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As March days come to an end, I look forward to April – the dream month. The time when the 2013 gear guides of Backpacker, Explore and Outside Magazines come out and Mountain Equipment catalogue.  It gets you in the right frame of mind to start thinking about potential outdoor adventures,...Read more

The May 2010 issue of Explore – Canada’s Outdoor Magazine is out and two articles that caught my attention were Riding the New Wave  by Masa Takei and Best Gear for 2010 by Ryan Stuart.  Riding the new Wave was a story of  of four individuals paddling standing up on a paddleboard...Read more

The September issue of Backpacker Magazine is out now and there are several articles that caught my eye.  1) ” Are you smarter than a Boy Scout ?, ” by Jim Gorman which also includes the  Boy Scout Quiz..twenty six questions, 2)  2009 Apparel Guide with 20 testers-approved...Read more