Author Archives: Tom Watson

Once your cooking prowess advances beyond marshmallows and hotdogs on a stick, the use of pots and pans to prepare dinner becomes an essential task on most camping trips.

You don’t need sophisticated instruments to make fairly sound weather predictions – especially if you know a few basic principles – and can read the local skies.

Snowshoers know the importance of maintaining their unique footwear. Both the traditional wood-framed classic styles and the modern, high-tech models have their own specific needs to keep them in sustainable, serviceable condition. Let’s look at the basic care needs and applications for each type:

Campfire cooking can always be a challenge, particularly in colder weather when a hot meal is especially needed to help keep us warm.

Growing up as a boy scout, our patrol’s most prized and vital piece of equipment (next to our tents) was our patrol box. This chest-sized crate had a hinged side that dropped down to form a work shelf and revealed … Continued