Community & Adaptive Programs… From Sail to Paddle: A Sea Scout’s Guide to Planning a Kayaking Long Cruise 10 Sep 202613 Oct 2026 The Boat Gets Smaller. The Responsibility Gets Bigger. A Sea Scout who has stood watch, plotted courses, handled lines, interpreted weather, and completed a sailing cruise already understands much of…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🩹 Florida Summer Hypothermia: The Kayaker Everyone Thought Had Heat Exhaustion 16 Jun 202625 Aug 2026 A SOAP Narrative for Wilderness First Aid When definitive care is an hour away or more, you are in the wilderness. A week ago while teaching a Wilderness First Aid…
Florida Kayaking… Your Pack Weighs Nothing… Your Kayak Weighs Everything 26 Mar 202624 Mar 2026 A Scout's First 3-Day / 2-Night Kayak Camping Adventure in Florida The Moment Everything Changed It was Day Two of a Sea Scout training passage somewhere south of Gulfport when…
Gear Reviews… 🛟 Why a Traditional PFD May Be Safer Than That Inflatable Belt on Sale 17 Jul 202521 Aug 2026 As a professional kayak instructor, Wilderness First Responder, and someone who spends a lot of time on the water, I always enjoy chatting with folks at local outdoor stores. Gear…
Florida Kayaking… ⛺Island Time: The Magic of Kayak Camping in Florida’s Backcountry 7 Jul 202521 Aug 2026 There’s something deeply restorative about waking up to the rustle of coastal pines and the low lap of tidewater on a remote barrier island. The kind of peace that only…
Kayak Instruction 🏫 Finding your way in the dark Lecture 24 Mar 201420 Aug 2026 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…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🏫 Fire warmth plus a whole lot more Lecture 25 Feb 201421 Aug 2026 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…
🌀 Safety & First Aid… 🏫 I’m Exposed Heat gain and Loss Lecture Campout 20 Jan 201421 Aug 2026 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…
Backcountry Kitchen… 🏫 Cooking while kayak camping – Lecture 26 Nov 201321 Aug 2026 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…
Kayak Instruction 🏫 Camping from your kayak – Lecture 18 Oct 201320 Aug 2026 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…
Gear Reviews… 🎦 Euro Paddlers and Greenland Paddlers, Here is a Greenlander DVD for Your Christmas List 9 Nov 20113 Mar 2023 Well it is now less than seven weeks to Christmas and I am starting to look around for gifts for friends and family. Of course while shopping for them I…
Backcountry Kitchen… 🧼 Leave No Trace: cleaning pots + 5 Sep 201121 Aug 2026 We are getting ready for our expedition and one challenge is cleanliness. If you are not clean in the outdoors you get sick. So I thought I would take a…
Expeditions & Trip Reports… Tribal Tides 3 : “Native Gear, well not quite” 22 Aug 201121 Aug 2026 In this post Jeff and I will discuss what gear we are taking on our expedition to the Great Calusa Blueway and the reasons for what we are taking. Also…
Expeditions & Trip Reports… Tribal Tides 2 : “Natural Flow” 25 Jul 201121 Aug 2026 Hello All, This is the long anticipated 2nd post in the Tribal Tides series. In this post I will discuss the actual route and "natural schedule" that Jeff & myself…
Events & Lectures… Great Calusa Blueways Expedition : Floating on Tribal Tides!! 17 Jun 201121 Aug 2026 Raatatatat-Rata-Tatat-Ratatat-Ratatatat-Tatatatat-Ratatatat-Tatatatat-Tatatatatat- (drum roll) - Jeff & Sean are proud to announce an upcoming 2 week paddling expedition to the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail in Lee County, Florida. The trail…
