Category: Outdoors

  • How Did Our Emergency Kit Fair In The Bomb Cyclone of 2018

    Happy New Year! Get ready for a good old fashioned Nor’ Easter Winter Storm or blizzard the first week of 2018. Note quite what I was expecting this winter season. It’s been very cold in our region of Halifax Nova Scotia. Knowing that the jet stream will determine if we will get rain or snow…

  • Which GPS is Best for Running, Hiking, Hunting and Geocaching in 2017?

       2017 Black Friday and Holiday season had some nice buys for those wanting to upgrade a dedicated GPS unit. I’ll mention low, medium and high price options to consider buying. I talk mostly about Garmin as this is what is dominating the sales charts, store availability at my local big box stores and…

  • Garmin Forerunner 35 How To Tutorials

    You’ll find below a list of short video tutorials on the functions and features of the Garmin Forerunner 35. This is a low cost GPS running watch which includes a wrist heart rate sensor. A nice upgrade for those who had the forerunner 10 or 20. This is a small basic device.   Garmin Forerunner…

  • Hiking The Flume Gorge At Franconia Notch State Park

    On my latest road trip with “the boys”, it lead us along New Hampshire I-93 for Lincoln. Along the scenic drive we entered Franconia Notch State Park and noticed all the road signs for the attractions. I didn’t have anything planned, rather we were heading for Lincoln Woods trails. A last minute decision to take…

  • Preparing A Family Emergency Evacuation Kit

    A deadly and busy 2017 Atlantic hurricane season  so far (Harvey, Irma, Maria) has kept us glued to the TV. At one point, my wife looks at me and asked “So, what’s our plan”? I answered that I’ll get back to her. Traditionally our organized camping gear was the usual answer IF we were stuck…

  • How To Create A Running Course When Using Garmin Connect and iPhone

    ** GET THE GEAR ON AMAZON** In this video, I’ll show you how to create a 5k running course or route by using your smartphone and Garmin Connect mobile app. Lets say that we are going on a business trip to Boston and need to do a 5k run while there. Generate Route From Garmin…

  • Garmin Connect – How To Create a 10&1 Interval Workout On Your iPhone

    In this video I’ll show you how to create a custom workout using the garmin connect smartphone app for Iphone and Android. Make sure you have the September 2017 update for this to work. Previously we had to create custom workouts for our forerunner via the desktop garmin connect but with the latest update, we…

  • Kayak Paddle & Portage Frozen Ocean to Big Dam At Kejimkujik Nova Scotia

    Labour Day is a busy time of year at Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia. It is one of the last weekends to enjoy summer like weather in the backcountry. As a result a good chunk of the backcountry sites were occupied as many were opting to canoe camp across a few sites. So I…

  • Kayaking To Luxie Cove At Kejimkujik National Park

    I finally got time and the weather cooperated that I decided to drive up to Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia to do some paddling. My timing was apt as there was a learn to paddle weekend going on, so lots of people out of the water. If you remember, I had bought used an…

  • Activating Garmin inReach Explorer+ in Real-Time

    I recorded a livestream where I activated the Garmin inReach Explorer+ in real-time. The activation process is the same for all current inReach models, including the SE+ and previous generation. tldr; You need 2 emergency contacts, credit card and 20 minutes with your computer (includes 10 minutes to activate the device outside) to get setup…