ASA and Heart Attacks
You will notice that we include “chewable” ASA (acetyl salicylate acid), which is better known by its trade name Aspirin in our “Dave” line of kits. Why is this, you may ask... Remember that [...]
Baby… It’s Warm Outside, But it is Still Cold Enough To Get Hypothermia!
(Now there’s a catchy song lyric!) We often think the prime conditions for hypothermia are as cold and wet as possible. And though it’s true that if you jumped into freezing cold water, you’d get [...]
Winter is here…how heavy did your pack just get?
While we are still hoping for more snow soon, winter is upon us! There’s skiing to be had…at the hill, in the back-country, and the cross country trails are in great shape. Some of you [...]
The results are in!
The great First Aid kit battle has been concluded and we are very grateful for your participation. For those of you who were unable to make it to the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival [...]
Survival essentials I hope you have in your winter backpack!
Photo Credit: Bryan Unruh The margin for error in the winter is a lot smaller. As such proper planning and preparation are essential to both successful and fun adventures. While many of [...]
Blisters… A story of total failure.
Lets start with me admitting that I have been super lucky. Blisters have never been an issue probably due to a combination of having been taught what to wear for socks and having the luxury [...]