Category: Outdoors
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Garmin Forerunner 205 305 – Hard Reset – When it is Dead-Resetting
When your forerunner 205/305 goes dead a reset usually fixes the issue. This shows you a soft reset & a hard reset. Sometimes a hard reset will delete your data, or not. Steps:1. hold MODE + LAP button for a few seconds or1. hold LAP + MODE + POWER for a few seconds &…
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Garrison Brewing 2012 Winter Warmer
It’s been almost a year since we reviewed the 2011 version of Garrison Brewing’s Winter Warmer.
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15th Anniversary Malt – Garrison Brewing
The second 15th anniversary brew from Garrison is here! Back in the spring, we were treated to the Ginger & Mango anniversary brew which was fantastic. I had heard that a 2nd version would be coming out in the winter and only thing I knew that it was going to be dark.
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Hobo Stove -using an IKEA item and making a simple wood stove
After viewing another youtube video, I realized that I had the same canister from IKEA and wanted to try it out with a branch that broke off a tree on the property after a rain storm. I used my Leatherman Juice c4 to cut up the pieces of wood and made a fire.
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BBQ Lomo Al Trapo
The corn & sweet potato came out great, but the meat could have stayed on a few minutes more. For a first time, I could have done better such as getting a cover for this BBQ, but The tenderloin came out medium-rare.
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Solo Hammock Car Camping
Last setup of the season at graves island site #69. Hammock camping at graves island provincial park in nova scotia. Using a eaglesnest single with a hennessey hex tarp.
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Cat Stove Fuel Compare
Just doing a quick compare between the different type of fuel used for the simple cat stove, rubbing alcohol & HEET. HEET performed the best, the rubbing alcohol had too much water and created a lot of soot and didn’t burn as clean.
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Solo Camping Gear Checklist
This is the first time I went camping solo in a state park. I decided to do an overnight at Lamoine State Park in Maine, then move onto Acadia Ntional Park.
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Heavy Duty Emergency Blanket As A Shelter
In this video, I will demonstrate two options to setup your heavy duty emergency blanket as A-frame shelter.
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Camping Knots to Make a Dog Leash
This project is pretty much the survival paracord bracelet, but I’m using different types of cord and it’s for a dog leash. Here I break down the project by learning 3 basic camping knots: constrictor, cow hitch & figure 8. The only issue with this project is where to place the hook, at the start…
