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I've been looking into sewing my own winter canvas tent, and that fabric looks like it might do the trick with some waterproofing. Thanks. Apparently in the old days it was much easier to come across Egyptian cotton sailcloth, a very tightly woven, high thread count, lighter material.. But now...

I bought a pair of boots from an army surplus store and the sole fell off the first day I wore them (in the city, no less). I took them back to the store the same day I bought them.

I seem to have the same problem a lot of you have in finding outdoor clothes that fit, but for the opposite reasons. I'm a rather scrawny female, and to me it seems that outdoor retailers assume all women who love to spend time in the outdoors are bulky, athletic types. I had been on the search...

Andrew and I double up our thermarest ridgerests with our thermarest pro-lite self-inflating mattresses. The ridgerests even out the ground and the pro-lites add cushioning. We didn't go with the neo-air mattresses because we found the crinkly noise they make very annoying. The double system...

Wool is my answer, for sure! The shearling lining in my boots is great, and I ALWAYS wear wool socks. In the summer I wear 200-weight Woolpower ones.. they're so lightweight that my feet don't overheat, and I can wear them inside my moccasins, too.

I wear shearling-lined leather boots from Roots with only a bit of waterproofing spray. They get wet, and don't drain well unless you bend your toes and squish it all out, but the wool keeps my feet warm and they dry out quickly by a fire. My camp shoes are leather-soled moccasins.. They get...

I like the method, and it looks great in the canoe. You'll be able to get out soon, don't worry.. Maybe with the kiddies in tow!

I'm not dumping the grounds in a thunderbox or in a cold fire pit.. In high-use areas I use a piece of paper towel to wipe the grounds into a ziploc bag, and then burn that in the nightly fire. What I'm saying is that the few residual grounds that I bury in the grey/dishwater hole can't be as...

Really, we should all be more concerned about the turds and TP than coffee grounds. I can't imagine that scrubbing myself with coffee and rinsing in the forest, or rinsing out the last bit of grounds in my pot and throwing it in the bush is all that detrimental. No worse than biodegradable grey...

Hi, and welcome! I'm pretty new too, from the other CA.. Canada, that is. We love our prospector for tripping. It's a perfect all-rounder.. it's not going to be the best at anything, but handles everything with style and grace. Ours is an Evergreen, which unfortunately is no longer in business...

I could see the photos on Facebook, and they're beautiful! Good on you for getting back out there.

You gotta try Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream. It's Bailey's but with more flavour (instead of thin Irish whiskey, it's sweeeeet corn bourbon). New fave. Glad I'm not the only one to burn my grounds or bury them in the backwoods like a turd. This is why Frank Body Scrub is so good, guys, and you...

We tried using instant or Starbucks VIAs for a few years, but by the third day of a trip we were always craving the real deal. Just bought a GSI French press this year and it's fantastic! It comes with a cosy so it stays warm while brewing. I like a really strong brew though, so I'll use about...

Yeah, the "four oh one" to "four hundred" can be brutal at rush hour. We live on the west side by the lake so we have to drive through all of it to get anywhere good. We saw a bear last year in Killarney, too, but it was just hanging out in a reedy marsh minding its own business. Bad bear...

Nice to get a bit of camping in on a gear-buying/rescue mission! Only two and a half hours to clear Toronto? You got off easy :P , that's a daily commute here. Now you know why so many of us just want to escape to the forest all the time!

Mm, all of these ideas sound delicious.

A tasty meal made with fresh ingredients that last up to a week with no refrigeration. Halloumi is a greek cheese that holds its shape when grilled, much like Saganaki. It is usually sold packed in its own brine in a vacuum-sealed package, which makes it easy to transport. Yum yum, enjoy.

Wonderful report, thanks for sharing. I have no desire to travel solo, and my canoe/life partner and I certainly take a more relaxed approach to tripping, but I fully understand the frustration of being windbound and the boredom of rest days. The part of tripping I enjoy the most is setting off...

You should get some for your wife! I'm obsessed with this stuff. It costs less than twenty bucks. It's good for eczema, psoriasis, dry skin, cellulite, stretch marks... There's seriously nothing like it. The marketing with hot babes is just a bonus :p Odyssey: Bahahahaha! Espresso love's alright!

Whoops, didn't realize hot babes covered in coffee scrub would cause such a stir..