Mice Love Silicone We camped on Site #5 on Spider Lake where we found a bunch of very friendly and active mice. At the campfire they kept climbing my leg. In the morning we discovered they had been in to our ‘kitchen’ backpack and chewed our silicone plates – new plates on their second trip. . . . Read More about Mice and Gear
Gear
Nails in Trees
It isn’t long after setting up camp that people start asking “has anyone seen….?” Things are misplaced quickly at a campsite, especially at a large site, so I totally understand the need to get organized. Who wants to spend their camping trip wandering around looking for a pot or a water filter? However, we are . . . Read More about Nails in Trees
Honey, I Forgot the Tent Poles
On every trip for the past seventeen years we have reminisced about the time “he” forgot to pack the tent poles. It was our second family camping trip. We arrived at the campsite – three hours, two lakes and a steep portage away from Toronto – when my brother-in-law discovered that he had packed the . . . Read More about Honey, I Forgot the Tent Poles
Water Filters
On my first camping trip we drank the water out of the lake with our bailing buckets. I remember lying in the tent listening to my stomach growl. We were lucky no one got Beaver Fever – Giardia. Then we entered the days of lugging water jugs across portages. Water was like gold – it . . . Read More about Water Filters