REI continually develops new products for those of us that enjoy exploring the outdoors.  Today they announced their latest clothing product, the ZipAll.  This outfit is incredibly designed to offer the maximum in versatility. The REI video offers a great demonstration of the many uses for this remarkable item: Get all the background on […]

There are so many things that an adventurer might need and so many adventures that require different equipment, it’s very difficult to make shopping suggestions that can apply broadly.  Nonetheless,  I’m going to suggest a few things that I have found useful regardless of my adventure.  Most of them have everyday uses beyond outdoor recreation, so […]

Map reading is a critical skill for adventurers.  It may seem like your Geographical Positioning System unit is a wonderful thing – and it is – until it dies without warning.  When that happens, you must have a map and compass with you and know how to use them.  I’ve been thinking about putting together […]

  If you want to go canoeing, but you live in the city and don’t have a vehicle,  your only choices were to get to the water and rent a canoe or just not go canoeing.  Now, Belgian inventor Otto Van De Steene has taken an idea he developed from a paper origami canoe and created a […]

There are a lot of survival tools that are designed to be about the size of a credit card.  The idea is that they are small enough that you can always have one with you when an emergency happens.  The Chief Scout got me two that I’ll review here.  One is a ToolLogic Credit Card Companion and […]

The Trans Canada Trail is a patchwork of interconnecting segments that not only crosses Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but also reaches to the Arctic Ocean.  The southerly portion of the trail crosses Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, with a detour through Prince Edward Island, then tracks along Canada’s southern border as far as Manitoba.  From […]

  A great way to explore is day hiking.  An even better way is to set up a base camp and day hike in all directions over several days.  Camping trailers make outstanding base camps, as opposed to those big RV’s, because you can park the trailer and get deeper into the woods with your […]

Kickstarter is an interesting website. If you aren’t familiar with it, it is a place where proponents of a project can describe their project, set a financial goal and solicit funds in an attempt to reach their goal.  If they reach the goal, everyone that has pledged contributes and the proponents proceed with their project.  Sometimes projects […]

Outdoor gear can get expensive.  If you are looking for less expensive options, you might try Gear Trade, our newest affiliate.  If you have some gear you no longer need,  Gear Trade also provides a way for you to sell it to someone that will appreciate it. How Gear Trade Works Getting Started The first step […]

Natalie Pastor is an outdoor enthusiast, blogger and an adventurer.  She says: Although I have never met Pastor in person, our paths have crossed at the same places in different times.  Baraboo, Lake Wisconsin and Devil’s Lake in Wisconsin; Polebridge, Glacier National Park and the Flathead River in Montana and perhaps other places she hasn’t written […]