Paddler's Guide to Happy Camping
This is Kevin Callan's blog about his trips, his (mis-)adventures, and his favourite gear.
Darwin Awards for Campers - tell us yours
For one of the upcoming segments for my syndicated camping column on CBC Radio this summer (to air Aug 25th) I am to list some of the silly things campers (and paddlers) have done out there. Yes, it’s the Darwin awards for Campers; very exciting stuff. I’ve been asking around ...
The Robot at CBC Radio is Evil!
I started my summer camping column on CBC Radio today. Very cool job. I absolutely love CBC Radio; but wow, never a dull moment. I begin at 5:30 a.m., which means I'm up at 2:00 a.m. to travel from my home in Peterborough to downtown Toronto; and I'm still caffeine ...
I'm a Patron of Paddle Canada - and so is David Suzuki and the Mason kids!
- Posted on July 20, 2010 at 12:42 PM
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Wow. I just received notice that I have been made one of the four Patrons of Paddle Canada. I'm extremely honoured because the other three on the list are David Suzuki and Becky and Paul Mason (daughter and son of the reknowned paddler and film maker, Bill Mason, as well ...
How to Pack a Canoe Pack
The method used to loading up your gear depends a lot on the style of pack used. For an external backpack it's better to keep the weight low to help keep your balance. But for an internal backpack, or better yet, a canoe pack, the weight must be kept to ...
Rain Gear Test - get hit by a fire hose!
I was hit by water from a fire hose - gosh, you don’t say that every day. The video was to show how to test rain gear out and the producers had a number of brilliant ideas – all which had a very good chance of either embarrassing me or ...
