Category: tech & kit

  • Gear: Garmin Fenix 3

    Gear: Garmin Fenix 3

    I’ve owned and used my current GPS watch for the better part of four years. But before you read this know that the Fenix 3 is far from the latest model of Garmin’s multisport watch. Also know that I’m not a “latest and greatest” kind of guy, usually sticking with the “tried and true” until…

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  • Gear: Tilley H5 Hemp Hat

    This week in my Thursday Tuck & Tech post (where I’m making an inventory of the gear I use or would like to add to my collection) I thought I’d write about one of my favourite hats. Way back in 1993 I was a boy scout. I was one of twelve thousand kids who attended the 8th…

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  • Gear: CRKT Tactical Folding Blade

    I’ve had a couple trusty knives in my possession for nearly as long as I can remember. And this week in my Thursday Tuck & Tech post (where I’m making an inventory of the gear I use or would like to add to my collection) I’m digging into a blade I was given by my…

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  • Looking for Treasure with Help from a Satellite

    Does anyone geocache anymore? More than a decade ago I bought myself a little handheld GPS unit. The Garmin took a pair of AA batteries, warmed up for at least five minutes, and hung on a little lanyard. I would connect it to the computer after downloading a small selection of local cache coordinates, send…

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