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Gotta have some extra warmth when it’s too cold for just your bag. Durning the middle of winter when it’s really cold out, I’ll boil water and put it in a Maltese near my feet. It’ll last until the next day. But I have worn my jacket and sweatpants inside before

Always down, not treated with a hydrophobic coating. I’ve been on many paddling trips, muggy, frosty, rainy and never had my bag get wet. I have a 20° Alpinlite (mummy) that I wash at least once a year to maintain its loft and properties. For summer months I use a down quilt, or a down quilt...

I almost always wear my watch, it’s one of those items in the “keys-phone-wallet-check”, and knife.. etc etc. I purchased one of the newer road i.d’s for our dogs collar, it slides right over her collar. I thought, that can fit on my watch band… so I bought one. I have emergency contacts like...

A couple of things posted on here made me realize other items in my kit and others that are not. I have a ratz tourniquet from one of my rescue courses, which is a one handed operation. Not a lot of them are but should be. I agree on having the knowledge to use these items, meds and procedures...

The syringe, splint, peroxide, and sheers are great additions. Every time I’ve broken a bone I’ve always saved my left over Vicodin, or norco, and keep them in the tiny altoids tin so I don’t get them mixed up. I’ve noticed the difference in quality of medical sheers and basic sheers. One time...

After reading several posts on here and wanting to go paddle now.. it made me think of some particular or potential situations that I could be in. And if in those situations what would I need or do? When it comes to the things I absolute am passionate about, I refuse to give them up. And I...

Dang! Thank you for that. I’ll look at the spyderco’s now.. I’m a big fan of their knives, especially the steel they use, but hate the back lock. I know they do make some liner locks, but I never actually looked at their fixed blades…. Wellllll besides their culinary knives

I love gear talks, part of why I joined this site. But I’m going TRY and keep mine simple. Outside of the normal, tent, sleeping bag, chair, axe, etc etc. I’ll try and touch on some highlighted items. Also, whatever list I have, It it can’t fit in my pack and/or my wife’s pack, it might get...

I used to keep a Gerber rescue knife on the outside of my pfd, but took it off because it felt too bulky and I never used that knife. So I keep the knife I do used, a Benchmade mini Bugout either in the main pocket of my pfd or in the bag attached under my seat. I keep a Leatherman multi tool in...

If it’s chilly, I’ll also wear my long johns around camp. Usually go with a 200 weight merino wool. Summer through later fall, maybe winter, I have a light pair of soft shell Arcteryx pants. They’re durable, stretchy, and dry fast. My #1. I’ve worn the Prana Zion and they’re nice, a good pair of...

I’m with you for the point about not being a sun dolphin paddler, and I give a disgusted looks every time I see one. But at the same time, it made me think back to my early teens. I had an Old Town Otter kayak, maybe 10’. I bought it myself for $100 from a friend of my older brother. I’d fish...

I hear ya! I don’t have a mechanical injury, or an injury at all for that matter. I’ve had plenty of them and understand the limitations. But something more internal that’s failing with me now. So the doctors have me staring at everything I own that’s good for me! Gear and tools have been...

I think “high end” gear shops get a bad rap for selling too expensive of equipment. And yeah, there’s some truth to that. And especially true when comparing a leinenkugel promo plastic canoe with a Kevlar Swift canoe. Or the Wilderness Pungo and a Sun dolphin. I get it. Some of those people will...

I give socks out every year as a gift, to my immediate family. There’s Several names out there now as well as blends. Smartwool has gone too funky for me, I only get their classic hike/trek socks. I have moved to other names, still a fan of Darn Tough, and Farm to Feet. I did find a 6 pack of...

We use Travel Chair. They’re a lot cheaper than the big named chairs, and they’ve held up for four years so far. They’re equally as comfy and no need to modify or bring tennis balls for the feet when in sand. I’ve tried a few similar, big name chairs, and they feel the same, truly. I also...

I have some of the best times when it’s just my wife and I. We get along great and find balance easily, even in rougher seas. She’s good at enjoying the time out there, we hike, read, swim and never annoy our neighbors. Although there is the occasional full moon howl. So, since we work so well...

Like scratchypants says and a few other say, fat wood. Mix that with a couple small pieces of old dead birch bark, you’ll have a fire in no time. Drying out other pieces, preferably pre split, next to the heat. Boom. Bang. POW! 💥

The higher the fill number also means the better the quality. Hence the compressibility and weight reduction

I know I’m late to the party but maybe someone scrolling through will find this helpful. The fill power number for the down, 550, 600-650, 850, 900. Etc etc. has nothing to do with warmth but more for weight and it’s ability to compress smaller. The same thickness down jacket in 550fp and 900fp...

Canoe trip in Killarney, ON first week of October 2018. The wife and I had a nasty snow squall with little waves on our paddle back to the car. The temp dropped lower than expected and the wind picked up more than I was hoping for on her first backcountry canoe trip in Canada. First week of...