Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Free Shipping Day 2011 Reminder

The holiday season is upon us once again and if you are an online shopper here are a few important shipping dates to keep in mind.

Many online retailers already offer free shipping but many who don’t may offer free shipping on:

Free Shipping Day 2011
On Friday, December 16, more than 2,000 participating merchants will offer free shipping with delivery by Christmas Eve in the continental United States. For more info visit

http://www.freeshippingday.com/

Shipping Deadline

Whether purchasing your gifts online or shipping them yourself, you should be aware of the shipping deadlines.

December 17th is the last day for Ground shipping to be guaranteed for a holiday order.

USPS parcel post cut-off is December 15th. Most of the rest of the ground carriers are on or about the 17th. After that, you need to consider priority and express shipments to get it there on-time for the holiday.

If you are a last minute shopper and can’t decide on what to buy, you might try:

Most Popular Items on Amazon

 This friendly reminder is brought to you by sno-parks.com, where you can find USFS

Sno-park information.

Happy Holidays!

Mike

 

Friday, January 28, 2011

GPS Snowmobile Mount Selection Guide - Garmin GPS Mount

 Looking for a GPS mount for your snowmobile? New-Gps.com has a printable GPS Motorcycle Mount Selection Guide that may help you select a GPS mount for your snowmobile.



  Whether you want a handlebar mount or a cowl mount, the GPS Mount Selection Guide can help you match the correct GPS mount to your sled/GPS combination.

Best Selling Snowmobile GPS Mounts at Amazon.com

For ease of use, link your GPS to a Bluetooth helmet headset. GPS receivers are available with a “handsfree” feature that allows voice command prompting. A Bluetooth helmet headset can keep you in contact with fellow sled riders via intercom or 2-way radio and be synced to cell phones and MP3 players.

Bluetooth for helmet can help you select the right Bluetooth helmet or headset to fit your navigation and communication needs.

Best Selling Bluetooth Helmets at Amazon.com

USFS Sno-parks were designed as staging area for snowmobiles and other winter sports enthusiasts. If you spend any amount of time in the great outdoors in the Western US National Forests, you should know about the recreational opportunities found at the USFS Sno-parks.

For more information about National Forest Sno-parks go to Sno-parks.com.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Snowmobilers, Find Your Friends & Your Way with Handheld GPS Units

Snowmobiling in the US National Forests can be very dangerous.

 

You can reduce that danger with a Garmin Rino Handheld GPS Unit.

 

These Handheld GPS Units feature a 2way radio to keep in contact with your fellow snowmobilers, as well as a GPS receiver to help you find your way. Some Garmin Rino handheld units can transmit GPS coordinates to other GPS units in your group.


Add your local snowmobile trail maps to your Garmin Rino and you are all setup for a terrific day of safe trail riding.

  • The satellite positioning seems to be right on and positioning after start-up was quick. …I was able to get within 5-7 feet of everything I marked.
  • Everyone in the group said that radio transmission was crystal clear, they could hear my transmissions better than anyone elses. Don't get me wrong the Garmin in definetly a GPS first and radio second but I was very pleased with its two-way capabilities. It performed as well, if not better, than the midlands and motorolas in the group.


For more consumer comments follow this link.
Garmin Rino 520 & 530 110918

USFS Sno-parks were designed as staging area for snowmobiles and other winter sports enthusiasts. If you spend any amount of time in the great outdoors in the Western US National Forests, you should know about the recreational opportunities found at the USFS Sno-parks.

 

For more information about National Forest Sno-parks go to Sno-parks.com.


Here are some excerpts from consumer comments about the Garmin Rino:

Thursday, September 9, 2010

How can a nature walk aid our health?

Originally published Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 7:36 PM

How can a nature walk aid our health?

Research suggests we are hard-wired to seek green surroundings.

By Drs. Kay Judge and Maxine Barish-Wreden

McClatchy Newspapers

Perhaps the next prescription from your doctor will be for something a little different: contact with nature.

Many studies have looked at the positive impact of nature on emotional and physical health. Some research has suggested that we are genetically hard-wired to seek green surroundings for our health and well-being.

What are some health benefits of contact with nature and greenery?

Here are surprising findings from studies over the past few years:

— Green environments improve mental acuity. Children who play in playgrounds seem to have higher scores for attention than those who play on asphalt. In a study of 96 children diagnosed with attention- deficit hyperactivity disorder, the greener the play area, the better the concentration and mental functioning.

— Green environments reduce aggression and crime. A 2001 study showed that housing blocks in Chicago with high levels of greenery had about 50 percent fewer property and violent crimes, compared with housing areas with little vegetation.

— Green environments reduce stress, depression and anxiety. A 2005 study in Sweden found that the more often one visits green areas, the less often one reports stress-related sickness. Other studies have shown that doing exercise in nature reduces depression and anxiety in adults.

— Green environments improve the functioning of the body’s immune system. A 2007 study in Japan showed that a three-day exposure to nature increased the body’s natural “killer cells” by 50 percent. A 2008 study showed that enhanced activity of white blood cells lasted more than a week after exposure to nature.

— Green environments lower blood pressure. In a study this year of 280 people in Japan, scientists found that walking through a forest or other wooded area for a few hours lowered concentrations of the stress hormone cortisol, lowered the pulse rate and lowered blood pressure.

— Green environments make one feel healthy. A 2006 epidemiological study in the Netherlands on more than 250,000 people showed that the percentage of green space in a living environment has a positive association with residents’ perceived general health. This was most apparent among the elderly, housewives and lower socioeconomic groups.

In fact, the Japanese have a name for exposure to greenery, “Shinrin-yoku” — roughly translating as taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing. We think this is a great prescription for overall good health and should be taken often.

So go ahead and take one Shinrin-yoku and call us in the morning.

National Forests are a great place to find the perfect “Green” Camping Spots.