Gear & Equipment

On a free long weekend, Rob headed out to his favourite haunt (QEII Wildlands Park), left his matches at home, and took along the Plasmatic X Rechargeable USB Lighter to put through it's paces. 

Meths, Methanol, Ethanol, Methyl Hydrate, Denatured Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol - sourcing fuel alcohols can be tricky to the uninitiated. In this Vlog episode, Tim takes us through alcohols fuels and other available fuel types in Canada for Trangia stoves and cooksets.

Aaron has re-profiled and sharpened up a fair number of axes in his day, and one of his go-to tools is the Gransfors Bruk Axe File. In this post he talks us through it's features and usage.

Aaron from The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. takes us through an overview and usage of The Edible and Medicial Plants of Canada while at home and in the field.

During Rob's hiking trip to Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Park, he made extensive use of Explore the Backcountry's map of the park. In this blog post, he fills us in on the park and using the map on his trip.

In this How To/Review by Aaron from The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. the technique and best practices of using the Hudson's Bay Flint and Steel Kit is described.

Rob from The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. did a hiking trip to Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park, and had the opportunity to put his new Exped Synmat Hyperlite LW sleeping mat to test.

During a recent birding outing to Point Pelee National Park, Rob from The Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. had a chance to put the Trangia 27-5 cookset through it's paces, and submitted this review.