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This a typical easy cheap plastic bandage treating a festering wound. While it helps, a little, to cover the unsightliness it does nothing to treat the cause. IMO the answer involves the 3 E's. Education and enforcement. Both can be applied at the desk and in the field. But these take another E...

We have a "traditional" family recipe very similar to this which has been revived in recent years, mostly because we dearly miss the generation that came before us who passed on their cookbooks. They left us with food stained hand written instructions that sons, daughters and grandkids have...

Blab: Portage like garage (with similarly French origins pertaining to water travel) maybe ought to be prounounced correctly, keeping in mind that etymology is fluid ; but we are all free to acquire and exercise knowledge as we please ...or not if that's your choice. The beauty of language is...

Wishing you a sure and steady recovery Patrick, and heal well.

Likewise, a similar water sandal proved to be a fail for me for the same reasons. They collected grit and pebbles while never providing grip.

Interesting concept canoe. Until recently I thought you were building a tippy canoe and wondered why. Having found and worn my reading glasses I see you're building a trippy canoe and still wondering why. But it could be fun so I'll hang around. Man. lol I was born in the 50s so I was never...

Nice find, and in very good condition. Finding any with perfect bottoms must be a rarity. I treated mine with grapeseed oil to make them reasonably "non-stick". So far they've held up well, but I take care not to scorch them. The thinness transfers heat so ridiculously fast it's easy to burn...

"...These and a good supply of pasties got us through many miles of UP backroads." It's all in the pronounciation... I'm assuming you're referring to the delectable pastry, but I could be wrong, and there's nothing wrong with that either. It was your trip...

Hang in there Josh, live and learn, and don't take the criticism too hard. You'll never please everybody. And while I can never see me using this device I'm glad to see others making good use of it.

Your camp meals might be similar to whatever you eat at home but they don't have to be. I find it easier to cook and dehydrate near complete meals this way. Thick soups, stews and sauces. Easy to cook staples such as pasta, rice, beans and pulses fill out the nutritious calories and waistlines...

My paddles fit snugly no gimmicks required under seats over thwarts etc. If I were to have fishing pole and lures they'd most certainly be safely fixed to the canoe as well. I'm not convinced hand carrying is the most efficient, secure and easy way to handle items, especially hiking across...

As far as useful goes, I will be drawn to trippers following routes I'm interested in scouting, or revisiting. Otherwise it's all pure entertainment. Which is also a good thing. Over the past year or so I've taken to watching them without sound, for two reasons. One, my viewing laptop has...

Whether in loonshite shallows or rock garden boulderdashes I'd go easy on any treasured piece of timber. You needn't expose your best in the worst conditions, or to look at it differently, you could simply have 2 "lifestyle options" to choose from. Over the many years of working in peoples homes...

In answer to the OP question, social media is only unduly influencing the naive and inexperienced wilderness curious, otherwise those with heaps of critical thinking skills regardless of their outdoor experience can sift thru the bs for the tidbits of actual useful facts. While all influencers...

Well there ya go, an internet article all about how and why we should all be uninfluenced by internet personas. Ha. (I actually didn't read the whole blab article. I caught the gist of the rant in the first couple paragraphs. Maybe there was a gem of insight hidden in there somewhere but I doubt...

I guess we're all fun types here,1,2, & 3?, so p'raps we can all relate. I and my missus rate lower on the sphincter scale (<1 ha) so slow and daydreamy is our modi oprandi, particularly later in our lives. A take your time tour of the boreal backcountry sounds ideal. I have a Temagami May...

re Winter work 'n play. I miss my gaiters. Originally bought for backcountry Nordic touring they became sensible everyday wear for whenever I'd step off the cleared paths and roadways, which was often. The reverse is true nowadays, I seldom wade thru the deep fun stuff. On the rare ocassion I...

Thanks Erica for putting together another TR chapter and sharing it here. I've been wondering how the Cree summer went. At 68 yrs young I can really relate to how annoying awkwardness has replaced youthful grace in even the simplest of body movements. Tripping/slipping hazards are a constant...

Erica, there used to be an expat from England living in the south of France who ran a guided canoe trip down a certain river (might've been the Ardèche but I don't remember). I bookmarked his business but can no longer find that. What drew me to his business is that he outfitted with NC canoes...

This is what I carry. https://www.mec.ca/en/product/4007-146/tru-flare-pen-launcher-kit I leave the flares at home during fire bans and only pack the bangers. Both are easy to use. I never preload the pen, just in case, but do carry them in an outside pocket.