Category: Outdoors
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Magellan Echo Smartwatch Tutorials
How to Reset In this video, we’ll go over the steps to reset your Magellan Echo in case of it freezing up or the display is unresponsive. Note that this will reset your settings and you will need to sync again once you pair with a compatible app such as Wahoo fitness. Simply HOLD ALL…
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Yaktrax RUN – Product Review
I decided to spend a little more money this winter and go for the yaktrax run traction device. The big improvements from the regular yaktrax model are a thicker natural rubber combination of Coils and metal studs and Velcro strapping on the top of your foot. Reflective webbing at the front and a reflective piece…
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Garmin eTrex 20 Tutorials
The Garmin eTrex 20 GPS unit is a great starter device for those wanting a small form factor and capable to do the basic GPS functions you’ve come to expect with a Garmin. We’ve listed a number of tutorials on this page that can help you with some of the more popular topics regarding the…
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Garmin Forerunner 10 Tutorials
Unboxing and Initial Setup In this video, we will take a look at the Garmin Forerunner 10. The unboxing is simple, you have manuals, cable & watch in the box. Step 1. Charge the forerunner completely before you start the setup. It will take about 90 min for the battery to be fully charged. You…
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Clothing Layers to Avoid Hypothermia in Cold Weather
Today, I just wanted to talk about Hypothermia and how we can avoid this condition by layering our clothes based on the outdoor activity we are doing. First thing let’s talk about Hypothermia, which a lot of people who talk about layers, don’t spend much time explaining what hypothermia is. It is a very sneaky…
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How to Update Firmware on a Garmin inReach Explorer
We will look at the simple process of updating the firmware on your Delorme inReach Explorer or SE. First thing we need to do is to find our USB cable and plug it into our PC or mac. Now open up a web browser and login into your Delorme Portal.
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Dutch Oven Camp Cooking – Pork Stew and Spruce Beer
Time to get busy and use our cast iron dutch oven and make us some pork stew and pair this with a craft beer. Let’s get to it! First, I’m using a standard beef stew and substituting it with cubed pork.
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Fitbit Charge How To Tutorials
Here are some short video tutorials on how you maximize your usage with the Fitbit Charge activity tracker. Contents How to Reboot or Reset Setup Device using Computer Exercise Mode for Indoor Workouts How to Setup with iPhone Customize Display Settings Call Notifications Silent Alarms Manual You can download the Fitbit Charge manual here. [content_box][mc4wp_form…
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PEI Brewing – 8 Cord DIPA
Trying out this 1st beer above 6.5% ABV in Prince Edward Island. PEI had this crazy rule that local breweries and distilleries could not make high alcohol beverages, but yet restaurants could IMPORT AS THEY PLEASED. So local PEI BREWING COMPANY released this Double IPA. 8.5% ABV before Christmas 2014 and is only available on the island…
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Weather Forecasting Using Your GPS Barometer
We will look at how you can use the barometer sensor in your GPS device to help you do a little bit of weather forecasting while out in the wilderness. If you have a recent GPS device with an electronic compass, odds are that you also have an Altimeter-Barometer. Which mean that you probably can…