Camping & Survival
"Hunters will tell you that a moose is a wily and ferocious forest creature. Nonsense. A moose is a cow…
Kayakers often wind up in many of the same locales bears do. The streams where ocean paddlers refill…
I've had some really bad luck dealing with bears. I'm not sure why. A bear biologist once suggested that…
I just got back from my "end of the season" paddle, which ended up this year to be in Ontario's…
I'm on my third dog now. Angel is a "Gollie" - a mix between a border collie and a golden retriever.…
There's a lot of text out there on dealing with blackflies and mosquitoes; and for good reason - they're…
And the black flies, the little black flies Always the black fly no matter where you go I'll die with…
Necessity being the Mother of Invention and all that, over the years I have had plenty of opportunity to…
For the record, I'm not what one would call a nudist. I don't sleep nude or hang around camp exposing…
No one seems to want to want to talk about this, but a poop properly disposed of behind camp can make or…
Some years ago, I was privileged to join a canoe trip that was sponsored by Bell Canoe (now, Northstar…
There's no way around it; multi-night paddling trips are one of life's great pleasures. Escaping into…
Kayak camping is not all that different than backpacking - if anything it is easier as you don't have to…
At some point early in our paddling lives, perhaps when we find ourselves approaching the end of a long…
From the Everglades in Florida to the Puget Sound in Washington, sea kayaking is a popular and…
Securing one's food from the critters of nature can be nothing more than putting the peanut butter back…
In the 30-odd years that the phrase has been in widespread use, "Leave No Trace" has emerged as the…
Without glasses, my entire mid to long-distance view is fuzzier than green bologna in the back of the…
In Kurasawa’s classic film Dersu Usala, the two principle characters, Usala, the Mongolian guide…
It was the perfect night on the water. The surface was the mirrored reflection of the cloudless,…
For those of us up in the 'north country' where you trade your paddle for a set of ski poles, I…
Fires vs. Stoves: The use of campfires, once a necessity for cooking and warmth, is steeped in history…
It was a sad day when our local Scout leader plugged the "campfire" bulb into the socket of the church…
One of the most critical, and versatile pieces of kayaking gear is a workable length of line. Most…