The Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show is this weekend . I'll be there presenting in the main theatre as well as doing a number of camping demonstrations at the Ontario Tourism/Ontario Parks booth area. And if I'm not doing that, I'll be signing books at the Canadian Outdoor...
Jerry Vandiver's album True and Deep: Songs for the Heart of the Paddler is reminiscent of those classic albums like Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell, Pink Floyd's The Wall or those of Coheed and Cambria. Not that the sound is remotely similar—it's just that the list of cumulative...
As a rule, you should plan for 40 minutes of cooking time per day for dinner and 20 minutes for breakfast. For a five-day trip, you’ll be having four dinners (two hours and 40 minutes of burn time) and four breakfasts (one hour and 20 minutes). Add an extra hour for hot soup on...
New-age wool is not the bulky sweater your grandmother knitted you
The Happy Camper, Kevin Callan, shows us how to make the best fire starters at home
Not only do I like the films Frank Wolf has produced, I admire the reasons he produces them. It’s all about awareness of an environmental and social issue. His latest - On The Line - does exactly that. Frank, and his friend Todd McHGowan, set out last summer to determine...
Kevin reviews the Trangia—an alcohol burning stove—and shows how to light it in -10 degrees Celsius
The bow-legged Happy Camper shows off his snowshoeing talents & shares his tips
I realize that 99% of the population is enjoying the lack of winter we’re getting this season…but I’m part of the 1% hoping it gets colder and snowier. After all, I had planned on some major winter camping trips throughout January and February. One trip in particular...
Ontario Tourism's 2012 calendar is out and it looks fantastic. I'm even in a couple of shots (dog sledding in Algonquin and kayaking on the Abitibi River). Never thought I'd be a calendar boy!
Ontario Outdoors Calendar is more than a nice calendar to put in someone's...
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