Category: Getting Outside
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5 Dads Go Wild 2.0
Yesterday after work I loaded my camping gear (a tent, sleeping bag, and a camp stove) into the Ford Expedition we’ve been loaned and headed out through the Fraser Valley. In the Expedition with me was my friend Michael from Beyond the Rhetoric. We were headed to the Bluemoose Cafe in Hope to meet up…
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Brave Star Selvage Fade Friday Day #9
Nine days into wearing my Brave Star Selvage 21.5 ounce Cone Mills denim jeans and … these dungarees are AWESOME. And, in case you are wondering, the belt I am using with these beastly jeans is my A Simple Leather Belt Co belt. The Brave Stars are not nearly as stiff and unwieldy as I…
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Brave Star Selvage; Day One of Fade Friday
I bought a new pair of dungarees! I bought a pair of heavy weight selvage* denim jeans from Brave Star Selvage. My new Brave Star Selvage jeans are made from a 21.5 ounce sanforized denim that is made on the classic Cone Denim looms located in White Oak North Carolina. Brave Star jeans are stitched…
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A New Dopp Kit from Koch Leather
This summer I was spent many days and nights on the road. Along with my kids, I was travelling enough to start to notice how some of the gear that I carry functions, or does not function. One of the pieces of gear that I always carry is my Dopp Kit – a little leather…
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A Tour of Indian Arm
A boat trip up Indian Arm from North Vancouver’s Deep Cove or Port Moody’s Rocky Point boat launch is almost as inspiring as a cruise up the BC coast and onto Alaska.
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I’ve Been On the Road
I’ve been on the road with my kids so much this summer that I haven’t taken any time to write. Guess where one of the places I visited was?
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Building an Ugly Drum Smoker
I want a Big Green Egg barbecue-smoker but I do not have the budget for one. So the next best thing – according to the internets is an Ugly Drum Smoker. A UDS. So I built one. Well, I started to build one. Mine is 90% done. I will work on it some more this…
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The House of Knives; City Knife – Country Knife
Not only did my daughter and I film a little tribute (parody?) of the Almazan Kitchen dude while we were at the cabin – we also did a video review of a couple new knives I picked up from the House of Knives. The “city handy-knife” a Black Tusk Mesa Grey I picked up from…
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Snack ‘N Snap at Metropolis at Metrotown
Starting today and running until July 28th 2019 you can Snack ‘N Snap your way through Metropolis at Metrotown’s Grand Court with larger-than-life food art displays, sampling from sweet & savoury snack retailers, pop-up treat carts, Workshop Wednesdays to make your own tasty treats, and contest giveaways. The giant pink donut, 10-foot lollipop tree and…
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Capilano Water Reservoir; Cleveland Dam
On the weekend just gone, one of my daughters and I went over to the North Shore and up to the Cleveland Dam – the dam at the end of Capilano Lake that stops the Capilano River thereby creating the Capilano Water Reservoir. The entire area is a pretty spectacular setting. It really is an…