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  • Sandy Cope Loop

    Sandy Cope Loop

    In this video, we trek out late October to the Gully Lake Wilderness Area. This is almost 4000 hectares of hardwoods and mixed forests. We decided to bring the dogs and do one of the shorter hiking loops: Sandy Cope Trail.

    December 2, 2012
  • Solo Backpack Stove Set Ups – A Hot Mess

    Solo Backpack Stove Set Ups – A Hot Mess

    Here is another video of me experimenting with different kinds of fuel in the Crusader Cup and doing a side by side against a traditional LPG stove set up.

    November 30, 2012
  • Hike To Cape Split

    Hike To Cape Split

    Cape Split is one of the most spectacular hikes in Atlantic Canada, taking you to one of Nova Scotia’s most famous rock formations.

    November 30, 2012
  • Garmin Forerunner 405 / 410- Auto Lap & Auto Pause

    In this video, I will outline the steps required to setup your garmin forerunner 305 for auto lap & auto pause under the training options.   Why Is This Great? Auto pause is a great feature when you are running steady runs with no walk breaks, but you have either stop lights or other slow…

    November 26, 2012
  • How to Set up Heart Rate Training Zones Using Garmin Connect

    Quick overview on how to setup your personal profile for heart rate training zones for your garmin forerunner 205,305, 405 or 310. Here, we just need to enter our date of birth and resting heart rate. The interface will do all of the calculations for us. Once done, the next time we sync our device,…

    November 26, 2012
  • Garmin Forerunner 405 / 410 – Changing Data Fields – Autoscroll

    Quick overview on how to setup your data fields & autoscroll using the forerunner 405. This is useful when you want to view specific data while doing your workout. Find us on Google+

    November 26, 2012
  • Garmin Forerunner 405 / 410 – Setting your Backlight – Running in the Dark

    Quick overview on how to set up your backlight on your forerunner 405. As daylight savings time is coming up, it is getting darker quicker and our evening runs are usually in the dark. However you still need to see your data. The quick settings such as keys and alerts and timeout is pretty much…

    November 26, 2012
  • Garmin Forerunner 405 / 410 – Soft Reset – When it is Dead – Resetting

    Quick video to show what to do when your forerunner 405 acts funny, bricks itself, or other issues. This method does a hard reset. Simply hold down the start & reset button without holding touching the bezel. When done correctly, the screen should go blank and the into screen should appear. Find me on Google+

    November 26, 2012
  • Garmin Forerunner 405 / 410 – Workouts (heart rate, simple, interval & advanced)

    Quick review of the workout options on the forerunner 405. There are four types of workouts available. Heart Rate, Simple, Interval & Advanced. You’ll need your hear rate strap setup and a profile on connect.garmin.com in order to effectively use the Heart Rate & Advanced workout options. Heart Rate – Simple steady RunsSimple – steady…

    November 26, 2012
  • Garmin Forerunner 405 / 410 – Creating & Navigating Waypoints

    Quick overview how to create a waypoint, then navigate to a waypoint (or goto waypoint) using the garmin forerunner 405. Find us on Google+

    November 26, 2012
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