The Happy Camper
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My editor and book designer for my latest project Another Bend in the River: The Happy Camper’s Memoir are just finishing up the project and the book should be released soon. In the meantime, I sent out some sample chapters...
You'd think being ecologically sustainable would be a given in every outdoor company. That’s not the case. There are numerous brands that cause more harm than good when it comes to pollutants, water consumption, energy waste, C02 emissions and animal...
Good news. A new company has launched a series of maps for Ontario paddlers. These maps are printed on a grease-, tear- and water-resistant FSC paper. This, of course, means they are not waterproof—but a good map case will easily...
Two of the contestants on the new Season 9 of History Chanel’s Alone are Canadian. Last week, I interviewed Teimojin Tan (a.k.a. Dr. Tan), a physician and survivalist living in the Bruce Peninsula. This week I caught up with...
On May 26th, the ninth season of one of History Channel’s most popular shows airs. It’s set in Labrador’s Big River landscape, where weather and wild predators are unpredictable—to say the least.
In case you don’t know the concept of the...
Noah Booth and Alex Traynor of Northern Scavenger’s YouTube fame took on another extensive canoe trip: a 30-day, 620-kilometre journey from Côte-Nord: Maze to the Aguanish. What an amazing experience, and a truly captivating video series.
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My paddling guidebooks have been flying off the shelves the last couple of years. (Thanks Covid.) I released my 4th edition of A Paddlers Guide to Algonquin last year, a 2nd edition of the Complete Guide to Winter Camping, I’m...
The organization just launched a unique fundraising program called The Great Portage where, during the months of July and August, participants fundraise and challenge themselves while in the backcountry to help create awareness and support for youth suffering from mental health...
Recreational Barrel Works is a Canadian-based company that produces canoe tripping barrels, barrel harnesses, canoe packs and accessories. This season they have a few new products available, including a barrel tump for your pack or barrel.
Canoe trippers either...
Point Grondine Park is a new addition to Ontario’s Killarney region, developed in 2016 by the Anishinabek Nation of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. Before the park was opened to the public, it was only explored by the members of the Anishinabek...
The ice is getting soft, the birds are migrating back, and soon canoeists will be oiling up their paddles and heading out for their first trip. To help you get prepared, here are some top “how-to” canoe books.
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Venture Solar Water Bottle Lantern
Remember that old camping hack where you strap your head lamp to a jug of water to make a make-shift lantern? Well, now you can simply use the new, and much lighter, SOL (Survive Outdoors Longer)...
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