Fishing with kids becomes really easy when a) your grandad loves fishing and b) he lives on a lake. When the lake offers an abundance and variety of fish, it makes learning how to fish a blast. Our Kit All of our fishing at “grandad’s lake” is catch and release, …
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As kids we’d spend summers in bare feet, exploring through the woods and hopping along rocks, only groaning and complaining when we had to put shoes on… and then groaning and complaining again at toes that were squished into a small toe box. Our feet were dirty, but they were …
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Just five minutes south of Revelstoke, BC we found an awesome day hike that took us through temperate rainforest to multiple waterfalls and even a beach. We had an awesome, adventure filled family hike and we’ll definitely be going back. The Begbie Falls area is at the end of a …
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On a recent tour of garage sales in our area, we found this little treasure: A DIY Bottle Catamaran kit. At $3 I figured it’d make a great spring project for my son and I to work on. Typically these things retails for $15 on amazon so it was a …
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What do you do when someone breaks in and damages the drywall in the playroom? You do the obvious thing: Make a bouldering wall. Last fall I started working on converting a downstairs wall into a multi-angled bouldering wall for the kids. It frequently got sidelined by more important …
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When we can, we get out for a paddle, hike or other microadventure with kids. This recent trip was to a local lake right after ice-off. Four kids and 3 adults required us to do a bit of MacGyvering, relying on the Outdoor Adventure Mobile’s sibling to cart one of …
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How do you make a campfire even more entertaining for kids? Why not try adding some funky colors when the marshmallow roasting is done? A couple months ago two little boxes arrived promising a “brilliant spectacle of colors” in my campfire. I was keen on giving it a try, so …
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Up here in Canada we run studded winter tires on our cars… and now, on our feet. Well, almost. With Kahtoola’s new NANOspikes we have a lightweight traction device designed to give you traction in icy conditions that would normally stop your daily activities. The NANOSpikes slip on over your normal …
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Get paid $20000 per person to explore Canada and share your adventures along the Trans Canada Trail for 5 months? Seriously? I think the answer is a no-brainer for any Outdoorsy person. Yes Please! The crew behind the Trans Canada Trail have teamed up with Woods Canada (a Canadian Tire brand) …
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Today we take a look at Bushnell’s Powersync Solarbook 850, a Solar charger and battery pack locked away in a durable, adventure-proof case. The Solarbook 850 is the Solarbook 600’s big brother, cutting charging time by 2.5 hours. Check out the features and then take a look at the video …
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by Joshua Riggins (Experience Via Imagination) I was asked to review the Catalyst Waterproof Sleeve by Paul from The Outdoor Adventure. When I agreed, I wasn’t too familiar with the product, I actually thought it was more for the iPhone. Turns out it’s rather larger, and fits an iPad, or …
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This weekend we went out for a paddle on a local lake and the kids wanted to see “daddy” throw a knife. It was a comical experience with moderate success. Happy Wednesday! Always be careful with knives kids! Never throw when someone is in front of you. Never walk in …
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