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Got a Coleman stove, cookware and queen size air mattress but those are for music festivals. I bought a Buck Selkirk knife but I refuse to use it. I had not realized it's 420HC steel, the Micarta scales where loose out of the box, the bolster and pommel are welded on so you can see a hairline...

Small baggies, the 2" x 3" x 6mm thick ones. My meals are typically planned so a single baggie contains a mixture of spices for that specific meal/dish then a couple baggies that are not a mixture/blend just in case. I do pack a tiny pepper mill (about the size of a Bic lighter) because...

I don't use a sleeping bag anymore. I run hot so I sleep nude but always woke up with a soaked sleeping bag while the tent floor, walls, my S/O's sleeping bag and even the dog were bone dry. Even my cot would be soaked through.. I assume it was a condensation thing so I found an vintage Ayers...

I'm looking for ideas on snacks outside the standard "Trail Mix, Beef Jerky, Dried Fruits and Power Bars". My hikes typically involve bush-wacking, elevation changes, crossing glacier streams and traversing over rocks, so, so many rocks so I'm looking for things high in protein, slow carbs, a...

Wouldn't say mine is better but how often do you have an opportunity to plunder another ship?

Sad. Link below. 2 American Snowshoers Presumed Dead In Lake Louise Avalanche Picture of the current avalanche warnings as of 3-16-2017

Actually it was prominently recreational because you have to camp if you were hunting or fishing for sport, Forest and Stream was a recreational outdoors magazine founded in the late 1800's. A writer for the magazine known as "Nessmuk" wrote a book published in 1920 that was a camping how-to guide.

I do for the most part as I plan every meal. Tracking my caloric intake requirements based on loose calculations if I'm doing specific hikes/trails/boating etc, it also makes cooking, least the prep work easier, quicker and less of a mess & clean up and you can better manage your time. For...

Yes, something like 230,000 black bears and 17,000 grizzlies in the Rockies that Alberta and B.C share so bears are a thing for me. Black bears don't concern me, encountered more than I can remember but a grizzly encounter is always worrisome as they are more prone to stand their ground than a...

That sock is a Muslim Drawstring Bag. It's what I use nowadays to brew coffee, works well as I used finely ground coffee grounds. Don't even need to tie the string, just wrap it around the top several times. Reusable and you can prepare them the night before, fresh real coffee in less than 10...

I prefer a quality mat but I sleep on a cot for my own reasons. The issue with cots are you are confined to the space between the poles thus there is no scooching over to cuddle with your partner even if you put two cots side by side whereas mats can be lashed together or you can buy a duo mat...

To me a Swiss Army Knife is a child's toy, too gimmicky to be a valuable tool. I've used my fixed blade knife to open cans of food, pop bottle caps off etc. The only challenge I've encountered was a bottle of wine but I just cut the top of the cork off and pushed it inside the bottle. Bottom's...

My safety measures are my choices and not necessarily items, depending on the time of year and where I am (by where I am I mean if I'm on a North, East, South or West facing slope and the specific locale) because as the seasons change so does the food source and supply. Prime example; Right now...

I've read poles have a camera mount, personally I would drill a hole and epoxy a brass 1/4-20 insert rather than seek a pole that already has this feature.. As for my requirements, I don't care what the grade of aluminum is or it's temper, all aluminum poles on the marker have undergone some...

I used to live and work in Ft. Mac so this wildfire hits me a little closer. If you'd like to make a personal donation please do so via Canadian Red Cross as the federal government will match all personal donations. Though the cause of this wildfire is still unknown, it should remind us to be...