from the fire and eaten. Have a bowl of melted butter and salt on hand. Also a pastry brush to spread the melted butter upon the corn. Try it.
 

Cooking on hikes


The Fireplace

Take two or three stones to build a fireplace; a stick first shaved and then whittled into shavings; a lighted match, a little blaze, some bark, dry twigs and a few small sticks added; then with the griddle placed over the fire, you are ready to cook the most appetizing griddle cakes. After the cakes are cooked, fry strips of bacon upon the griddle; in the surplus fat fry slices of bread, then some thinly sliced raw potatoes done to a delicious brown and you have a breakfast capable of making the mouth of a camper water.
Another way of building a fire: Place two green logs side by side, closer together at one end than the other. Build fire between. On the logs over the fire you can rest frying pan, kettle, etc. To start fire have some light, dry wood split up fine. When sticks begin to blaze add a few more of larger size and continue until you have a good fire.



Sun Glass

When the sun shines a fire may be started by means of a small pocket sun or magnifying glass. Fine scrapings from dry wood or "punk tinder" will easily ignite by the focusing of the sun dial upon it, and by fanning the fire and by adding additional fuel, the fire-builder will soon have a great blaze.

 

Cooking resceipts for campers

Griddle Cakes

Beat together one egg, tablespoonful of sugar, cup of new milk, or condensed milk diluted one-half. Mix in enough self-raising flour to make a thick cream batter. Grease the griddle with rind or slices of bacon for each batch of cakes.
Broiled Bacon
Slice bacon thin. Remove the rind which makes the slices curl up. Or, gash the rind with a sharp knife if the boys like "cracklings." Fry on griddle or put on the sharp end of a stick and hold over the hot coals, or, better yet, remove the griddle and put a clean flat rock in its place. When the rock is hot lay the slices of bacon on it and broil. Keep turning the bacon so as to brown it on both sides. Cut into dice.


Creamed Salmon

Heat about a pint of salmon in one-half pint milk, season with salt and pepper and a half teaspoonful of butter.



Salmon on Toast

Drop slices of stale bread into smoking-hot lard. They will brown at once. Drain them. Heat a pint of salmon, picked into flakes, season with salt and pepper and put into it a tablespoonful of butter. Stir in one egg, beaten light, with three tablespoonfuls evaporated milk not thinned. Pour mixture on the fried bread.


Potatoes

Wash potatoes and dry well; bury them deep in a good bed of live coals, cover them with hot coals until well done. They will take about forty minutes to bake. When you can pass a sharpened hardwood sliver through them, they are done, and should be raked out at once. Run the sliver through them from end to end, and let the steam escape and use immediately, as a roast potato quickly becomes soggy and bitter.


Baked Fish

Dig a hole one foot and a half deep. Build a fire in it, heaping up dry sticks until there is an abundance of fuel. After an hour, take out the coals, clear the hole of ashes, lay green corn husks on the hot bottom of the hole. Soak brown paper in water and wrap around the fish. Lay it in the hole, cover with green corn husks, covered in turn with half an inch of earth. Build a fire over it and keep burning for an hour. Then remove and you have something delicious and worth the time taken to prepare.


Fried Fish

Clean fish well. Small fish should be fried whole, with the backbone severed to prevent curling up; large fish should be cut into pieces, and ribs cut loose from backbone so as to lie flat in pan.

Rub the pieces in corn meal or powdered bread crumbs, thinly and evenly (that browns them). Fry in plenty of very hot fat to a golden brown, sprinkling lightly with pepper and salt just as the color turns. If fish has not been wiped dry, it will absorb too much grease. If the frying fat is not very hot when fish are put in they will be soggy with it.



Boiled Eggs

Raise water to boiling point. Place eggs in carefully. Boil steadily for three minutes if you prefer them soft. If you want them hard-boiled, put them in cold water, bring to a boil, and keep it up for twenty minutes. The yolk will then be mealy and wholesome.


Fried eggs

Melt some butter or fat in frying pan, when it hisses drop in eggs carefully. Fry them three minutes.



Scrambled eggs

First stir the eggs up with a little condensed cream and a pinch of salt and after putting some butter in the frying pan, stir the eggs in it, being careful not to cook them too long.


Poached

First put in the frying pan sufficient diluted condensed milk which has been thinned with enough water to float the eggs when the milk is hot; drop in the carefully opened eggs and let them simmer three or four minutes. Serve the eggs on slices of buttered toast, pouring on enough of the milk to moisten the toast.


Coffee

For every cup of water allow a tablespoonful of ground coffee, and one extra for the pot. Heat water to boiling point first, add coffee, boil five minutes, settle with one-fourth cup cold water and serve. Some prefer to put the coffee in a small muslin bag, tied loose, and boil for five minutes longer.


Cocoa

Allow a teaspoonful of cocoa for every cup of boiling water. Mix the powdered cocoa with hot water or hot milk to a creamy paste. Add equal parts of boiling water and boiled milk, and sugar to taste. Boil two or three minutes.



 

Chinese Martial Arts and Pain Relief

By Ken Cheong

Most of us are acquainted with martial arts based on what we see on TV and the movies; Jacky Chan, Steven Segal, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee etc.

Some of the most popular martial arts in practize today include Judo, Tek Kwan Do, Karate, which have made it to the Olympic Games, Akido, Tai Chi and Qigong, which are not in the Olympic Games as yet. Although some of these martial arts come from Korea and Japan, the roots of most martial arts can be traced to China.

It is believed that all martial arts can be traced to the Shaolin Temple and the Wudang Hills in China. In reality, there must be hundreds of different types of martial arts practized in China, including the more popular BaQuaQuan, TangLangQuan, TaiChi, HouQuan, etc.

Training injuries, bruises and cuts are common during practizes and sparring sessions in martial arts schools. In fact, injuries are so common that most martial arts teachers also double up as doctors in treating aches and pains that come from sporting and training injuries.

The common ways to treat pain and ache in martial arts schools include:

Accupuncture

Accupuncture needles are inserted at the right accupoints or meridians in various part of the human body to relieve pain and tension of the muscle. A trained accupunture practioner is required to carry out such treatment.

Tui Na

A form of Chinese accupressure massage where muscles aches and pain are relieved through massaging the right accupoints and meridians. This may sometimes be used in conjunction with heat pads.

Herbal Plasters

Almost every martial arts school has their own secret formula for a herbal plaster. These plasters are mostly herbal conconction and used to treat pain, bruises and aches caused by training and actual fights. These herbal plasters are very effective and bruises and pain tend to disappear very fast once the plasters are applied to the injured area.

Herbal Ointments

Used mostly in conjunction with TuiNa or massage, these ointments are also herbal liquid formulas handed down from generation after generation. They are extremely popular and almost every martial arts school will have their 'own brand' of herbal ointment.

Today, accupuncture and TuiNa has made it to mainstream sports schools and even hospitals in China and also gaining much prominence and popularity in sports schools and hospitals in Asia and the Western countries.

In fact, accupuncture is used for many forms of treatments including backaches, kicking cigarette habits, menopause pain, migrane etc

TuiNa has also made it into mainstream life as a form of relaxation massage in addition to it's use for treating pain and ache.

Many martial arts schools has also tied up with pharmaceutical companies to produce modern versions of their herbal plasters and ointments in hygienic, scientific and environmentally controlled factories. These herbal plasters and ointments are produced in large quantities and has made their way into most Asian homes and families. Most families will have these plasters and ointments in their cabinets to treat pain ranging from arthritis, shoulder and neck aches, back pain, ankle pain etc.

Some of these brands are now household brands in Asian societies. They are also slowly making their way into Western countries.

Ken Cheong lived, worked and travelled in China for 7 years.

He shares articles of China in his websites http://www.quick-pain-relief and http://www.chinese-culture.net.

Please feel free to distribute this article as long as you mention his websites.

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