Gear Reviews… Gear Review: ENO JungleNest Hammock & HouseFly Tarp β Bug-Free, Scout-Proof Florida Comfort 1 Dec 20256 Oct 2025 By Jeff Fabiszewski β Wilderness First Responder | Backcountry Chef | Hammock-Camper Dad I bought the ENO JungleNest Hammock with the idea that it would be my ultralight bug-proof escape…
Gear Reviews… Kokatat Tempest pants gear review 7 Mar 201011 Mar 2014 For Christmas my wife asked Russell at Sweetwater Kayaks to special order me a pair of Kokatat Tempest pants with socks and relief zipper.Β I did not know about this…
Gear Reviews… Review: Forward stroke 15 Jan 201011 Mar 2014 Sometimes it is necessary to take a class afterΒ we buy a new piece of gear to add to our kayak kit. A good friend and student of mine recently purchased…
Cooking… π₯ Leave No Trace: campfire 25 Nov 200910 Dec 2024 Campfires... I have spent many a night watching the flames dance and mingle among the stars on a moonless night.Β I have heard many tall tails and ghost-stories become accentuated…
Kayak… Lower back pain verses the kayak 17 Nov 20096 Nov 2009 In six weeks we will be paddling the Suwannee River.Β And the question from our friends is "Jeff...Sean how is the back?"Β The answer is "today it is good" :)…
Expeditions… #1 Expedition Planning : Starts with “A Thought”! 30 Sep 200922 Aug 2013 Hi Fellow Paddlers, As promised this is #1 in our Expedition Planning series! The title of the post I believe should say it all. This statement is somewhat of an…
Cooking π Recipe : Salsa Chicken and Zesty Rice 25 Sep 200910 Mar 2023 I like to eat simply and enjoy rich flavors. In outdoor cooking this is hard to achieve however this complete meal recipe for Salsa Chicken, Zesty Rice, sticky sweetcorn muffins,…
Gear Reviews… The sine qua non of Greenland Kayaking 15 Aug 200917 Nov 2009 I am adding fuel to the fire of debate with this post. Greenland paddlers like to say we "qajaq".Β We sometimes wear a tulik that make us look like a…
Florida Kayaking… Good Training, Happy Ending! 12 Aug 200912 Aug 2009 Hi Fellow Paddlers, Its been a very busy week in the world of news and info!!(Sun. Aug. 9th). I just wanted to drop this quick blog in about a 15…
Cooking… Remembered lunch; Forgot fork!!!! 5 Aug 200911 Mar 2023 Hows It Paddlers, A couple of weeks ago I went for a paddle at my favorite close paddling destination, just to relax a little bit. I left the house with…
Cooking… π§Ό Leave No Trace: human waste 15 Jul 200910 Dec 2024 As the title implies this post is a dirty subject.Β I am a backpacker first and a paddler second.Β So the practice of handling feces in the outdoors is a…
Gear Reviews… πΆKayaking at night: Gear 28 Jun 20099 Mar 2023 Retailers lure us in and then try to brainwash us into purchasing their flashy inventory. The reality is that we do not need a lot of fancy stuff to stay…
Florida Kayaking πΆ Kayaking at Night: Search’in for Urchin! 18 Jun 20099 Mar 2023 Whoo Hoo Everyone! I have been so busy paddling and enjoying life,that its been awhile since I have done a post!! Sorry. Well I'm gonna jump right in then. The…
Gear Reviews… πΆ Kayaking at night: seeing in the dark 13 Jun 20099 Mar 2023 My friends and I have paddled a lot of the water with in a thirty minute drive of my home. I know these waters well. I have paddled them on…
Gear Reviews… Preventing Skin Cancer: kayak kit 5 May 200912 May 2009 I paddle in Florida.Β And playing outside increases my risks of developing skin cancer.Β I do takeΒ precautions to protect my skin.Β Β I wear sunblock that is high in a broad spectrum…