Last additions - Winter Camping & Trekking |

Stove #1-3149 viewsreally, the whole shebang!Jan 04, 2007
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Stove #1-2162 viewsNo really , it works too!Jan 04, 2007
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Stove #1147 viewsMy first winter stove.Jan 04, 2007
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Mt Logan Tent199 viewsSummer use of a Mt Logan (aka McKinley) tent on the tundra, Ellesmere Island, NUDec 13, 2006
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slush tracks202 viewscrossing the Amable du Fond, Feb 2004Dec 06, 2006
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heading for home330 viewsUHMW-PE toboggan, 12' long, 16" wide
fully loaded, pulled by a single dog
Algonquin Park, March 2006Oct 26, 2006
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old and new toboggans364 viewsUHMW toboggan, 12 ft long x 16" wide
traditional wood toboggan, 7 ft long x 15" wideOct 25, 2006
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Sled226 viewsOct 24, 2006
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152 viewsOct 24, 2006
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Sled213 viewsOct 24, 2006
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Sled157 viewsThe sled is made with some old skiis, 1x4 rough spruce and 1/2" plywood.
Oct 24, 2006
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ski sled bottom view210 viewsskis attached with 3 carriage bolts through 2 x 4 risers, 1/4" plywood deck and 3/4 " x 1'' gunnels. Also used several 2 1/2 " deck screws through ski into the risers.Oct 12, 2006
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ski sled front view235 viewsshows bottom of sled from front. Note all wood parts sealed with 3 coats of varnishOct 12, 2006
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Siglin Sled, packed, side view 2.239 viewsSiglin Sled pulk, packed for a solo cold camp for 2 days. Note curved up sides and bow and stern construction on pulk. Bow and stern cut with several tabs, sqeeezed and bolted to create upturned shape. Oct 12, 2006
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Secret spot, solo trip.262 viewsSiglin sled, packed for a cold camp, 2 day trip.Oct 12, 2006
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Siglin Sled, packed, side view.237 viewsSiglin Sled pulk, paked for a group cold camp for 4 days. Note curved up sides and bow and stern construction on pulk. Bow and stern cut with several tabs, sqeeezed and bolted to create upturned shape. Oct 12, 2006
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Siglin Sled, packed rear view283 viewsLoaded for a 4 day cold camp trip with a group of 4 others, X_mas - New Years break, 2005Oct 12, 2006
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The Snowshoe Man's Address228 viewsFor those interested..Sep 22, 2006
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174 viewsAug 15, 2006
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502 viewsAug 15, 2006
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Cozy spot257 viewsAug 15, 2006
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Pressure crack251 viewsThe fishers said these get to be 2ft in early season. this one was only 2 or 3 inches. When we woke up after a night of thumping ice you could see a bunch of new 1/4 inch cracks around the tent and when trekking.
Full story : http://www.puregold.cooltrap.com/jeff060223.html
Apr 12, 2006
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Ice jam at 8pm.225 viewsWe walked thru 6 inches of slush right after this!! Yikes!! quickly changed course.Apr 12, 2006
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The 28k mark. Back on land.593 viewsApr 12, 2006
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Lake Winnipeg 30 below632 viewsTaken on a over night Trek from Grand Beach to Gimli. Sunrise the temp was -30c. I had to cuddle with my stove to get it going... hahaMar 16, 2006
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Gray Jay193 viewsThe day we were leaving they came to investigate and this was as close as I could get. Mar 06, 2006
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Wolf Snare402 viewsHad there been a Beer there, the two of us might have been caught!Mar 06, 2006
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Fox232 viewsThis little guy seems to have found us 2 years in a row.Mar 06, 2006
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Frontenac432 viewsOut for a winter hike in FrontenacFeb 25, 2006
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Frontenac Park264 viewsFrozen beaver pond in FrontenacFeb 25, 2006
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