Paddler's Guide to Happy Camping

This is Kevin Callan's blog about his trips, his (mis-)adventures, and his favourite gear.

MEC announces winners for The Big Wild Project

Mountain Equipment Co-op just annouced their winners for groups raising money for protection of Canada's boreal forest. Check it out: The Big Wild's most dynamic and prize-winning summer Challenges all braved rivers in the North. The six old friends that traveled the Yukon's Snake River won for having raised the ...

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Top 10 Camp Gadgets for Christmas

There’s no sense fighting it really. We’ve been trying to improve our comforts and indulge in new technology since our inception into the wilderness. There are the rare campers who prefer the primitive life style out there but that’s probably because they’re job is gadget related and they’re desperate for ...

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T-shirt Slogans Wanted

I just received an email from an outdoor clothing company - Outdoor Research - asking for unique T-shirt slogans. They asked a bunch of outdoor people and they've received lots of entries. But I noticed that there were no canoe-related ones. I sent a few (I Paddle There I Am, ...

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Canadian Canoe Company Wins "The Chosen One" in the US

An American paddling magazine, Canoe & Kayak, has just come out with their top canoe design for 2009 and it's a Canadain canoe. Nova Craft from London Ontario won top honours for "best customized" canoe with thier ability to bond your desired patterned fabric between the clear gel outer layer ...

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Survivorman Has New Book (and moves on from TV show)

I just purchased Les Stroud's new book Survive: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere -Alive? Oddly enough, I purchased it at Cosco for my Mother-in-Law. She's a huge fan of Stroud's TV show Survivorman. I guess I can proudly claim that my Mother-in-law is cool. It's ...

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