by Jeremy | Jan 18, 2016 | Gear, Info, Tips
When people spend time in the back country or wilderness, or even go on a day hike near town, there will always be some element of risk and having the right equipment goes a long ways into being prepared in the event of an emergency. And included in your list of the...
by Jeremy | May 26, 2015 | Gear, Info
In the summer of 2014 I did it. I actually bought a chair to take backpacking. After many years of planting myself on logs, rocks, stumps, and a variety of other surfaces, I decided it was time to step up to something a bit more comfortable. I hate to admit it, but as...
by Jeremy | Nov 22, 2014 | Tips
Something we get asked about quite often is how we plan for and prepare meals for multi-day trips, whether it’s for backpacking or canoeing. Without a doubt, this is one of the most important and time consuming aspects of backcountry trips, in my opinion. You...
by Jeremy | Oct 23, 2014 | Paddling
We decided to start our vacation in September 2014 with five days of canoeing around Murtle Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Murtle Lake has the distinction of being the largest canoe and kayak only lake in North America and for this reason, it is a major...
by Jeremy | Aug 15, 2014 | Paddling
For a few years, we had talked about getting a canoe and finally in the spring of 2013, we pulled the trigger and made our purchase. We had pretty well settled on the Clipper brand as we know many people who have them and a lot of good things are said about the brand....