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Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance: Scientific American

May 10, 2010 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

The last thing a spring and early summer hiker needs is a more resilient biting insect. Seems like DEET is becoming just so much hot sauce for backcountry mosquitoes, and here’s why: Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance: Scientific American.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: DEET, mosquitoes, science

BushcraftUK Forums

October 6, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann 1 Comment

BushcraftUK: Community Forum I’d like to share a link to a forum I lurk on every once in a while. It’s a great place online to find discussion and knowledge-sharing regarding all things bushcrafty. You’ll also find a decent amount of Ray Mears fans in attendance. I like the distinction that is drawn between survival…

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Filed Under: tips Tagged With: bushcraft, forum, resource

Time for a wanigan

September 20, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

  I’d like to talk about one decision I’ve made when it comes to kitchen on a canoe trip. There’s a part of me that wants to go as ultra-light as possible, knife and a flint striker and some rope, and improvise from there, but there’s another, more obsessive side that wants to bring every…

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Filed Under: Canoe, Front Page, Gear, HowTo, Things to try, tips Tagged With: Canoe, food, kitchen, tips, wanagan, wanigan, wannigan

White People Like Camping | Toronto Mike’s Blog

August 19, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Not entirely accurate, but if you’ve got a bit of a sense of humour, you’ll appreciate the fun at the weekend warriors’ expense. White People Like Camping | Toronto Mike’s Blog.

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Suzanne Dimma’s Wilderness retreat | Canadian House & Home

August 14, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann 2 Comments

Suzanne Dimma | Canadian House & Home Great blog post about Suzanne Dimma’s cottage build. I’m very very jealous. She describes the truly epic process that it took to get her dream cottage ready for her wedding to Arriz Hassam. It helps that they and their build team (Level Design Build) are all very talented…

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Filed Under: Front Page, News Tagged With: construction, cottage, off-grid, Suzanne Dimma

Trip report: Little Hay Lake

August 13, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann 4 Comments

So, I’m long overdue on the trip reports. I started a new job last year, and I’m coming up on my first anniversary in a week. The time has flown by, and the crunch of new responsibilities has died down a bit. I’ve gone on a few trips, and I’m ready to start keeping up…

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Filed Under: Canoe, Front Page, Gear, Trip Reports Tagged With: algonquin, Canoe, canoeing, Entrance Point 16, flickr, Gear, Little Hay Lake, summer, Trip report

The magic of Flickr

August 13, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

P8030118, originally uploaded by A Word in the Woods. I’m going to try and streamline some things a bit to get my photos organized. I’ll put them all on Flickr, and link directly there. I’m actually playing around with creating blog posts in flickr, and having it sent automagically to awordinthewoods.com Hope it works!

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Where do you get your water?

June 10, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

I never quite have enough of the clear liquid when I’m on a backcountry trip, but I’m usually a bit more active, of course. It’s made me a bit more conscious of my hydration in my day-to-day life, however, and I know what it means when my hands have that mottled look under their skin,…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dehydration, h2o, hydration, nutrition

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