• How To Use Your Apple Watch And Gaia GPS For Hiking

    In this video, I’ll show you how to use the Gaia GPS Apple Watch app to record a hike or outdoor activity. First thing you’ll need to do is to download the GAIA GPS smartphone app on your iPhone and the watch app should automatically download onto your Apple Watch. If it doesn’t simply go…

  • How To Export Gaia GPS Tracks to Garmin

    How To Export Gaia GPS Tracks to Garmin

    In this video, I’ll show you how you can export a track saved in Gaia GPS and import it to Garmin Connect or Garmin Explore. Here I’m using iOS so this will work on iPhone and IPad, but will also work in Android and on your desktop. Here I’ve recorded a hike using the Gaia…

  • What To Consider When Buying A Tilley Hat

    I want to talk about the three main areas when considering a Tilley Hat. I’ll be using three styles of hats from my collection to demonstrate Build Quality, Sizing & Maintenance along with a few tips how to clean and wear your Tilley hat.

  • Thomas’ Cove Coastal Preserve

    Thomas’ Cove Coastal Preserve

    From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Water Trails Length: 7 km (return) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 2.5 hours Book trailhead: N45 21.770 W63 54.925 TrailheadParking Two trails that offer great views of Five Islands and the Minas Basin. Thomas Cove Coastal Reserve is a coastal trail that looks out over Five Islands Provincial…

  • Garmin inReach MapShare vs ZOLEO Location Share+

    Compare Garmin inReach MapShare-style sharing with ZOLEO Location Share+ for tracking, breadcrumb sharing and family trip updates.

  • Garmin inReach vs ZOLEO Messaging Types Explained

    Understand the messaging differences between Garmin inReach and ZOLEO, including app, SMS, email, satellite and contact workflows.

  • Long Term Review of DECKED And New Truck Install

    Long Term Review of DECKED And New Truck Install

    I removed the DECKED drawer system that was in my 2016 Ford F-150 and into the 2021 version. I wanted to share my journey to remove and install into the new truck and my overall review of the product after 3 winters in Canada. I refer to the design change for F150 tie down that…

  • How To Add Property Boundaries On Your Garmin GPS

    I helped a local historical society by getting approximate Property or Parcel boundaries onto their Garmin GPS. Imagine that the last time the property and parcels were surveyed in the early 1800’s and you wanted the boundaries onto your GPS so that you can get an idea of the area before you get a professional…

  • Garmin Forerunner 55 How To Tutorials

    Summer of 2021 saw the release of the new Garmin Forerunner 55 which is positioned as the latest entry sports watch, focusing on running and other outdoor & indoor activities. With the features included, the watch feels like it is the go-to series en lieu of the Forerunner 200 models, which makes sense as the…

  • Encrypted Messaging Server Using Matrix Synapse

    Encrypted Messaging Server Using Matrix Synapse

    Join the Avoiding Chores Messaging Server here. Over the holidays, I decided to setup an encrypted decentralized messaging server similar to Signal or Telegram. An open source initiative called Matrix went out of beta in 2019, offering a decentralized node messaging server that looks very interesting and so far has been utilized by the government…