Gear & Equipment

The Trangia alcohol stove is a Swedish-made fuel alcohol burner that offers several advantages over white gas or butane stoves. In this review, Tim from the Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co. walks us through the mechanics and operation of the Trangia alcohol stove.

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. 

Rob and Aaron headed out for an early spring camping trip, and took along a Wetterlings Les Stroud Bushman axe - this post details Rob's impressions of this handy camp axe.

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.

Rob is an avid cyclist and lives in his Woolpower crewneck when riding and when out in the bush - he talks us through one of his outdoor essentials

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.