Edible & Medicinal Plants of Canada
$25.01 US
SKU: ISBN 13: 978-1-55015-572-5
Throughout human history plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Canada is a huge country with diverse habitats that are home to an incredible diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and early settlers survive through the centuries.
Canadian Wilderness Survival
$26.72 US
NEW
SKU: ISBN9781894713566
With so many more people accessing outdoor spaces these days, books like Canadian Wilderness Survival become all the more relevant and necessary. Bruce Zawalsky has created an excellent compendium that's 432 pages with over 500 pictures and illustrations covering the science, skills, and best paths to survival. Every Canadian heading into the bush, be it for canoeing, hiking, camping, hunting, ATVing, or other outdoor work or recreation should read and absorb Canadian Wilderness Survival before heading out - it could be a life saver.
A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park - 3rd Edition
$25.83 US
SKU: PADGUIALG3P
Only 320 kms from Toronto, Algonquin Park is one of Canada's foremost canoeing destinations; a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes and rivers. This 3rd edition book by Kevin Callan features 64 more pages, 10 new canoe routes (for a total of 35), new photographs by Mr.Callan, and detailed redesigned maps showing portages and permitted campsites.
Outdoors the Scandinavian Way - Summer Edition
$32.98 US
SKU: CS-601107
Lars Fält is a much loved and respected Swedish elder statesman of bushcraft, military survival, and outdoor living. Outdoors the Scandinavian Way (Summer Edition) is the first English translation of Lars's work, and provides an excellent overview of summer outdoor back country travel and living, including biological and physiological needs, outdoor equipment, knives, axes, saws, canoeing, wild plants, fire making, knots and much more.
Wilderness Axe Skills and Campcraft
$30.69 US
NEW
SKU: 9780764361487
Paul Kirtley is one of the UK’s leading bushcraft educators, and Wilderness Axe Skills and Campcraft (his first published book), brings clear, comprehensive guidance and instruction along with over 500 step-by-step colour photographs that cover selecting the correct tools for the job, caring and maintenance of the tools, axe techniques (including felling, limbing, and sectioning trees) carving techniques and projects that includes pot hangers, tripods, cranes, and a variety of group camp set-ups.
The Bruce Trail Guide - Edition 30
$33.36 US
SKU: 978-1-927846-09-4
The new, 30th edition Bruce Trail Guide is the definitive resource for exploring the Bruce Trail. It is your key to a safe and enjoyable time on all 890km of the oldest and longest continuous public footpath in Canada.
Alone in the Wilderness - DVD
$31.31 US
SKU: 89076
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. Dick Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. Dick filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand.
Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario
$25.01 US
SKU: TOP60CANROUP
Newly updated for 2018, Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario adds 10 more routes over 48 more pages, and like the first edition of this book, this updated and expanded second edition is destined to become the classic guide to the very best canoeing the province has to offer.
Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski
$15.82 US
SKU: 32-29-05C
Veteran wilderness survival instructor Mors Kochanski shares his practical, life-saving knowledge in this book. With clear instructions, extensive use of diagrams and a color photo supplement, this comprehensive reference includes all the practical skills and knowledge essential to not only survive but enjoy the wilderness.
Alone in the Wilderness Part 2 - DVD
$31.31 US
SKU: 89077
Dick Proenneke's simple, yet profound account of his 30 year adventure in the remote Alaska wilderness continues in this sequel to "Alone in the Wilderness". Watch through his eyes as he continues to document with his 16mm wind-up Bolex camera, capturing his own amazing craftsmanship, the stunning Alaskan wildlife and scenery and even a visit from his brother Ray (Jake). His epic journey takes you on a vacation away from the hustle and bustle of today's fast-paced society, and is a true breath of fresh air.
Outdoor Emergency Medical Handbook
$16.66 US
SKU: OUTMEDEMEP
The Outdoor Medical Emergency Handbook is an essential guide to emergency medical procedures away from home, and provides easy-to-follow advice on how to prevent, treat and care for illnesses and injuries while outdoors or traveling.
Unlostify Killarney Camping Map
$15.82 US
SKU: 9780995906891
Ever seen all the way to Sudbury, from the top of Silver Peak? How about a lake so clear that the bottom can be seen 20 metres down? With the Unlostify Killarney Camping Map, you can plan and travel with a relentlessly detailed, exhaustively researched, waterproof, tear-proof, floating, glow-in-the-dusk trip headquarters.
Ray Mears Essential Bushcraft
$16.69 US
SKU: ISBN: 0-340-82971-0
This is the bible of bushcraft: Water, shelter, fire, cordage, food, outfits...it's all here. 240 pages of everything (or almost everything) you need to know about bushcraft.
The New Trailside Cookbook
$16.66 US
SKU: NEWTRACOOP
The New Trailside Cookbook is an essential cookbook packed with easy, lightweight, high energy, gourmet recipes and comprehensive outdoor cooking information for hikers, day-trippers, canoeists and wilderness campers written by Kevin Callan and Margaret Howard.
Plants of Southern Ontario
$27.51 US
SKU: ISBN: 978-1-77451-056-8
Southern Ontario features some of the most diverse ecologies in the country, and includes 760 species in 138 plant families; trees, shrubs and woody vines, wildflowers, aquatic plants, grasses, rushes and sedges, and ferns and fern allies.
Unlostify Kawartha Highlands Camping Map
$15.82 US
SKU: 9780995906822
Ever seen the largest collection of ancient petroglyphs in Canada? Or a very rare “meromictic” lake? With the Unlostify Kawartha Highlands Camping Map, get ready to see more of the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park than ever before - including Petroglyphs Provincial Park, and surrounding Crown lands. Unlostify maps are tear proof, water proof, and even float.
Snow Walker's Companion
$26.68 US
SKU: 0-9760313-3-7
Snow Walker’s Companion is a guide to comfortable winter camping using tried and true traditional equipment and native skills. The Conovers show us how to sleep warm, travel safe and enjoy the white season. Guides in Maine and Labrador for over 25 years, Garrett and Alexandra have learned not only how to survive in the North in winter, but to thrive. They share their little known secrets in an easy-to-read conversational manner.
Birds of Ontario
$24.17 US
SKU: ISBN10: 155105-236-9
This illustrated field guide helps readers identify, understand and appreciate the birds of Ontario. It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 318 species. Includes a glossary of terms and a birder's checklist.
Out On The Land - Ray Mears and Lars Fält
$39.66 US
SKU: 9781472924988
Out On The Land by Ray Mears and Lars Fält pairs two of bushcraft's holy trinity (the third being Mors Kochanski), and is a vast, fascinating look at the landscape, peoples, cultures, and wilderness of the boreal forest.
A Paddler's Guide To Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario
$16.66 US
SKU: PADGUIWEEP
Authored by renowned canoeist and outdoorsman Kevin Callan, this book covers the Ontario region closest to the American border and just a couple hours drive from Toronto. Here are 20 perfect quick-getaway canoe routes for one-, two- and three-day paddles. All are easy on the portages, big on the rewards of nature and not too far from your own backyard. These routes offer a variety of experiences, from cushy trips for novice paddlers to more challenging excursions for experienced canoeists.
Mors Kochanski - Basic Safe Travel & Boreal Survival Handbook
$25.84 US
SKU: MK-B001
While Mors Kochanski’s much loved “Bushcraft" is devoted mostly to the use of nature as the source of materials to live comfortably in the bush, his new title “Basic Safe Travel & Boreal Survival Handbook" goes into great length on how to cope with the major stresses one is apt to encounter when survival is one’s prime concern - including: dehydration, hypothermia, sleep deprivation, sleeping bags, bush beds and shelters, warming and signal fires, knife skills, useful knots, and conduct on bear country plus sections on navigation, map and compass skills, and crossing rivers safely.
Mors Kochanski - The Grand Syllabus
$15.82 US
SKU: MK-B002
Mors Kochanski's new book The Grand Syllabus is an “all inclusive” syllabus of topics taught by Mors Kochanski at the University level, in his Extended Summer and Winter Courses, and in his Survival Instructor Trainee Program. Designed for the instructor or serious student, it is an excellent companion text to Mors' now classic "Bushcraft" for those looking to expand on their skill set.
Outdoors the Scandinavian Way - Using an Axe
$27.56 US
SKU: CS-601121
Lars Fält's guide for all things Axe: axe history, what you can use an axe for, how to safely use one, how to correctly sharpen an axe, how to replace an axe handle, how to care for it. Lars Fält has a long and storied history in the Swedish outdoor and survival community, and is responsible for the design of the Gransfors Bruk Outdoor Axe.
Unlostify Massassauga Camping Map
$15.82 US
SKU: 9780995906853
Ever seen a perfectly round glacial pothole? Or a perfectly restored 1940’s lakeside cabin (now a museum)? Well, with the Unlostify Massassauga Camping Map, get ready to see more of Massasauga Provincial Park than ever before. Includes Georgian Bay and all local Crown Lands. Water proof, tear proof, and only 46 grams. It even floats.
A Paddler's Guide to Ontario's Cottage Country
$16.66 US
SKU: PADGUICOTCANP
Authored by renowned canoeist and outdoorsman Kevin Callan, this updated (with additional routes, new maps and a new format) book features 20 of the best canoe routes in Ontario's Kawarthas, Haliburton, Muskoka, and Georgian Bay regions. Full of photos and original maps showing all access points, important river features, and accurate portage lengths.
Swedish Blacksmithing
$52.61 US
SKU: ISBN978-91-975634-8-2
This book covers all aspects of Swedish smithing: The forge, iron and steel, techniques, axes, knives, hardening, suppliers, blacksmithing courses and more!
Halton Hikes
$25.01 US
SKU: 978-0-9940302-1-4
Halton Hikes details 37 hiking loops in Halton Region (west/northwest of Toronto) Ontario including portions of the Bruce Trail, as well as municipal trails and conservation areas along the Niagara Escarpment in Oakville, Burlington, and up through Campbellville, Milton, Acton, Georgetown in to Rockwood, Eden Mills, Erin and more.
Complete Guide to Winter Camping
$20.83 US
SKU: 978-1-77085-988-3
Winter camping is a burgeoning activity in Canada, and Kevin Callan's Complete Guide to Winter Camping provides information and tips on every aspect of snow and ice fun and safety including advice on setting up shelters, choosing sleep systems, warm clothing, how to track animals, check ice thickness, operate a snowmobile and even catch a fish while winter camping - a down to earth, easy to read guide for the novice and seasoned pro alike.
The Happy Camper The Essential Guide to Life Outdoors
$20.83 US
SKU: HAPCAMREVP
The Happy Camper is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated, highly entertaining compendium of basic wilderness instruction and well-tested campsite advice. One of North America's top canoeing and outdoors experts, Kevin Callan explains how to get the most from your camping experience -- no matter where you pitch your tent, what you forgot to pack or what the weather.
The Frozen North
$31.31 US
SKU: TFN2011
For more than 30 years a man by the name of Dick Proenneke lived alone in the Alaskan Bush. His only neighbors were the wolves and grizzly bears and his only transportation was his canoe and a good set of legs. Through the years, Dick kept written journals of daily life at Twin Lakes but would also document much of his adventure on film with his 16 mms Bolex camera. The Frozen North is Dick's own filmed account of his life alone in this "One Man's Wilderness", produced from original footage not included in "Alone in the Wilderness" or "Alaska Silence & Solitude".
Alaska - Silence and Solitude
$31.31 US
SKU: 23582
Alaska Silence & Solitude is the follow up to "Alone in the Wilderness", filmed 20 years later. Bob Swerer and Bob Swerer Sr. visit Dick Proenneke at his famous cabin on Twin Lakes where the wildlife is still abundant and the scenery is spectacular.
Animal Tracks of Ontario and Eastern Canada
$8.31 US
SKU: 9781772130430
Animal Tracks of Ontario will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from the Deer Mouse to the White-tailed Deer. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents, backwoods explorers and naturalists.
Canoe Atlas of the Little North
$79.33 US
SKU: CANATLLITC
First Nations people call it Nishwawbe-Aski; "Land of the Original People." The area known as the Little North lies in Ontario and Manitoba, north of Lake Superior, east of Lake Winnipeg, west of James Bay and south of Hudson Bay. Early French fur traders referred to it as Le Petit Nord, as distinguished from the vast area west and north of Lake Winnipeg, Le Grand Nord. Despite its name, the Little North encompasses over 20 major lake and river systems within more than 500,000 square miles.
This remarkable atlas, in an oversize format, is a landmark publication - the result of five decades of travel, research and documentation.
This remarkable atlas, in an oversize format, is a landmark publication - the result of five decades of travel, research and documentation.
Mammals of Canada
$27.51 US
SKU: ISBN: 978-1-55105-856-6
The mighty polar bear. The plucky beaver. The majestic caribou. These iconic animals are etched in our national consciousness (and on our coins), but they represent only a small fraction of the amazing variety of mammals found in Canada's wild.
Outdoors the Scandinavian Way - Winter Edition
$32.98 US
SKU: CS-601138
Covering the other great time of year to get outdoors, the much revered Swedish elder statesman of bushcraft, military survival, and outdoor living Lars Fält brings you Outdoors the Scandinavian Way (Winter Edition). This book provides an in depth overview of winter gear and equipment, food and drink, safety and medical emergencies, weather, navigation, group dynamics, snow shelters and much more. Written in a clear, informative style and accompanied by colour illustrations.
Temagami Planning Map - 3rd Edition
$29.23 US
SKU: FOT-T-2
For the past two decades, the Friends of Temagami has been documenting, restoring and promoting lost, forgotten and underused canoe routes in Temagami. This map is the result of a comprehensive review of existing information coupled with on-the-ground explorations.
A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond
$20.83 US
SKU: PADGUIQUEP
Kevin Callan's "A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond" is a guide to Northwestern Ontario's "Canoe Country" - Ontario's Quetico Provinical Park which adjoins Wisconsin's Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and includes detailed route descriptions, maps showing all access points, important river features and accurate portage lengths.
Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada
$25.01 US
SKU: ISBN978-1-77213-001-0
Formerly Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada contains all the same information, including full-colour photographic field guide to over 600 mushrooms and fungi of Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada and Northeastern USA. Spectacular photos and excellent species information combine to make this a must-have reference book. Includes notes on edibility.
Outdoors the Scandinavian Way - Using a Knife
$27.56 US
SKU: CS-601114
Lars Fält's guide for all things Knife: knife history and use by indigenous peoples, how to use a knife safely, how to teach children to use a knife, sharpening, care, cleaning and maintenance of not only the blade, but the handle and sheath as well. Lars Fält has a long and storied history in the Swedish outdoor and survival community, and a lifetime of knife use, and knife use instruction.
Once Around Algonquin - An Epic Canoe Journey
$16.66 US
SKU: ISBN978-1-9995286-0-7
Kevin Callan's Once Around Algonquin is an entertaining and exciting tale of misadventure on Algonquin Park's legendarily tough "Meanest Link" - a 420km route made up of 55 lakes, 6 rivers, and over 100 portages totalling 68km in Ontario, Canada.
In addition to tales of bloodthirsty mosquitos, stolen whiskey, moose pee in the campsite and an unexpected paddle through Huntsville's famed bathtub race, Callan also details the park's history and evolution, interweaving stories from this bromance adventure tale - all with Callan's strong storytelling, and trademark humour that shares insights into some of the challenges and rewards of canoe tripping for both the novice as well as the seasoned pro.
