Author: DaveC
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The 76th deer
This is what you want to see after you shoot a deer with your bow, but two nights ago it took me twenty minutes to find the blood I drew. Calm and perspective remain difficult to summon when a goal into which many hours have been sunk comes into reach. After practicing all summer I…
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Thule Chariot review
As I’ve stated before, Eric said it best: A multi-sport kid carrier is the quintessential must-have for active young families…They are expensive with all the add-ons but they become a way of life and open up a multitude of early life adventures that would be difficult otherwise. We purchased/were gifted (at an industry discount) the…
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The Spyderco Dragonfly 2 and the Esee Candiru
This time last year I discussed the Candiru, a knife which does a remarkable job presenting a durable hard-use package in a tiny size. It does so at the expense of easy sharpening and precise cutting, two things which the similarly sized and shaped Spyderco Dragonfly 2 does very well. After a year of using…
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Summer 2016: done
A few outtakes and un-used clips from the past four months of backpacking, day hiking, and packrafting in the backyard. What started as perhaps another low-snow, fire-prone year was delightfully not hot, and quite rainy. Flowers, vegetation generally, and most especially the berries have been exceptional. We didn’t have the big, lingering snowpack and fat…
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MSR Windburner review
The executive summary is pretty basic on this one: the MSR Windburner replicates and exceeds the fuel efficiency, wind resistance, and convenience of the category-defining Jetboil while offering vastly improved build quality. Or, more crudely, it’s an actually wind resistant Jetboil that isn’t a janky piece of junk. I’ve been impressed with the fuel-sipping efficiency…
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Schnaus
This is what you see out the back door of the Schnaus cabin. This is Lake McDonald. This is what we, mostly, did this past weekend. Schnaus was for us the last of the four cabins along the North Fork of the Flathead, and it could certainly be argued we saved the best for last. …
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It is September yet
Today is the opening day of Montana’s archery hunting season, for deer, elk, moose, and so forth. Unlike years past, I was out (in the rain) this morning as the sun rose, bow in hand, hoping I could get within 20 yards or closer. I’ve been practicing since spring, and while I was hoping my…
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How to backpack with an infant
Taking your infant backpacking is both not as hard and exactly as hard as you probably imagine it to be. The following is an aerial view of the major concerns we’ve encountered in the past year, hoping that others (especially new and expectant parents) may find it useful. Though plenty of sweat and suffering were…
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The farewell tour
My left leg was numb. On the outside, from the hip to kneecap. Walking around camp it just felt odd, one more malady that amongst others went unnoticed. Laying on my side it felt like my muscle had been substituted for a damp towel, through which I could vaguely still notice the leg attached to…
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Lifestyle bullshit: Yeti Rambler 18oz
Yeti, the reigning king of lifestyle, is a good place to begin. Like Starbucks and Red Bull, Yeti created a broad market where none existed before, for something almost no one knew they might want. Like Red Bull, but unlike Starbucks, Yeti has grown and sustained themselves with social media content that is both entertaining…
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