The Outdoor Adventure Show 2019 in Vancouver, BC is back and we have free tickets to give away.The show runs over March 2 and 3, 2019 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. There are hundreds of booths featuring big names in outdoor, paddle and scuba diving gear. If… Read More »Free Tickets to the Outdoor Adventure Show 2019
Near perfect headphones for running, working or commuting. It just needs one thing and they would be perfect.
Cascadia Board Co. builds surf and paddleboards on the west coast of Canada. Born in the surf off Vancouver Island, their woodgrain boards speak to the tall trees in Cascadia or the pacific northwest. Cascadia have recently branched out into inflatable SUPs, or iSUPs, as a… Read More »Cascadia Chinook SUP Review
The Atlas Athlete is a very comfortable, easy-to-pack camera backpack with a one-of-a-kind feature in the top.
Everyone needs a good headlamp. And a bright one. And a lightweight one. And a rechargeable one. It would be nice if they were all the same one. UCO get pretty close with their USB-rechargeable Air headlamp. Headlamps are starting to do away with the… Read More »Superlight light: UCO Air Headlamp Review
It’s an honour to be named in the Top 20 Outdoor Adventure Blogs by Outdoor Veteran. There are some big names there and a ton of good inspiration for your next adventure. Lots of love for the Pacific Northwest in the list too which is… Read More »Top 20 in the Best Outdoor Adventure Blogs
The Vancouver Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show is coming up. March 3 and 4, 2018 more than 250 outdoor gear and adventure travel vendors cram into the Vancouver Convention Centre with brand new products to try, great deals on gear and big bike, SUP and kayak demos.“B.C.’s… Read More »Win Tickets to the 2018 Vancouver Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show
There are 4 parts to this series: Intro: Satellite Communication GPS: Can they get you rescued? (this article) Spot vs Garmin inReach (coming soon) PLBs and Sat Phones (coming soon) In the intro to this series on Satellite Communication, I did a brief overview of… Read More »Satellite Communication: Can a GPS unit help you get rescued? (Part 2)
Merino, the wonder fabric. You’ve heard of merino before so I’m not going to go into too much detail on the basics. It doesn’t smell after wearing it for days, regulates your temperature better than synthetic, is warm when wet and is 100% sustainable to… Read More »Minus33 Chocorua Merino Wool Crew Review
Base layers are important for keeping you comfortable and happy on any trip. They keep you warm and wick moisture away from your skin. After days and days of being against your skin though, base layers can smell terrible. Synthetic ones do at least.Merino is… Read More »Minus33 Acadian Merino Wool Boxers Review