Kate Gregory‭

Two suggestions. You can get fingerless gloves that also are mittens. Here's a child version so you can see how they work: Second, you can try to get a touchscreen that works with gloves. For ex...

posted 12y ago by Kate Gregory‭

If you have children with you, you will have no worries about keeping yourself busy, you'll be plenty busy. If the weather is nice, your kids might enjoy games like: Throw Rocks in the Water Run ...

posted 10y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

"Things don't always go perfectly" - what does that mean? There is no reason at all you should ever leave plastic behind. Bring in as little plastic as you can. Pack your stuff in reusable contai...

posted 8y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

If all you want is to go fast, look for something with ridges or raised runners on the bottom so it will have less snow contact. However you may find it hard to steer - it will pretty much just go ...

posted 12y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 12y ago by System‭

When I get to the "simmer" part of cooking on the Whisperlite, I take the pot off the stove, put the lid on, and wrap it in a towel including underneath and on top. Whatever I am cooking will stay ...

posted 12y ago by Kate Gregory‭

I see three priorities: Make sure no one gets hurt Make sure possessions needed for survival (food, tents) are not destroyed Make sure the fire doesn't spread further and become a forest fire I...

posted 12y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 12y ago by System‭

I have never taken an axe or hatchet camping with me, and I canoe-camp and car camp where space and weight are far less an issue than they are for hikers. In addition to weight and space there is t...

posted 11y ago by Kate Gregory‭

On canoeing trips, especially with a lot of people, I schedule at least one "stay put" day for every two or three moving days. This allows different people to do different things: hike up to a hi...

posted 11y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 11y ago by System‭

I don't take a tarp to protect my tent, I take it to create another dry area outside - typically for cooking and eating. It can also create shade for cooking, eating, and just lounging around. (On ...

posted 10y ago by Kate Gregory‭

I face this problem not for hiking, but for portaging. That is a slightly different situation, but not entirely different. We often went as two families: 4 adults and as many as 5 children. Not onl...

posted 10y ago by Kate Gregory‭

You are going to need some sort of sticks. If you're canoeing, you have paddles. (It would be great if you had 4 - lash them together blade to blade and get longer stretcher handles. With only two ...

posted 10y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

The key here is to plan the meals. If you know all the dinners you will make you will know what pots etc you need. That said: Plates 1 per person + 2 or 3 for cooking purposes Mugs 1 per person, ...

posted 10y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

I have bought the Copper Spur 3 and slept in it now on a cottage lawn and on a backcountry campsite. The advantages (lightweight, easy to set up) are real. There are some disadvantages that I have ...

posted 10y ago by Kate Gregory‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by System‭

Someone with an aversion to snakes has two issues when it comes to a camping trip: seeing a snake and having a panic attack or other negative reaction in a particular moment worrying about seeing...

posted 8y ago by Kate Gregory‭

Aluminum is not good at compound curves. My Chestnut Prospector has a section that is concave front to back and convex up and down (or the other way around depending on whether you're looking at it...

posted 7y ago by Kate Gregory‭