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Gear Head Friday – Coleman Woodsman II Chair Review

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So it’s been a while since I’ve had any gear to review but this week that changes. So way back in January I won the Coleman gift card contest that Scoutmaster Steve or @stevejb68 on twitter was having over on A Scoutmaster’s Blog. After I won the contest I had no idea [...]

Gear Head Friday - Stoves

So for this week’s Gear Head Friday we are going to talk about stoves. Before I tell you what I think let me share with you the results of a poll I conducted using google forms to find out what others use.

Scouter Jeff, @scoutjeff, http://trainerscorner.wordpress.com said, ” Most of my experience is car camping, with Cub [...]

Gear Head Friday - The X-Plate

Last Saturday I took a trip to Eastern Mountain Sports (ems.com) to pick up some new gear. While I was looking around a certain piece of gear caught my eye. This was the x-plate. The x-plate is collapsible plate that is made of a rigid hard plastic base and  soft, squishy plastic sides. The x-plate [...]

Gawassa Gear List

Ok so below is my gear list for gawassa outdoor training this weekend. Please leave comments below of any other items I should bring. The weather will be quite cold with temps in the single digits and below zero. Please note this list does not include clothing.

Cup
2 wide mouth nalgenes
first aid kit
compass
whistle
lock-blade knife
multitool
matches
sunscreen
rope
headlamp
lantern
mini maglite
emergency blanket
camera
batteries
scout book
notepad [...]

Gear Head Friday - Photography

So this gear head Friday post is kind of a long shot since one doesn’t usually associate cameras and lenses with traditional camping gear like tents and backpacks. But it is important gear to have if you want to capture memories of [...]