Tag: outdoors
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Lacing Traditional Snowshoes – Part 1 – Preparing
With the good snowshoe hiking season behind us, it’s time to refurbish or lace my traditional pair of snowshoes using new materials.
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Primus Ignition Steel vs Sparkie Fire Starter
In this video, I compared the usage of two fire starters. Otherwise known as firesteel, fiero rods, ignition steel, etc…
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Granite Gear Alpha Dog Hiking Pack
Fall is a good time of year to get back into hiking longer distances, but I wanted to look into getting the dog something that he can haul his gear- so I got him a Granite Gear Alpha Dog pack.
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Keen Clearwater CNX Sandal Review
Finally got around to give you a review of KEEN’s latest line of sandals. The CNX line joins the minimalist trend as with other shoe companies and has a few offerings. I opted to get one of two different sandals and using an older pair of Newport as comparison.
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Cold Steel Voyager
Latest folder to my collection, I wanted to get a Tanto point edge knife. So I opted for the Cold Steel Voyager Large. First impressions is that it’s BIG. I didn’t think it was something I could carry as a EDC with me.
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Hiking And Exploring York Redoubt Historic Site
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Historical Trails Length: 6 km (return) Difficulty: 1B Duration: 2 hours Book trailhead: N44 35.841 W63 33.275 InformationLitter ReceptaclePets on leash / Dog friendlyTrailheadTransit accessRestrooms / Pit Toilet Part of the defence to protect Halifax harbour from the 18th century up to World War II. In…
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Ribz Front Pack Review
After spending a few months using my Ribz front pack over the winter, I’ll give my review of it. There are lots of videos that go into detail the negatives about version 1 of the pack and I pretty much agree with all of them: zippers, straps, shoulder pads.
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Oakfield Provincial Park: Practical Day-Use Guide
A practical guide to Oakfield Provincial Park in Nova Scotia, including day-use facilities, lake access, seasonal notes and safety reminders.
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Cold Steel Trail Hawk Tomahawk Review
A look at the Trail Hawk tomahawk and features.
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Winter Camping With An Ammo Can Wood Stove
In this video, I show you what I’ve been testing for our winter camping excursion and how my ammo wood can stove worked.