One big question potential kayak buyers ask is whether to get a single or double kayak for their recreational paddling. There are myriad websites extolling the virtues of each style, offering comparisons that include the weight of each type of boat, the freedom (or not)…
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Ranking high among my essential camping gear inventory is my “camp” Frisbee — that classic, traditional saucer-shaped toy. More generically known as a “flying disc,” the Frisbee has been a staple of my outdoor inventory since my days as a Boy Scout. It’s one of…
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While the popularity of kayaking has grown to include sit-on-top fishing platforms and recreational boats with huge, open cockpits, the use of sprayskirts on more traditional kayaks should be considered an important safety procedure among paddlers. The primary purpose of a sprayskirt (a skirt-like garment…
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Much of our outdoor gear — whether it’s for hunting, fishing, paddling or simply casual hiking — suffers from the the wear/tear or consumption of use throughout the summer season. Make time during the “off season” to repair or replace gear that became worn, damaged…
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Rain can most certainly — and literally — dampen the warmth and dry coziness of a campsite. It’s a tolerable nuisance grudgingly dealt with using a few techniques and skills. It can also be used to your advantage in more self-reliant situations. There are two…
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Adapting your summer camping gear to the shorter, colder days of autumn can extend your comfort zone well into the shoulder season and help you make the transition into winter camping. Oftentimes it requires no more than increasing the weight/insulating properties of the clothing and…
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Camp cooking is so much more than holding a hot dog on a stick over the flames of your campfire. In fact, it takes very little effort to turn your fire ring into a multiple-use cooking station. The key to campfire cooking is having a…
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No matter how sophisticated your array of camping gear is by design and function, it can no doubt be enhanced even further by applying the use of a stick In today’s world of high-tech outdoor equipment, there remains a basic, invaluable and indispensable tool older…
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It’s late afternoon, and an emergency has forced you to spend an unintended, unprepared night in the back country. You hastily gather tinder and sticks for a fire and soon feel a rain drop on the back of your hand as you attempt to spark…
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It was late March in Alaska. We had just cut a hole through 20 inches of ice in the center of the channel on a river north of Fairbanks. As I was within arm’s reach of the alders growing beyond the steep banks at river’s…
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