Tag: Camping

  • 5 Tips for Planning a Long Term Camping Trip

    5 Tips for Planning a Long Term Camping Trip

    Are you heading out into the wilderness for a couple of weeks or longer? This will serve as your guide to staying safe, comfortable, and healthy during your adventure. Here is what you need to know: Invest in a High-Quality Tent If you’re only going to camp for a few days, you can rough it…

  • Top Tips to Travel Across Canada

    Top Tips to Travel Across Canada

    Canada is a truly stunning country that deserves more recognition than a mad dash to get from the easternmost point to the westernmost point. There is so much to see and explore in every province, so if you’re going to tick this off your bucket list, then you want to do it right. This means…

  • Truck tents are making Camping in the Cold fun again!

    Truck tents are making Camping in the Cold fun again!

    One of the hardest parts about camping in Canada is the extreme swings in temperature during the spring and fall, which makes camping during those seasons a gamble. Spring downpours can lead to a very soggy sleep, which nobody wants. While on the hand, later in the season, fall can drop to below zero overnight.…

  • 5 Amazing Natural Hot Springs in British Columbia

    5 Amazing Natural Hot Springs in British Columbia

    Nothing beats relaxing in hot springs after a long day of hiking, surfing, or swimming. BC is home to some of the most natural hot springs in Canada. While some hot spring are located within resorts, many others are located in national parks or remote areas, tucked away in the bush. The amenities of these hot springs…

  • These 5 Backpacker Gift Ideas Under $50 Will Make Christmas Shopping a Piece of Cake

    These 5 Backpacker Gift Ideas Under $50 Will Make Christmas Shopping a Piece of Cake

    Anyone who has a backpacker to buy Christmas gifts for this holiday season should consider themselves lucky. There are so many wonderful gifts available and many of them are reasonably priced. Shopping can be a huge pain, and I’ve been on a huge Amazon kick lately as it keeps me away from the Christmas shopping crowds…

  • 5 Things You Need To Bring Camping With You

    5 Things You Need To Bring Camping With You

    Wouldn’t trekking through the wilderness be so great if everything simply fit in your pockets? Unfortunately, unless you have one of those fancy inflatable Houses, you probably won’t be going camping without a backpack anytime soon. Filling it up can sometimes be too easy. We’re constantly reminded to prepare for the worst. Then also reminded…

  • 8 Awesome Waterproof Backpacks That’ll Keep Your Gear Dry

    8 Awesome Waterproof Backpacks That’ll Keep Your Gear Dry

    Last year, after buying a canoe, I began my quest to find a quality Waterproof Backpack or Backpack Style Dry bag that would keep my valuables safe when I was doing some extended travel on the water. All it takes is one tipped canoe to cost you, so I figured I’d rather spend a bit money…

  • Safari in Saskatchewan at Grasslands National Park

    Safari in Saskatchewan at Grasslands National Park

    Finding wildlife in Saskatchewan isn’t particularly hard; however, one will note that cattle and horses often spot the prairie fields and pasture land more often than those more wild. Finding eagles, osprey, bison, moose, bears, and coyotes sometimes takes hours upon hours of driving, and usually quite a bit of luck. For the animal enthusiast,…

  • Canoeing The Churchill River System in Northern Saskatchewan

    Canoeing The Churchill River System in Northern Saskatchewan

    Settling back into the prairie life after nearly 5 years of living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, I was determined to truly take in life the flatlands of Canada. What many people often forget is that Saskatchewan has over 100,000 lakes, and countless rivers, each more unique than the next. While this square shaped province might…