Category: Outdoors
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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…
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Caribou Munroes Island Provincial Park
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Off To The Beach Length: 5.4 km (return) Difficulty: 1C Duration: 2 hours Book trailhead: N45 43.597 W62 39.286 Litter ReceptaclePets on leash / Dog friendlyStay on trailTrailheadRestrooms / Pit ToiletParkingSwimming Enjoy this natural environment park along the shores of the Northumberland Strait. Close to the…
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Garmin Vivofit and Vivofit 2 How to Tutorials
Contents You will find below a number of tutorials on the Garmin Vivofit . Vivofit 2 users should see almost the exact same behaviour. How to pair with iPhone How to add heart rate monitor How to Go into sleep mode How to calibrate using stride length How to reset and remove bluetooth pairing How…
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Garmin inReach Explorer – How to Send 2 Way Messages
We take a look how your can send 2-way email & mobile text messages with your Delorme inReach Explorer (and SE). Now, you can send messages using your paired smartphone and using the Earthmate app, but for this video we will use the inReach as a stand alone device. But before we start using our…
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Garmin fenix Tutorials
Satellite Page In this video we will look at the Satellite page on the Garmin fenix / tactix. When you press the ORANGE button and select START GPS. The outer ring will be your primary indicator of satellite acquisition. However, you want more information about the satellites and reception, you can view the satellite page,…
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Brasseurs du Petit Sault – Bob LeBoeuf Belgian Ale
We try out the second of the initial release beers from Brasseurs du Petit Sault from Edmundston, New Brunswick – Bob LeBoeuf. This is a 5.2% ABV Belgian Blonde Ale. Hoping to get some earthy notes, a little sweetness etc..
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Wards Falls
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Waterfall Trails Length: 6 km (return) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 2 hours Book trailhead: N45 25.392 W64 25.469 Litter ReceptaclePets on leash / Dog friendlyTrailheadParking A popular swimming hole at the base of a waterfall. This is a short, fun hike along the North Branch Diligent River…
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Charging up Devices Before & During a Hike
It happens that when you are driving out to a trailhead for a hike, you may forget to charge up all of your devices. This video is about how you can top up your devices while driving and in the field. Here I have my typical devices; garmin fenix, delorme inreach explorer and iPhone 5s.…
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Keysmart 2.0 Product Review
Quick product review of Keysmart 2.0, which you can get via their website at http://getkeysmart.com This started out as a kickstarter project originally and you can find similar items, but I think this does it right by keeping it simple. Here I’m using the standard 3-4 keys model.