Before my recent trip to Chevlon canyon lake I was able to pick up one of Ontario knife companies SPEC SP8 machete’s to replace my Fiskers hachet. The SP8’s blade length is 10 inches long and is constructed of high carbon steel with a flat black oxidized coating. The knife has a unique […]

I have been testing and reviewing many, many different types of backpacking stoves and I have finally came up with an ideal solution for some of my problems. The majority of stoves that I have made used alcohol as fuel and I realized on my last outing that the alcohol would not cooperate with […]

Well, we did have a good time on the lake, but the fish were staying really far down in the water. My wife was trolling really deep with a spinner with a treble hook, using night crawlers as bait and managed to land a dozen or so rainbows. My eldest daughter was maintaining and […]

Im very excited about my next family fishing trip this weekend to the beautiful, yet over crowded Woods Canyon Lake. Part of the excitement is due to me starting to tie my own flys this week. During this week of research I read that Woods Canyon lake received a bonus stocking of 10,000 […]

This is part of my PSK (personal survival kit) and all items except my Ontario SP8 machete are worn on my belt. The SP8 (one great tool) is usually attached to my hydration pack that houses the rest of my PSK. No matter where I’m going, whether it be hiking, fishing or geocaching […]