Perhaps not something that everybody likes to hear, but I, for one, found myself nodding along with many of the points in Don Tryon’s Leave-A-Trace editorial page. He makes the point for a common-sense approach to camping, and takes issue with the extremes that some enthusiasts have gone through to erase our existence on the land….
Kindle for kindling?
Of course, if your true need is for firestarting, the old dead-tree book might serve you better for dry tinder. The resource that an ebook reader such as the Kindle can give you access to, however, has such potential. I impulse-bought one last week, and have been loading up with guides and references. Some of…
Ontario Parks is rolling out a new reservation service
Ontario Parks has a new reservation service that they’re going to be rolling out in 2011. This means that anybody that normally reserves during the late fall or winter months will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Not really a problem in the winter months, I find, but that’s only for the backcountry—I’m not sure…
Packing up your gear for the end of the season
I came across an article on this subject from the Ontario Parks Insider enewsletter. It’s a quick overview of the main tasks to think about when you’re squirreling your gear away for the off-season, or just to give your gear a good clean after some hard use.
TREEHOUSE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
A while back, I posted about the cottage that Suzanne Dimma was building in Southern Ontario with her husband-to-be, and I thought I’d follow up with a link to Arriz Hassam’s blog post on the same subject. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s just the one post, but there are such beautiful images of the countryside…
Nanotech tea bag creates safe drinking water, but are there better ways?
io9.com has an article on Nanotech sachets that use inexpensive materials (nanofibres and activated carbon particles) in a ‘teabag’ form, to use with individual-sized water bottles. Although it seems like it would be very affordable, I’m not convinced it’s such a good thing, as these disposable teabags only will purify one litre of water, but…
Let’s Be Very, Very Careful About Giving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes A “Competitive Advantage” – The Awl
Let’s Be Very, Very Careful About Giving Genetically Modified Mosquitoes A “Competitive Advantage” – The Awl.
Exposure to Plants and Parks Can Boost Immunity – Question – NYTimes.com
The NYTimes is shedding some light on why I’m always happy to be outdoors – glad there’s an actual reason for it… but let’s face it, we knowingly do plenty of things already that are bad for us. We’d be outside regardless, but it’s nice to know we reap some benefits while we’re wandering around…
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