the essentials for wilderness survival
Is your backpack too heavy? The 4 types of Backpacks If you’re asking yourself this question, your backpack is probably too heavy for the activity that you are involved in. Through my years of experience in the outdoors I have broken down my backpacks into 4 classifications. Remember that all backpacks should be “activity-specific”, and … Read more
Walking Outdoors on the First Day of Spring The first day of Spring began at 0328 hours, Pacific Standard Time, Monday, March 20, 2017. This only applies to the Northern Hemisphere. It is also called the Vernal Equinox. The word equinox comes to us from the Latin language. Who would have thought that we would all … Read more
This late winter blizzard gives meaning to White-out! What a difference a day makes. Sometimes my weather predictions are very accurate and sometimes they are not. I have a 50% rating, about the equal of the TV man. I could not include a time frame but I knew that yesterday morning’s calm was the one … Read more