The Vancouver Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show is coming up. March 4 and 5th (2017) 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… Read More »Win Family Tickets to the Vancouver Adventure Travel Show 2017
Lighter and lighter is the game these days. How light can we go and still pack more and more stuff into each thing. Tools like the Leatherman are popular with outdoorsy types because they can do so much. You can do 20 things with one… Read More »Small but Strong: The Lever Gear Toolcard Review
There are 4 parts to this series: Intro (this article) GPS: Can they get you rescued? Spot vs InReach (coming soon) PLBs and Sat Phones (coming soon) ** With all the technology out there these days, it’s almost impossible to go somewhere you don’t have… Read More »Getting Help in the Backcountry: Satellite Communication (Part 1)
I tell friends and family that I eat mostly dehydrated meals on multi-day hikes and they look at me like I’m from another planet. “You actually eat that stuff?” Yup. And it’s not that bad. Modern dehydrated food is pretty good compared to what most… Read More »Review: Paleo Meals To Go
What happens when the batteries in your gadgets die right in the middle of an adventure? You’ll probably just toss it in your backpack and be carrying around dead weight. You might be annoyed that you can’t Instagram your adventure to make your friends jealous.… Read More »SunJack 14W Solar Panel and 8000mAh Battery
Day 3 of my trip to Cape Scott in 2015.*** It’s decision day. My quads and calfs are tired and feet are blistered. My hiking speed is… slow. The plan is to hike to Nissan Bight and then down to San Josef the next day.… Read More »Cape Scott Trail: Day 3
Logs down over the Tuck Lake trail Part of my work with the Vancouver Island Spine Trail Association is to check on sections of the trail. I’ve been working my way through the Tuck Lake section. Take a look at the VI Spine Trail map… Read More »VI Spine Trail: Nitinat River to Tuck Lake
Day 2 of my Cape Scott hiking trip in 2015. Hiking to Guise Bay The morning started out completely fogged in. We couldn’t see much. Oh well. Let’s go to the lighthouse anyways. It might clear up when we get there. The weather was warm and… Read More »Cape Scott Trail: Day 2
GPS can be a blessing when you’re out adventuring but they have an achilles heel that can get you into serious trouble. GPS use batteries. Electricity makes our modern life amazing but it can be a serious liability in the backcountry. Batteries don’t last forever.… Read More »15 Ways to Extend your GPS Battery Life
Since getting a GoPro 2 years ago, I’ve wanted a good camera pole (also called selfie sticks, but camera pole sounds way better) to go with it. They let you capture unique angles with your camera, film yourself on your adventure and stick your camera in… Read More »XShot Pro Review