One of the lighter, but important aspects of being self reliant in the outdoors is the level to which you can bring your kitchen skills to the campfire. Whether it’s a casual car-camp weekend or a backcountry bivouac or spike camp, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy some of the cooking creations you enjoy… Read More Tom Watson: Enjoying a Campfire Bakery…
Extending the summer camping season into late fall and early spring—and eventually throughout the entire winter—can be as easy as beefing up some of your existing warm-weather camp equipment and skills to keep you safe and comfy throughout your cold-weather camping experience. Clothing: Your clothing is your first and foremost protection against the elements. Dressing in… Read More Tom Watson: Converting to cold-weather camping
Everything you need to know about keeping your tent dry when camping in the winter. Winter camping outings create a few challenges of their own, one of which is controlling moisture in your tent, typically brought into play from the amount of moisture in the air. Upon hitting a cooler surface that warmer moisture vapor… Read More Watson: Keeping Your Tent Dry in Winter
Start a campfire quickly and easily with a simple egg carton. There are several ways to ignite charcoal briquets for developing a bed of embers for cooking whether in the home barbie or over a campfire. While many types of starters can be used: fluid, self-lighting charcoal or setting briquets atop kindling/paper, there’s a simple way… Read More Egg Carton Briquet Starter
On show #558 , Bret Amundson, David Eckhardt and Dan Amundson talk fishing opener and missing turkeys and one of the most famous waterfowl refuges in the country. Dan recaps his Minnesota fishing opener tour, Bret talks about his time at the Horicon Marsh and David brings up a story about a Whooping Crane shot… Read More SJR TV: Fishing Opener and Missing Turkeys
The earliest snowshoes were most likely made from panels of stiffened animal hides or slats of wood. They were probably held on the wearer’s feet by leather thongs or roping made from fibrous plant stems, tied to the foot and ankle to secure their snowshoe. After thousands of years, the traditional/wooden-framed shoes still use mostly leather… Read More The Systems That Bind: An Overview of Snowshoe Bindings
Bushcraft Definition – The skill of living and thriving in the bush. Skills often used in bushcraft include hunting, fishing, building a fire or shelter, or any other survival skill needed to stay safe outdoors. Smith’s Bushcraft Knife is a fixed-blade knife designed for bushcraft and hunting. This robust, all-purpose knife is perfect for those needing an effective tool to handle whatever… Read More Smith’s Introduces Bushcraft Stainless Steel 4.5-inch Blade at Shot Show
A little over a year ago, I rolled the dice on a completely new kind of boot. On the recommendation of a wilderness survival/winter camping expert I know, I acquired the U.S. military issue Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) N-1B boot, styled after the time-tested mukluk. After a proper break-in period, I can say the gamble… Read More Product Review: ECW N-1B Mukluk Boots
Adapting your summer camping gear to the shorter, colder days of autumn can extend your comfort zone well into the shoulder season and help you make the transition into winter camping. Oftentimes it requires no more than increasing the weight/insulating properties of the clothing and gear you already have. The principles of layering your clothing remains… Read More Change-over to Cold-Weather Camping
It used to be that a classic piece of camp gear was an old stadium blanket or a well-worn military-style wool blanket. No frills, no special treatments, just an added layer to wrap around a chilled body or provide a bit of extra warmth in or under a sleeping bag. Today’s classic wool blankets still… Read More Camp Blankets…Got Ya Covered
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