Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Going camping? Well, don't forget the glow sticks!

By Jim Busby


Glow sticks are the perfect add-in to your camping preparation kit. They're safe, long lasting and fun! Plus they're convenient for those romantic, moonlight walks and midnight runs to the bathroom.

Planning a camping trip this summer? Don't forget the glow sticks. Aside from being just plain fun to use, glow sticks have several distinct advantages over lanterns and flashlights.

For starters, glow sticks are portable and long lasting. Dependable, too. There's no knobs to fiddle with or switches to fumble with in the dark. They've got handy strings attached to make them easy to carry. And once they're activated, their powerful light lasts for hours!

They never need batteries or replacement bulbs - and you know what a pain finding the right-size bulbs for your flashlight can be! Not to mention all those batteries that wear down so quickly. And glow sticks don't require matches or starter fuel. Just bend them and shake gently to activate (the bending snaps a little glass tube within and shaking mixes the two chemicals together to cause a reaction that results in the glow)

Glow sticks come in all sorts of colors and sizes. You can get all one color so nobody argues over who's got the prettier color or you can color code each kid so you know at a glance where each of them is. Or you can mix and match.

Glow sticks don't give off heat, so they're safe for even the youngest kids - and, best of all, there's no flame! And that's especially important during dry weather, with concerns over forest fires being so prevalent.

What's more, they're waterproof! You can drop them in the stream without worrying that they'll go out. In fact, you can even bring them in with you when you go swimming in the pond or favorite swimming hole - not that you would ever go swimming unattended at night, of course! They're even fun to use in the pool - toss a few glow stick into the water and have the kids dive and retrieve them.

No matter how you choose to use them, glow sticks are safe and versatile. And they add light, color and fun to your camping excursion, beach outing or weekend escape. But be sure you've got plenty of glow sticks - because everybody's going to want one - or two or half a dozen. Yeah, they're that much fun!

And when you're looking for glow sticks for your next outing, be sure to contact Nicaboyne for the widest variety of sizes and colors - and the best prices on glow sticks and other glow-in-the-dark accessories. Visit them online at www.nicaboyne.com.

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