Equipment

Fellow paddlers and campers. For those outdoor adventurers who use gas canister stoves and lanterns, it can be difficult to know how much gas is left in a partially used canister. Please see below a chart I made to show the amount. You will need access to a small weigh…

PFD Leashes and Roof Rack Boat Lashes Several weeks ago, at the Twin Rivers Paddle Club rescue and roll clinic in Martin Marietta Park Lake, I met several people who came to observe.  After the class, as I was loading my boat onto the Jeep, they asked me several equipment…

Pump Filtering Muddy Water Some of my readers may remember a couple months ago, I published an article about my backpacking trip to the Copperhead Shelter on the Neusiok Trail in Croatan National Forest.  One of the problems was the allegedly potable water reported to me by a Forest Ranger…

Occasionally when somebody posts an Internet question or concerns about navigating outdoors, I reply by recommending that they acquire a Garmin Montana Mapping GPS 750i.  The downsides are that this device is about the largest, heaviest, most complicated, most difficult to learn, and the most expensive GPS on the market.  The…