Ethics: Backcountry Etiquette For Dummies
We firmly believe that everyone who ventures into the wilderness will come back a better person... but only if everyone understands the basic etiquette of proper backcountry behaviour.
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Less Puffing, More Camping: The Flextail Zero Pump 2
A palm-sized pump that saves time, protects your sleeping pad and earns its place in any backpack.
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The Future’s So Light: MEC’s 2Kilo Project
The new 2Kilo Project redefines lightweight/compact camping gear.
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New In: BioLite Range Series
BioLite’s new Range series of headlamps is built for people who want reliable, all-weather light in the backcountry without the bulk. Lightweight, sleek and powerful, the Range line is designed…
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BLUETTI Elite 30 V2: Ultra-Compact Power for Outdoor Living
For outdoorists who need dependable, off-grid power without the bulk, the new BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 delivers in sleek style.
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BLUETTI Powers Up Canada this Summer
The new BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 portable power station offers lighter, faster and smarter off-grid energy.
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Earth Month Gear Shed 2: Top Picks for Camping Season
For Earth Month, ML staff and partners offer a Gear Shed stuffed with the finest sustainable camping swag.
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Power Up, Go Farther: BLUETTI AC180 Power Station
BLUETTI’s AC180 packs a major punch for its grab-and-go size. With extreme weather events rising, our electricity grid is never guaranteed. We’re lucky in Canada to have a stable grid,…
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Extend Your Days Out: BLUETTI AC70 Power Station
Whether you want a compact power station to run your fridge during power outages or to top up your laptops, cameras, lighting and phones while exploring in the wild, the…
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Multi-Burner Bliss: Jetboil Genesis Basecamp
Backcountry (and frontcountry) cooks will be drooling at this deluxe nesting two-burner system. During our paddling trips we’ve most often used a single-burner stove and it has its advantages for…
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Don’t Love It To Death: Being a Better Outdoorist, Part 1
More people than ever are recreating outdoors. And this is a good thing. What isn’t a good thing? The increasing number of bad actors out there. In British Columbia, one…
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Ultralight Camping with MEC
MEC's ultralight designs are mirroring a shift in how people travel through the outdoors.
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Living Space: NEMO Aurora Highrise Six-Person Tent
With a capacious standing-height design, easy setup, and stand-out colourways, NEMO's Aurora Highrise 6-person tent will bring loads of happiness (and breathing room) to your family camping trip.
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TESTED: Bluetti’s EB3A Portable Power Station
Even in the great outdoors it’s difficult to get away from the need for power these days. And as an outdoor photographer, I always need more power in the wilderness.
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Gear Shed: MEC Volt 2-Person Tent
Pitched (haha) as a three-season tent for two people, the Volt 2 is a backpacking tenter’s dream come true (unless you're 6’4”).
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Gear Shed: MEC SERRATUS Pace 40L Pack
When it's (finally) time to get your kid their own backpack, we like the MEC SERRATUS Pace 40L ultralight.
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Gear Shed: Tentsile UNA Tree Tent
Tentsile took the tried-and-true aspects of their acclaimed larger models and fit them into a smaller package, using reduced-sized ratchets, straps and a single-pole construction.
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Shelter in Place: Finding Wintery Solace in Dark Times
words & photos :: Conor Mihell. Winter refused to release its grasp on northern Ontario in the spring of 2020, just as Covid-19 tightened its grip on society. Cold, northerly…
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