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Gift Picks for Kids and Young Adults
Find the best gifts for kids, teens, and young adults from LuminAID's collection of solar camping lanterns. Great for dorm rooms, science and educational gifts, as well as music festivals and backpacking.
Best Gifts for RV Travel, Vanlife, and Car Camping
Do you have a friend who loves to explore the open road? Maybe they've got a National Parks bucket list they want to cross off next summer. We put together our top gift picks for RV owners, vanlife, and car camping enthusiasts so you can get them something to inspire their travels.
Camping with Kids? Follow These Tips
Camping with your kids can be extremely rewarding — but it's not without its challenges. Expert advice from two moms and outdoor professionals on their family camping tips.
Responding to Hurricane Ida
Yesterday, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, leaving millions without power. Outages expected to continue for days or even weeks in some areas. The storm has weakened, but is continuing on through Mississippi and neighboring states, leaving high winds, flooding, and more power outages in its path.
Hurricane Safety for Your Family
How to formulate a disaster plan, ensure you have the correct supplies, and regularly maintain your hurricane prep kit. In conjunction with the National Weather Service’s Hurricane Preparedness Week, we have put together some tips to help protect you and your family for hurricane season.
Responding to the Haiti Earthquake
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti this morning. This magnitude suggests that it may be stronger than the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. We are monitoring, and will be ready to assist our nonprofit partners with solar lanterns and chargers as they evaluate and respond.
How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
Make sure you leave enough time for your eyes to adjust to the dark, so you can get the full effect of the meteor shower. NASA recommends "Find somewhere comfortable, avoiding bright lights as much as possible (yes, including your phone), and give your eyes some time to adjust
Fire Safety Tips for Camping This Summer
Camping season is here, and we're excited to gear up and enjoy the great outdoors. But with record heatwaves already scorching the Pacific Northwest and West Coast, dangerous conditions are building that can lead to wildfires. You can help keep the outdoors safe for everyone by practicing fire safety.
REI Selects LuminAID as the Best Lantern for Backpacking & Editors’ Choice Award Winner for 2021
LuminAID is proud to have been selected as an REI Editor's Choice Award winner for 2021, and named the Best Lantern for Backpacking again in REI's Best Camping Lanterns of 2021 review.