Once in awhile it happens. I did for me. I have been living in Minnesota now for 5 years. I had been told about this Minnesota treasure by a number of people. I took it as a pinch of salt. Then a couple months… Continue Reading ““4 Days in the Boundary Waters, May 2022. A Life changing experience””
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These Kershaw Knives were reccomended to me by a colleague at work. So took a look see. Was not dissapointed. This Kershaw select Fire was a little different. Not a multi-tool. Rather a folding knife first, with some extras. Check it out in my… Continue Reading “Kershaw Select fire (#1920) – Probably one of the better “multi Knife/tool” options out there.”
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I needed a compact seat for future fishing trips that would not break the bank, and not take up space. Well looked at these types of chairs and was horrified at the cost. Then found this guy.babout 1/2 the cost of other popular ones.… Continue Reading “Camp Chair by Mountain Designs – Compact and lightweight, Priced right”
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I needed a compact packable daypack for an upcoming trip up north. We will be Canoeing and have a Basecamp. We will be hiking and Canoeing from the base camp so because space is limited I needed to have a daypack I could take… Continue Reading “KLYMIT – Packable 20L Daypack -2022. Compact and handy to have for those occasional walkabouts.”
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I needed to upgrade my car camping house. So looking around I thought this would be great for me. Turns out it just maybe perfect for me. I have plans for this summer and that includes alot of fishing out of town. So planing… Continue Reading “Guide Gear 10×10 Teepee – Very nice and easy setup.”
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A must for any type of camping and hiking. A Head lamp makes after dark chores hands-free. Remember knowledge is a survival skill NS
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I originally bought the Gerber Feeman fixed blade and really liked the knife. Especially the handle. With my “Stubby grubbies, all palm and short fingers” it was a handle that worked for me. I saw this folder which is the folding version so bought… Continue Reading “Gerber Freeman Guide Folding Knife – Kinda undecided on this one”
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Looking for sharp and shiny things again. This time, I look for bigger and heavier ones. Well, I’m taking little steps here. Came across this from Gerber Gear. Interesting and certainly a little different. So got one and took a close look at it.… Continue Reading ““Gerber Gear – VERSAFIX Pro, Machete Hybrid knife. Different for sure””
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As you know I am a sharp and shiny addict. I cannot pass up a chance of touchy Feely when it comes to a good looking knife. Well actually any knife that catches my fancy….so there I was…And I saw a knife named KUDU.… Continue Reading “Another Sentimental buy”
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