The Happy Camper: Essential Camp List

The Happy Camper: Essential Camp List

When camping, prepare an equipment list and then check and re-check it at least a-thousand times before heading out. Here’s a packing list for a five-day trip during moderate weather conditions:

The Happy Camper: Once Around Algonquin (An epic canoe journey)

The Happy Camper: Once Around Algonquin (An epic canoe journey)

Follow Kevin Callan on his epic once-around-Algonquin canoe trip. It's a tough journey, with 93 portages totalling 63 km of land-travel — stay in the loop by following his live updates on this site!

The Happy Camper: Searching for Pirate Treasure in Newfoundland

The Happy Camper: Searching for Pirate Treasure in Newfoundland

Join Kevin Callan, the Happy Camper, as he paddles and hikes the remote eastern shore of Newfoundland — visiting rustic outports and kissing a cod along the way.

The Happy Camper: Kayaking a Newfoundland Tickle

The Happy Camper: Kayaking a Newfoundland Tickle

When the gang at Birchbark Media signed me up for a film project along the eastern shore of Newfoundland, I didn’t have an issue with using kayak to float along a portion of its rugged ocean shoreline. After all, paddling a canoe on the Atlantic would be just darn silly.


The Happy Camper: Algonquin Spring Canoe Trip
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The Happy Camper: Algonquin Spring Canoe Trip

By Kevin Callan

Follow Kevin Callan on a somewhat questionable early season Algonquin Park canoe adventure. How did he conquer those cold nights? You might be surprised. (With video.)


The Happy Camper: Dehydrating Yogurt
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The Happy Camper: Dehydrating Yogurt

By Kevin Callan

Yes - you can dehydrate yogurt, and it makes for a tasty, high-protein and relatively long-lasting camp food. Here's a recipe to try today:


The Happy Camper: Lightweight & Fancy-Free
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The Happy Camper: Lightweight & Fancy-Free

By Kevin Callan

It could be that I’m getting older — or wiser — but every year it seems I’m trying to lighten the load in my pack, especially when backpacking. Here are tips how to do it right:


Explore’s Camping Roundup
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Explore's Camping Roundup

By Explore Magazine

With the May Long Weekend just around the corner — the annual camping kickoff for many Canadians — here's Explore's first-of-the-season camping roundup:


Happy Camper: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit
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Happy Camper: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit

By Kevin Callan

Zombie culture is definitely on the rise — including in outdoor marketing. One simple remark about how campers are prepared for a zombie apocalypse and every major morning show in Canada was eager to have me on.


For The Love of Wool
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For The Love of Wool

By Kevin Callan

I like wearing wool. I always have. Some may think it's because I'm too cheap to buy some of the "fancier" fabrics on the market, or that I'm too "traditional" to go beyond wearing an old wool sweater. But that's not it at all.


Happy Camper: Whiskey in the Wilderness
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Happy Camper: Whiskey in the Wilderness

By Kevin Callan

There are campers out there who truly believe that the only spirit that should be packed along on a trip is a single-malt whisky. Do you agree?


Happy Camper: It’s Show Time
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Happy Camper: It's Show Time

By Kevin Callan

Check out the Happy Camper's annual lecture tour — 26 presentations between now and the end of May, at venues ranging from large-scale consumer shows to small-town libraries.


Hot Tenting Vs. Cold Camping
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Hot Tenting Vs. Cold Camping

By Kevin Callan

Hot tenting beats cold camping, hands down. I remember the trip that changed everything for me. I was “cold camping” in Algonquin park, sleeping in my four-season tent at the end of a long and cold February day of snowshoeing through deep snow.


Dazed but Not Confused: Bragging Rights
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Dazed but Not Confused: Bragging Rights

By Kevin Callan

I have a new book coming out. It’s called Dazed But Not Confused: Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer. It will be released in early February by Dundurn Press. The book is a collection of my best adventures — and misadventures — in the wilderness. Here’s a sample chapter. Enjoy.

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