How to Stay Warm When Travelling in Your RV

How to Stay Warm When Travelling in Your RV

Comfort is key when you’re travelling in your RV. Whether it’s a short or long journey, you will want to know that you can enjoy every second of your journey from start to end. One of the key factors in

How to enjoy Winter Outdoor Adventures

How to enjoy Winter Outdoor Adventures

I was gifted some items of clothing from adidas for the purposes of this post. All words and opinions are my own. I don’t know about you, but I always find this time of year a struggle. It takes me

My Top Self Catering Holiday Tips

My Top Self Catering Holiday Tips

I was gifted some items of clothing from adidas for the purposes of this post. All words and opinions are my own. It struck me this year that we have got quite good at self catering holidays. For the last

10 Years of The Helpful Hiker

10 Years of The Helpful Hiker

This Bank Holiday weekend I have been looking back over ten years of The Helpful Hiker. I first started this blog back in 2013, after a couple of camping trips. Back then we went on lots of walks and Luke

How to Fit More Activity into your Daily Routine

How to Fit More Activity into your Daily Routine

I don’t know about you, but this last winter has felt like the longest ever. The cold, dark days seemed to go on for ever and have left me feeling distinctly ‘meh’. For a while now I’ve been desperately trying

What Laws Should You Know Before Moving to a New State?

What Laws Should You Know Before Moving to a New State?

Whether you plan on moving to a new state or taking an extended vacation, you’ll need to educate yourself on the differences in the laws and regulations between your home state and your destination state. Learning about each of the

Walks near Rushden Lakes

Walks near Rushden Lakes

In a bid to spend more time outdoors more and get the boys used to walking a bit further we’re always looking for easy walks, but we still need lots of interest to keep the whole family engaged. A couple

How to make Money on Vinted

How to make Money on Vinted

I have been thinking a lot recently about this blog and what I want to cover. I would like to write more about sustainable living/living to a budget etc, and even considered setting up another site for that. Then I

Enjoying Family Adventures

Enjoying Family Adventures

I don’t know about anyone else, but these days I don’t always find it easy to make the time to get outside and enjoy some family outdoor adventures. I don’t know whether it’s just the overriding cold and darkness of

Looking Back at 2022

Looking Back at 2022

Right now I am quite happy to see the back of 2022. The last two years have felt like a real struggle. I totally lost my blogging mojo during the first lockdown in 2020 and, to be honest, I haven’t