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Got together with a local kayak Facebook group at a couple of the lakes near Mt. St. Helens, here in Washington. (Approaching the anniversary of the eruption in 1980.). First day was Silver Lake. Small lake with lots of birds to view, but my camera phone isn’t great at capturing shots of...

Took the 10L side pouches from my Dutch Strike pack and zipped them together into daypack configuration. Clipped my Dutch canteen and cup onto the outside. Tossed in an emergency blanket and Dutch poncho. Added an MRE entre and a cat can burner. Then I hit a local forestry road for a walk and...

Looking to modernize my sleep system. Looking into Snugpak and their Softie Elite 3 vs the Softie original Kestrel 6. Most of my camping wont require that 0 degree to minus 7. but the Elite 1 doesn't quite give me the cold protection I do want. The 7 to 0 range seems to be more versatile but...

Took advantage of a good weather window to take a hike up Green mountain And had a little lunch at the peak. Can see Bremerton and Seattle, Washington to the east and get a good view of the Olympic mountains, bits of the Hood Canal, and the little lake where I live, to the west.

Ok. I know I’m not starting this out quite right because this isn’t exactly bushcrafty. Snowed in today so I felt like making some spicy noodles, augmented with some green onion, carrots, pea pods, a 6 minute egg and some spam fried in Marin, soy sauce and sugar. Sinuses are open now. Time...

Let’s see some of those cook sets in use. My Stanley cook set on an old Natit (Esbit) burner making an evening cuppa.

I’m new to the site, but noticed folks had some questions regarding Crusader (Mk1 and Mk2), US and Dutch canteens and cups, etc. I happen to be in possession of each of these. I’m currently about to head in to work, but if you would like to post some questions you’d like answered or compared...

Hello, from the Northwest corner of the USA. I enjoy kayaking, hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing here in Washington State. Retired from the Navy in this corner of the States after 24 years as a Hospital Corpsman. Was supposed to visit Ireland and Scotland this past summer, but the virus...