Tag: outdoors
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Oakfield Provincial Park
After the February Blizzard of 2013, decided to grab my snow shoes and head out for a quick trek at Oakfield Provincial Park. Starting Out The park itself is a popular day-use location during the summer with its green picnic space, beach and boat launch. In the winter,the hiking trails and the gated road becomes…
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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.
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Hammock Camping Suspension Webbing (water & clove hitch knots)
Quick video compare against the ENO slap strap and how to use regular webbing, a steel ring and 2 knots (water knot & clove hitch) to get the same result when trying to hang your hammock.
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Nemo Equipment Losi 2 Person – 3 Season Tent Setup & Quick Review
In this video we took the losi 2p tent out for a quick setup & teardown.
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Primus Classic Trail vs BCB Crusader Cup
This is a very unscientific comparison of the Primus Classic Trail and the BCB Crusader Cup. My goal is not to see which is better. The 2 stoves are vastly different. The Crusader Cup is ideal for short hikes or overnight trips while the Primus is much better for long haul hikes.
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Poison Ivy Falls
We take a tour deep in the backcountry in Kejimkujik National Park towards an area of the park called Poison Ivy Falls.
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Bluff Wilderness Trail – Pot Lake
Nice big 8km hike along a wilderness trail, just minutes outside of Halifax. Decided to attempted the smallest hiking loop in the Bluffs, called Pot Lake loop. We parked the car at the closest parking lot and walked about 400m to the actual trailhead. We followed the BLT trail where you can either continue to…
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Graves Island Provincial Park
Quick video on the new walking trail that was built in 2011 at Graves Island Provincial Park. I’ve done some research on the island, and sharing the text I’ve used to create an earth cache.
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Long Lake Provincial Park
We decided to take a quick hike within Long Lake provincial park. It is used mainly by the locals as an off-leash dog park, with with outdoor activities located within it.