Justin R.

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2012 NWF Great American Backyard Campout!

Justin R. posted an article on - Jan 28, 2012, 9:59 pm
Tent all setup! Save the date! The date for the 2012 National Wildlife Federation Backyard Campout is Saturday June 23, 2012! This is a great event as it encourages families to try out camping, right from their back yard! Get your tent out and get it all waterproofed and ready! Sign up for my newsle...
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Merry Christmas!

Justin R. posted an article on - Dec 24, 2010, 3:28 pm
Merry Christmas 2010 Hello everyone! Sorry I haven’t written on here in a while. You see, over the summer I went through a divorce. That sure turns your life upside down! I’m getting settled back in now, after moving in June, and again in December. What outdoor stuff is on your wish list this ye...
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Product Review: Camp Dry

Justin R. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2010, 7:01 pm
Kiwi Camp Dry cans Hello everyone! I’m back. All I can say is 2010 was a life changing summer for me! I’m back and getting things rolling again. I wanted to share with you a great product for your camping tents, boots, jackets, or anything that is not as waterproof as it used to be. I used Kiw...
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How to Add Facebook Image Meta in Thesis

Justin R. posted an article on - Jun 29, 2010, 3:09 pm
It’s nice when we write good content. It’s even better when a reader shares it on sites such as facebook or twitter. One problem with sharing on facebook is that facebook will try to pull in images from the site but may not always pull in the one you want. You can control what images show up wit...
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2010 Great American Backyard Campout is Coming Soon!

Justin R. posted an article on - Jun 16, 2010, 11:53 am
Get your tents all waterproofed and ready! The 2010 Great American Backyard Campout is June 26, 2010. This is a great event to get the family outside, even if it is in your back yard. My son and I have participated in this for the past couple of years. It’s a relaxed way of camping. No need to wor...
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Worlds Best Camping Sites

Justin R. posted an article on - Jun 14, 2010, 1:46 pm
(Guest Post) For some people, watching a near-death survival program is about as close as we get to the great outdoors. Setting up a tent for the weekend in a field in the countryside gets you one step closer to communing with nature, even if there are wash rooms, fully fledged toilets (with flushe...
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Free Fishing This Weekend in KY Parks

Justin R. posted an article on - Jun 2, 2010, 1:07 pm
The big one! Kentucky state parks are have a free fishing weekend! Not free bait or anything, just no need to purchase a license. What a perfect time to take the kids out and have some cheap fun! Dig up some worms and get out there. Also this weekend is free entrance to US National Parks that norm...
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June 2010 is National Camping Month

Justin R. posted an article on - May 28, 2010, 10:57 am
Tent all set up! June 2010 is the second annual National Camping month. What are you going to do outside? Maybe check out a local park. Or get off the beaten path and explore a new camp site? Here are some articles that might help you out on your camping adventure: Fun things to do when camping T...
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The WondaWedge!

Justin R. posted an article on - May 10, 2010, 12:33 pm
The WondaWedge You have to check out the WondaWedge! It’s a pretty cool way to sit and relax and it takes up very little space when it’s deflated. Below is a picture of it in use. After trying it out he didn’t want to get up! He said it was very comfortable. This will definitely be added to m...
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Help the Wildlife Affected by the Louisiana Oil Spill

Justin R. posted an article on - May 4, 2010, 9:44 pm
Hello everyone! Boy this oil spill is a real disaster for wildlife. Check out this article by the National Wildlife Federation on how you can help. I’m a little low on funds for donating right now so I’m going out to help on a social basis. Here are a couple of helpful twitter accounts, if you k...
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Womp'em Sticks

Justin R. posted an article on - Apr 27, 2010, 7:47 pm
Womp'em Sticks Womp’em Sticks! Weird name, interesting product! Here’s the low down on these sticks: you grease up the end of the stick, wrap a biscuit or 2 on the end and cook it on your camp fire. The result is a perfect pocket for your food! Some of my ideas to fill the baked biscuit: Scramb...
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How to Add the Facebook Like Button in Thesis

Justin R. posted an article on - Apr 27, 2010, 6:26 pm
Facebook Like Button Thesis is a great wordpress theme but it takes some getting used to. You are no longer editing a file called “single.php” you’re using hooks to add in content and change things around. To add the facebook like button in Thesis open up custom_functions.php in your favorite...
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Win a SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger!

Justin R. posted an article on - Mar 12, 2010, 3:11 pm
Spot GPS Satellite Messenger Check this out! It’s a contest to win a SPOT GPS messenger PLUS a free year of service! The SPOT Messenger is a GPS enabled tracking and communications device all in one. Some features of the SPOT: Send a SOS/911 message. If you are in a serious accident or situation ...
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Rick Kratzke – Featured Outdoors Blogger

Justin R. posted an article on - Jan 29, 2010, 3:17 pm
Rick Kratzke I had the great opportunity to interview Rick on the phone. He’s a great guy who is way into deer hunting. Rick’s Blog: Whitetail Woods. Rick writes something just about every day! You should really check out his blog. Want to connect with Rick on campspace? Here is Rick’s Camp...
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Geocaching iPhone App Review

Justin R. posted an article on - Jan 25, 2010, 11:18 am
Geocaching App Hello and welcome! In this post I thought I would review the Geocaching app for the iPhone. I really like this app and I think it is an inexpensive way to get into Geocaching. I will admit this is the first paid app I have put on my iPhone and right now I have five pages of apps rang...
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Experience More Challenge Ends January 13!

Justin R. posted an article on - Jan 6, 2010, 4:10 pm
GORE-TEX Only One Week Left to Enter the GORE-TEX® Brand Experience More Challenge The winner will receive $10,000 towards planning their dream adventure Elkton, MD (January 6, 2010) – The GORE-TEX® brand Experience More Challenge ends on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. The online ...
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Sorry for no updates!

Justin R. posted an article on - Jan 5, 2010, 10:38 am
Hey everyone! Sorry for not updating in such a long time. I have been busy with work and also the outdoors blog. I also wrote a 2009 greeting card for my company. Can you find the Easter eggs? I have been busy learning jQuery and also am starting back in college. I only need four classes to graduate...
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Happy New Year From Great Wild Outdoors!

Justin R. posted an article on - Dec 31, 2009, 3:44 pm
Welcoming in 2010! Happy new year everyone! Have a safe and happy sending off of 2009 tonight! Song used (from Music Alley) 77 South – I Dig You
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Related Posts Plugin I Use

Justin R. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 3:21 pm
At one of the New Media Cincinnati events Daniel asked me what plugin I use for related posts. Some people use the Zemanta network for their related posts. This is great as not only do you get other related posts from other users your content is on their network. The plugin I use on this blog finds ...
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jQuery and Wordpress: Using noConflict

Justin R. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 2:13 pm
I have been using wordpress for a while and now I’m starting to integrate more jQuery into some of my blogs. Problem is I have been having problems with the code acting up. After searching I found the jQuery is now included in the core code for wordpress. More reading and I found that I need to us...
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Quick Twitter Tip When Changing Cell Carriers

Justin R. posted an article on - Apr 6, 2009, 4:44 pm
I have recently changed cell phone carriers and I guess that means I needed to update my cell phone at twitter because DM’s were not coming to my new phone. To fix this login to twitter and choose Settings -> Devices and choose “Delete and start over”. Next, enter your cell phone number and tw...
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Using the ShareThis Button To Be More Productive

Justin R. posted an article on - Mar 11, 2009, 4:34 pm
I have recently discovered the ShareThis button for Firefox. Many blogs have the ShareThis button already installed on their blog but what if I’m not at a blog or what if the blog doesn’t have a ShareThis button? ShareThis has the answer: their browser button. Using the button gives me the same ...
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Sending ping.fm Updates Through Google Chat

Justin R. posted an article on - Mar 3, 2009, 2:14 pm
I use google chat alot and also ping.fm. For those of you who are not familiar ping.fm is a service that will update alot of statuses at once, or individually using their @ commands. Ping.fm has made it alot easier to use their service now through google chat. You can add their “bot” to your goo...
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How To Add Your Entrecard Top Droppers Link Automatically

Justin R. posted an article on - Feb 28, 2009, 1:42 pm
I like to give back to my Entrecard top droppers on one of my blogs. Entrecard makes it easy to do this through their “Top Droppers” RSS feed. To get the URL of your feed login to your Entrecard account and click on Dashboard. Next click on “More Stats” in the bottom right of the “Quick St...
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Twitter API, URL Shortener API

Justin R. posted an article on - Jan 29, 2009, 12:15 pm
I haven’t been on here in a few weeks. I have been busy working on client sites plus learning and integrating the twitter API in my recipe site (Twitter profile). I have the site setup so that when someone rates a recipe a new “tweet” is sent out, asking others what they think of the recipe. I...
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