Author: thecyr

  • We’re BACK!

    After a hiatus the podcast is back! After a nice four year run hosting the Friday Night Hangouts I decided to pull the plug and think about what to do next with the podcast. So after discussion with my peeps, I decided that going back to the roots of Avoiding Chores made sense. So we’re…

  • Backpacking Meal Spinach Orzo Soup Using Firebox Stove and Zebra Pot

    Easy Backpacking Meal I wanted to prepare this spinach orzo soup in the dutch oven but after looking at the ingredients; I thought that it would do better as backpacking meal. So I dug out my Firebox wood stove and 10cm Zebra pot and shoved the ingredients into zip lock bags and off we went…

  • Baking a Apple Cranberry Pie Outdoors in A Cast Iron Dutch Oven

    Baking An Apple Cranberry Pie Outdoors Is The Best With harvest season almost to a close, I had a bag of fresh cranberries and couldn’t figure out what to make with it. So I looked at my dutch oven and pie plate and thought that a apple cranberry pie would be a nice challenge cooking…

  • Alternative To Bear Spray For Hikers – BASU eAlarm+ (formerly Robocopp sound grenade+)

    Note: Robocopp.com was absorbed into BASU.com in early 2017. Updated link to view products. When you start doing backcountry hiking at a later age it is natural that you might want to have some deterrence with you to help scare away some of the critters that might be lurking nearby. Note that depending where you…

  • Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Climber With Stay Glow Scales

    I decided that I needed to purchase my very first swiss army knife a few months ago and saw this model at my local outdoor store. The Victorinox Climber with Stay Glow scales is a nice variation of this popular swiss army knife. When I think swiss army knife, this form & size is what…

  • Great Commuter Backpack The Arc’Teryx Sebring 25

    After a number of months using the Arcteryx Sebring 25 litre backpack, I wanted to share with you my high level review and thoughts whether or not this is a fantastic commuter pack or a below average backpack for the wilderness. Pack Breakdown The Arcteryx Sebring is a 25 Litre daypack that you can use…

  • Hammock Camping Knots – Which Ones To Use?

    Which knots to use when hammock camping? That’s a great question. You can use a variety of knots when hammock camping, but it really depends on your hammock camping system. In this post, I’ll go over the knots that I’ve used when hammock camping with my ENO Single Nesthammock. So let’s go over the components.…

  • Slow Cooked Stout Braised Lamb Shanks in Dutch Oven

    Now this is a killer dish for your  12 inch Lodge dutch oven. It’s a low & slow braised lamb shanks using a stout beer to really bring out the qualities of the lamb. For the beer, I used Picaroon’s Timber Hog, but don’t worry the stout won’t make this a heavy dish at all.

  • What To Look For When Buying a Running GPS

    What the look for when buying or upgrading a running GPS is getting more complicated than it used to be 5-7 years ago. There are so many options to choose from. I get asked for my thoughts on which specific models to look for, so I decided that this post should be about factors to…

  • Blomidon Provincial Park Hiking Trails

    Blomidon Provincial park is a great micro adventure location as you have several options for activities. You can do some camping at the top of the Cape or walk the ocean floor at the day-use beach section. On a cool spring day, we attempted the do the “big” loop starting at the bottom and hiking…