Ryan Stuart, explore's gear editor
Ryan Stuart's tell all blog spot on his gear addiction and life and times as explore magazine's gear editor
August 2009 archive
You don't know tired - but a little IMS will teach you
- Posted on August 27, 2009 at 1:45 PM
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The doctor stuck the needle into my calf and then pushed it deeper. The muscle spasmed. Intense pain welled up, shot down my leg and finally released. And then he did again and again and again. Up and down my calf and shin and around my foot. Prick, spasm, pain, ...
9 million missing fish
"If you had an accountant that told you you had $11 million in the bank and a couple of years later said accountant said that, well actually, you only have about $2 million, what would you do? And what then would you do if for an answer as to where ...
A killer trail or triathlon shoe
There's just under a month of training left for the XTC Squamish, an off road triathlon at Canada's recreation capital. The September 20 event is usually held in Vancouver and is used as the national championships. This year it looks like just a normal event, but I'm sure it will ...
Endorphin(s) are good
Most endorphins (chemicals secreted by the brain) feel good, including these sunglasses by the same name from Ryders Eyewear. Ryders is a Canadian optics company based in Vancouver. The sunglasses they make are synonymous with a good price and good quality and as such the Endorphins are a good example. ...
Tweeting to ride
Full disclosure: I don't get Twitter. Maybe it's just me but I don't understand why I want to know what Lance Armstrong or the Flying Tomato are doing hour by hour. Okay, well that's not entirely true of Lance, but for the most part reading tweets sounds boring. Obviously there ...
Headlamp photo contest
If you've got some cool night shots involving headlamps here's a contest that could win you some schwag. Headlamp maker Princeton Tec is running a photo contest until August 31. Post your funky headlamp shots (any make and style) to Flickr and you could win some sweet prizes from a ...
Gear Test: MSR tent, Jansport pack and Barbie Mermaidia
Sure I do some soft core trips with my climbing and paddling buddies, but I also go on some hard core gear testing trips, like the one pictured. This was a canoe trip on Upper Campbell and Buttle Lakes in Strathcona Provincial Park with three friends and our three daughters. ...
PROBAR comes to Canada and it tastes good
- Posted on August 5, 2009 at 11:24 AM
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A new entry to the meal replacement/snack bar market to Canada is PROBAR. The $4, 85 gram, 350 calorie bars are bigger in size than most other bars and are non-GMO, organic and vegan. They taste great as well. They come in several flavours, but our favourite is cran-lemon twister. ...
Smokey's on lookout: fires burn classic trails on Vancouver Island
The smoke is thick and it's coming at us from three sides. There's tension in the air. Luckily where I'm spending a week of holidays, at Strathcona Park Lodge, is not in danger from the forest fires that are burning B.C. The combination of a dry winter, very dry spring, ...
