Recent content by MJones

As a fan of the 'Father Ted' tv series, and Dougal in particular, I picked up a copy of Adral O'Hanlon's new book 'A Plot to Die For'. No idea if it is any good or not, but will be reading it the evening during my next paddling adventure.

In terms of a way of getting rid of the stickiness, sprinkle talc powder in it. This what I did to get rid of the stickiness on my 20+ yr old MEC Scout tarp. It of course won't help with the waterproofness but does get rid of the stickiness. Talc is available as tire talc. To restore the...

I wear Astral Loyaks, which I find have pretty darn good grip on wet Canadian Shield (smooth granite rocks).

The "No Bug Zone" is still being manufactured, now by Treqa https://treqawear.com/shop/new-bug-shelter/

Glenn’s great question about closing zippers or leaving them open reminded me of a tent packing question that I have had for some time now, should the tent fly be packed separate from the body of the tent. If the fly is wet from rain (or to a lesser extent dew or condensation), should it be...

I'm with the majority, close the zippers.

I have a power station about the same physical size as a Jackery 300 (280Wh) that I use for my travel CPAP machine; it has enough charge for about 4 nights, as well as keeping a phone for GPS fully charged. The use of a power station of this size is a bit different than one big enough the keep...

Any escape from work is time well spent/wasted! Great report, really enjoyed reading it.

My wife loves NRS' Boater Gloves, the same ones that Gumpus suggested above. They do dry quite quickly https://www.nrs.com/nrs-mens-boaters-gloves/pu1s

My wife and I borrowed a Prolite Mini Eco from friends last summer and really liked, it suited us very well. The only downside is that the interior width is 74" and I found that I (72" ht) had to sleep on an angle. https://www.proliterv.com/rv-for-sale/mini-eco

I've always been impressed with what can be cooked in a Dutch oven, but have never taken one with me due to the weight. Instead, I have an Outback Oven. It too cooks a great pizza.

I have one of Coghlan's inside/outside mats, which works really well, placed right next to the door to the tent, under the fly. https://coghlans.com/products/inside-outside-tent-mat

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario, Maine.

Yeah, that's the thing that didn't make sense to me either, why do I want prongs on a spoon? Regarding the Tilley hat, I've had mine at least 30 years. I'm pretty sure it wasn't some sort of a fashion statement when I bought, I bought it to keep the sun off my head.