Last weekend my son and I went out for an easy and fun hike on a local trail in the Okanagan. It had just started snowing and we figured it was time for a bit of relaxation and a cup of hot tea.     The snow was beautiful and …

I stepped off of the plane in El Calafate, Argentina, day pack and shoulder bags stuffed full and betraying my regret at not bringing my good pack down to South America. I was squeezing a trip down to Patagonia just before taking my leave of Argentina, where I had been …

I am a compulsive chocolate lover, which is to say that a day without chocolate always seems to have a bit of a hole in it. I am also the type of person who runs from one thing to another, literally and figuratively: running, travelling, working a couple jobs, etc. …

A full colour GPS with topo, shaded relief or satellite image overlay and it fits in the palm of your hand. I’d say that’s pretty cool… but wait, it does more? Queue the music… The Magellan eXplorist 350H was built for hunters and hikers. Aside from those cool features I …

In 2013 I went backpacking on the John Muir Trail, a beautiful (albeit long) hike through the Sierra Nevada mountain range… and I brought my Tenkara rod.     You can see the rod on the side of my pack in a rod sock (that light brown sleeve).     …

When I’m not out backpacking, I’m canoeing, fishing or working in the garage. That’s when I rely on clothing of a different performance. I look for clothes that can hold up to a beating while meeting the performance needs of the climate. That’s what I like about Duluth Trading Co.’s …

We’re a huge advocate of buying less, and buying quality. Instead of lots of clothes, we try to get our hands on higher quality gear that we know will perform well, last long and even be handed down. One of those items that fits the bill is the Eddie Bauer …

Here comes a Caravan The first Saturday of November we spontaneously decided to drive an hour to the Mission Creek in Kelowna, a trail wide and flat, as city trails often are.       It was wonderful to stretch our legs after a long week of school and work. Our …

If you spend time in the lightweight backpacking or fly fishing communities, you’ve probably heard of Tenkara. This traditional, Japanese “simple flyfishing” method has been growing immensely in popularity in North America, so much so that Patagonia has brought out their own answer to this by partnering with Temple Fork …

As a family, we made it a decision to have less, but better quality clothing. Rather than having 10-15 shirts that I’m replacing often, I’ve opted for 3 to 5 higher quality shirts that will largely outlast the low-quality shirts I tended to buy in the past. That approach to any clothes or gear …

Every now and then a little piece of gear surprises me, and that’s the case of Cablz. Cablz calls their product an “eyewear retention system”, and although I find the phrasing awkward, it’s hard to find a better way to describe this amazingly comfortable, subtle and effective way of keeping …

We review a lot of gear on our site, but there are some pieces that we just keep reaching for when we head out on adventure. The Sandstone Soft Shell jacket by Eddie Bauer is one of those standby jackets. Eddie Bauer is a well known outdoors brand that is synonymous with …