Cooking 🥪Reuben sandwich 21 Mar 202321 Mar 2023 Tasty food options are endless with a Snow Peak❄🗻 Gigapower stove and a hot sandwich maker. The results are always yummy 😋⛺ Cooking Tools With the GigaPower stove, on a…
Gear Reviews… ⚙️ Marmot Nitro 2P Tent 27 May 20209 Mar 2023 May of 2020 I purchased the Marmot Nitro 2P tent to explore Florida with my seven year-old son on local backpacking trips. The tech specs: - weight two pounds five…
Gear Reviews… ⚙️ hammock comfort 29 Jun 20159 Mar 2023 There are many advantages to hammock camping in Florida. Many people think that the heat, humidity, and biting insects are a deterrent to camping. That does not need to be…
Movies 🎦 The Summit A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity 5 Feb 20153 Mar 2023 The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity (2009) is a beautiful film. It is a movie that showcases why adventures go beyond the possible and make the improbable a…
First Aid… 🩹 Skin ‘tastic thinking First Aid 1 May 20143 Mar 2023 Knowing First Aid is one of the ten essentials that every outdoor enthusiast should know. Survival is about your mind working with skill to live. It's about staying calm in…
Games 🎲 1000 bornes card game 7 Apr 20149 Mar 2023 This past campout Sean introduced me to an old card game 1000 Bornes. This game has existed since 1954 and goes by many names, and there is even a Cars…
Gear Reviews… ⚙️ The amazing Tarp 1 Apr 20149 Mar 2023 Shelter is one of the ten essentials that every outdoor enthusiast should have. And a tarp is an easy multi use item for a day hiker, backpacker, trail runner, day…
Lecture Series 🏫 Finding your way in the dark Lecture 24 Mar 20149 Mar 2023 Last Thursday night I was unable to navigate my way through the dark to teach with Sean at Osprey Bay Outdoors for our annual third Thursday of the month kayak…
Gear Reviews… ⚙️ Mountain Hardwear Skyledge 3 12 Mar 20149 Mar 2023 One of my oldest pieces of gear is my 1997 Mountain Hardwear “Skylight” tent. I love that tent, it has been my best companion on epic backpacking, and kayaking adventures;…
Lecture Series… 🏫 Fire warmth plus a whole lot more Lecture 25 Feb 201410 Mar 2023 Last Thursday Sean and I took on Fire "warmth plus a whole lot more”. During the night discussion at Osprey Bay Outdoors we deviled into the beauty, mystery, necessity, and…
Gear Reviews… ⚙️ Klymit Inertia O Zone review 20 Feb 201410 Mar 2023 Last weekend my son and I spent four days at Disney Fort Wilderness. From 7am to the conclusion of the fireworks, we ran the gauntlet of every known activity. It…
Lecture Series… 🏫 I’m Exposed Heat gain and Loss Lecture Campout 20 Jan 201410 Mar 2023 We cannot control the weather; however we can prepare for exposure to prolong our fun outside. Some small inexpensive items help prevent exposure from moving beyond slight discomfort into a…
Lights 🔦 Luci mpowerd 10 Dec 201321 Mar 2023 I have been on a quest to shrink several things in my life. Yes my waist line has increased. But this post is about shrinking environmental waste. Having a five…
Cooking… 🏫 Cooking while kayak camping – Lecture 26 Nov 201310 Mar 2023 There is one thing we control outside. We cannot control the weather, nor guarantee our friends will have fun outside. The food is where we have ultimate dominion. At the…
Lecture Series 🏫 Camping from your kayak – Lecture 18 Oct 201310 Mar 2023 Sean and I had our first of several Thursday night Lectures at Osprey Bay Outdoors. Our guest had never camped and they enjoyed listening to how easy it is to…