Product: Kahtoola Microspikes Traction Device - Unisex Price: $89.95 Store: MEC Kahtoola Microspikes are awesome to use when heading out on an icy adventure hiking around your neighbourhood or in the mountains. They might be a bit expensive for some outdoor hikers but are thankfully cheaper than one hundred dollars or more for hiking crampons. These microspikes are … [Read more...] about Review: Kahtoola Microspikes
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Review: Alpine Aire Ginger Stir Fried Rice with Beef
Product: Alpine Aire Ginger Stir Fried Rice with Beef Price: $16.95 Store: MEC Weighing Your Food It's essential to weigh your backpack on a scale before leaving for a multi-day trip. My backpack weighed forty-six pounds initially and forty-one pounds when starting the West Coast Trail. It's a challenging trip making it a slow slog for seven days with a heavy pack. … [Read more...] about Review: Alpine Aire Ginger Stir Fried Rice with Beef
Review: Keen Newport Sandals
Product: Keen Newport H2 Women's Sandals Price: $139.99 Store: Trailhead Paddle Shack My Keen Newport H2 women's sandals are awesome! I wear them on a regular basis. I use them to go walking in the city, when hiking in the mountains or on day trips from Edmonton. They are versatile. The rubber toe offers protection and prevents a person from stubbing their toe, unlike … [Read more...] about Review: Keen Newport Sandals
Review: GSI Escape 2L Pot
Product: GSI Escape 2L Pot Price: $79.99 Store: Atmosphere In my shopping adventures, I was eagerly looking for a pot that was lighter and easy to carry for backpacking. I found this GSI Escape 2L Pot which is collapsible! It's such a space saver, which helps immensely instead of having a huge pot taking up 1/4 of my backpack. The 2L pot allows me to cook my entire … [Read more...] about Review: GSI Escape 2L Pot
Review: MEC Seat Cushion
Product: MEC Seat Cushion Price: $26.95 Store: MEC Hiking is a wonderful activity but when there aren't picnic tables or nice thick grass to sit on at lunch, it can feel a bit awkward to find a place to sit. You most likely don't want to stand, since you've probably had to walk a fair distance to reach a lunch spot and sitting on jagged rocks doesn't seem appealing … [Read more...] about Review: MEC Seat Cushion