Outdoors Gifts

Outdoors gifts are some of the easiest to find and buy. The onlylimitation is your imagination and bank account. Outdoors GiftsIn creating the following list of ideas for outdoors gifts, I'vetried to cover prices ranging from the very affordable to theobscene. And here we go...1. Vermont Fly Fishing Trip - If you're buying for a fly fishingfanatic, a Vermont Fly Fishing Trip will have them on theirknees, bowing to you. These trips are full day and half daywading trips on the streams around the Green Mountain area andrepresent fly fishing at its best. Half days will run in the$200 range while full day trips will cost you in the $360 area.Do a search on the net to find providers. 2. Killing Water Bugs - The SteriPen Water Purifier is a coollittle gadget for campers, hikers, backpackers and fisherman.Although water purification may sound a bit boring, the SteriPenhas a unique twist. It uses ultraviolet light to kill bacteriain the water you use. Ah, drinking water in the outdoors thatdoesn't taste of chemicals. What a relief. This gadget will setyou back in the range of $140. 3. Nomad Adventure Journals - These writing journals are a hitwith outdoor enthusiast. The journals come pre-organized for avariety of subjects such as camping, hiking, fly fishing,backpacking, bird watching and travel to mention just a few.Each journal contains blank spaces for notes as well as cueareas to remind you to write down information such as placesstayed, people met, their contact information and so on. Thejournals cost as low as $9 without waterproof case and $25 withcase. 4. Garmin GPS Systems - GPS gadgets are hot outdoor gifts buysand Garmin leads the field. GPS stands for global positioningsatellite and provide outdoor enthusiasts with tons ofinformation such as their location in the wild, how far they'vewalked and so on. Garmin makes GPS gadgets for everything fromtraining to street directions in your car. A can't miss gift forthe outdoor enthusiast. Costs range from as low as $70 to closeto a thousand dollars depending on the specific of the system. 5. Camper's Ice Cream Ball - Avid campers have always made icecream by throwing to cans together with salt rock, ice and icecream ingredients. You'd just kick it around to mix up theingredients and after a while you had ice cream. Well, someonehas come up with an improved version. The Ice Cream Ball is aplastic ball that serves the same purpose. You put the salt rockand ice in one end, the ingredients in the other and startrolling it around. After 20 minutes or so, you've got ice cream.The ball will run you $20 at any outdoor retailer. 6. Patagonia - No, not the brand. If you're looking for the"big" gift, why not go for a home run with a trip to Patagonia.Argentina is the best launching place for expeditions and,fortunately, the country is over the economic problems that hurtit in 2002. Typically, you fly into Buenos Aires and transferdown to southern points to launch your adventure. Price for thetrip will range from obscene for full luxury experiences to aslow as $1,000 for roughing it adventures. Kayaking, trekking,horseback riding and a variety of other expeditions are readilyavailable to take you to this environmental mecca. Be warned,you'll be changed after visiting Patagonia. It is thatimpressive. Outdoors gifts come in all types and price ranges. Whetheryou're into rock climbing, camping or kayaking, there issomething for everyone out there.