“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time.” ― Aliyyah Eniath, The Yard
Camp Lights
Candle light It is challenging to pick my favorite camp light. Candle, battery, solar, iso-butane fuel, oil burning, wood, there are so many choices to brighten up the campsite.My oldest camp light from the 1990’s is the candle lantern by Northern Lights which is now UCO. It is a fun Wilderness Survival BSA merit badgeContinue reading “Camp Lights”
Perspective of an Outdoor Dad
It is common to be at the crossroads of going on an intense athletic adventure or choosing to be at home with the family. I have known many active fathers and mothers who frequently choose some alone time. And often those parents receive scorn from others. There is a trade off, opportunity cost, consequence, andContinue reading “Perspective of an Outdoor Dad”
Halloween Survival Thriller Movies
🎃 Halloween fun. If you cannot get on the water this weekend for a moonlit paddle or venture into the woods 🍂 🍁 to curl up around a campfire 🔥 with friends to tell stories, 🏕 then I have the movies 📽 for you. Halloween is a great time to enjoy the rush of beingContinue reading “Halloween Survival Thriller Movies”
Dutch Oven Apple Fritters
Apple fritters bring everyone closer to a campfire. Your friends become mesmerized watching and listening to the little ball of bough turn into a golden delicious delicacy. I prefer using a 10 deep Lodge Dutch oven with a 9 inch Deep Fry Basket. Honey Crisp & Granny Smith apples Pealed Diced Sprinkled with cinnamon CanolaContinue reading “Dutch Oven Apple Fritters”
Dutch oven Chicken Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas are a tasty and fun item to cook around the fire with a part of your Dutch Oven. Most Lodge Dutch Oven lids have a Concave means “hollowed out or rounded inward” surface. This is a great searing, sautéing, cooking surface. The only thing a camp chef needs todo is place a LodgeContinue reading “Dutch oven Chicken Fajitas”
Peanut butter Smore Cookie
In the evening around the campfire many of us start to crave a sweet treat. Lately I have enjoyed experimenting with a stove top hot sandwich cooker (mountain/campfire pie iron, Pudgie pie). 14 minutes tasty treat In fourteen minutes a tasty sugar packed treat will surprise your camping friends. This is a glamping camping cookingContinue reading “Peanut butter Smore Cookie”
A Stove for every generation
I have the original Snow Peak ❄🗻 Giga Power manual stove purchased in 1999. It has survived sand, saltwater, 💦🌊, being frozen in ice, ⛄, and falling off a cliff. From sea level to above the tree line this is the best item I own. Because this stove has surrived kayak expeditions, thru hikes, mountainContinue reading “A Stove for every generation”
Hiking on water
The beauty of the Brooker Creek Preserve is in a few hours a person can experience four unique Ecosystems. Most of us with out a thought will hike down a Pine Flatwoods trail or enjoy the shade under an Oak Hammocks habitat. And then when on the days hike the ecosystem changes and you seeContinue reading “Hiking on water”
Fresh hot sandwiches
When you are tired of boil in the meal bag meals reach for a hot sandwich cooker
Bacon-Cream Littleneck Clams
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Banana pancakes
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Camping Stove Tricks
Some people eat to live and others live to eat. Now a days I am moving away from boiling water for dehydrated freeze dried meals. I use three types of stoves to cook whole nutritional foods on depending on location, weather, and my food desires.
Silver River, Florida
Silver River is located east of Ocala Florida fed by Silver Springs. Most paddlers, us included, access the river via Ray Wayside Park 3 miles past the Silver Springs Attraction on SR 40.
Dutch Oven Cornbread Reuben
The recipe for our Dutch Oven Cornbread Reuben is easy, and satisfying for four hungry adults. you will need the following: 31 charcoal briquetts (21 on the lid + 10 under the Dutch Oven) 12 inch Dutch Oven 2 tbs oil 2 cups cornmeal & 2 tbs of cornmeal 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1/2Continue reading “Dutch Oven Cornbread Reuben”
Wilderness safety skills
You lived in the city all your life. Now a new partner, love interest, friend, or coworker challenged you to step outside of your comfort zone to go into the wild. And you are strapping on new hiking boots, stuffed camping and cooking gear into a new backpack and jumping onto the hiking trail. AndContinue reading “Wilderness safety skills”
How to Camp from your Kayak or SUP
The Kayak is a means to move you from one location to another. Just as hiking (backpacking), automobile, an ATV, mountain bike, horse, et cetera, are ways to move you and carry your stuff. The interior available space within many kayaks is greater that the average 60 liter backpack that people use for multiple daysContinue reading “How to Camp from your Kayak or SUP”
are you Ready for: hurricanes
With today’s advances in weather forecasting we often have plenty of time to prepare for a hurricane. It is a matter of securing stuff and being ready to drive to get out of the path of the eye of the storm. It is just stuff. Remember we can replace most stuff. We cannot replace yourContinue reading “are you Ready for: hurricanes”
Why SUP?
A Stand up Paddleboard is like a flying carpet on the water.
I drove my son to climb the walls…
…at Vertical Ventures in Saint Petersburg Florida.
Trade in your Hiking boots for a kayak
When I first moved to Florida from Pennsylvania I was accustom with backpacking and hiking in the mountains. As you know the Tampa Bay area of Florida is not know for mountains. Florida is known for its water. And the kayak is a fun means to move you from one location to another. Just asContinue reading “Trade in your Hiking boots for a kayak”
Trail Review – J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park
Address: 10500 Wilderness Park Blvd, New Port Richey, FL 34655 “J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park covers over 8,300 acres of land and is a cooperative venture between the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) and Pasco County Parks and Recreation. Together with the adjoining 6,500 acre Serenova Tract to the north and the 1,300 acre AncloteContinue reading “Trail Review – J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park”
Jeff’s Favorite First Aid essentials
The best first aid is prevention. The second best is training. The third best is the basic first aid essentials that I always carry in Florida
You Ate What?
Yes, this past weekend I treated guests to three yummy meals: I am working with a friend to compose a cooking book and YouTube segment. So, presently I am keeping the recipes secret. For Breakfast I made Stuffed French Toast . . . . . For Lunch I made Fish Tacos . . . .Continue reading “You Ate What?”
I Can not Believe…
…that a person I met never washed their sleeping bag. Their belief was that the material would be damaged and the stuffing would loose it’s insulating properties. Where they got indoctrinated to that belief is beyond me. Also, think of the stink. When properly taken care of a down sleeping bag should last close toContinue reading “I Can not Believe…”
What type of Turtle are you?
Like a turtle backpackers carry their home on their back
Does the size of your Tang matter?
There is an ongoing debate among Bush Crafters about a fixed blade knife’s tang size. “A tang or shank is the back portion of the blade component of a tool where it extends into stock material or connects to a handle – as on a knife” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(tools)#:~:text=A%20tang%20or%20shank%20is,%2C%20scythe%2C%20screwdriver%2C%20etc.)
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