Paddler's Guide to Happy Camping
This is Kevin Callan's blog about his trips, his (mis-)adventures, and his favourite gear.
November 2008 archive
Top 10 Camp Gadgets for Christmas
- Posted on November 24, 2008 at 2:38 PM
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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 ...
T-shirt Slogans Wanted
- Posted on November 20, 2008 at 8:34 AM
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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, ...
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 ...
Survivorman Has New Book (and moves on from TV show)
- Posted on November 18, 2008 at 7:10 AM
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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 ...
Book Launch at Novacs in London this Thursday night
I'm having a book launch party/presentation this Thursday night at Novacs in London. Hope to see you there, November 13 Wilderness Pleasures Join one of Canada's best known (and humorous) canoe gurus for the launch of his new book Wilderness Pleasures. Kevin will talk about his crazy adventures, introduce his ...
Explore writer, David Leach, wins big at the Banff Mountain Book Festival
David Leach, a writer and friend of Explore Magazine, just won big at the Banff Mountain Book Festival. Cool stuff. The festival received 113 entries from nine countries. David’s book Fatal Tide: When the Race of a Lifetime Goes Wrong won the Special Jury Award, and it’s well deserving. This ...
Made Friends with a Lunatic at the Cottage Life Show
- Posted on November 10, 2008 at 9:16 AM
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I shared a hotel room with David Masters from Lunatic Adventures http://www.lunaticadventures.com/ while presenting at the Cottage Life Show this past weekend, and I gotta say the guy inspired me. Dave’s a past student of mine from Sir Sandford Fleming College (I’ve taught Environmental Issues there part-time for 19 years). ...
Hunting Cow-birds and Riding ATVs in Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park - What Next?
I’d be embarrassed to be a hunter today. It seems the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters are pushing to make changes to the hunting regulations in the new provincial park by expanding the species to be hunted to include snapping turtles, crows, cowbirds, grackles, groundhogs, porcupines, skunks, foxes and ...
Chiniguichi - the final chapter
We had such a perfect campsite on Donald, something that became more apparent during our tour of the lake on the second last day of the trip. The lake itself was gorgeous every where we went but the campsites were only moderate throughout, except maybe one site near the entrance ...