Search results

  1. Northern Dancer

    Tripping, & crashing over guylines

    HELLO EVERYONE in OutdoorBasecamp.com. I hope you are all doing better than best. I'm just itching to get out on the water and find my secret campsites. Days are getting longer, camp shows are abundant, and excitement is in the air. I don't know what my motivation was but I took in a camp...
  2. Northern Dancer

    Hunting with the Camera

    There is a lot more to hunting with a camera than I first thought. First, I had to learn how to be still and quiet - a hard thing for me to do. Second, I had to learn to be patient and wait for long periods - another hard thing for me to do. Third, I had to adjust my attitude in terms of how I...
  3. Northern Dancer

    Fire Lighters

    WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM... * Field and Stream TO Pocket Solar Chemicals including kerosene. BBQ Candle Matches in various lengths and sizes Cubes of different descriptions Briquettes Magnesium and Homemade lighters. Magnesium, flint, and steel. I've used lint from the dryer...
  4. Northern Dancer

    Canoe thoughts...

    I long to be on the lake in a slow-moving canoe that gently glides on the water. Where the occasional swoosh of paddle water droplets and the chatter of birds are the only sounds heard.
  5. Northern Dancer

    Campfire Colours

    CHANGING CAMPFIRE COLOURS
  6. Northern Dancer

    APPURTENANCE----->

    ADD TO THE STORY It can be outlandish, silly, informative, exciting, true experience, or whatever. But always in good taste. You just add to it as your creative juices feed. We start by painting the scene. :canoe: :canoe: :canoe: Tim River is known as one of the best Algonquin canoe routes...
  7. Northern Dancer

    Camp Monsters

    Funny thing happened at camp a few weeks ago. A leader videotaped the opening of the campfire and noted that I had an aura or was that a ghost hanging around. :Unsure: Anyway, I'll be writing a short story entitled, the Heidelberg Ghost. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1183964376321778
  8. Northern Dancer

    4 Ingredient Cookbook

    I'm not one for cookbooks. Primarily because I can't be bothered to sort through the ingredient list to come up with something I could have purchased at the local deli for a whole lot less. But having said that, when it comes to outdoor cooking I'm always open to new ideas to wow my colleagues...
  9. Northern Dancer

    Blow-up Tent

    REPORT ON THE BLOWUP TENT - Simply reported. ❤PROS ❤ It was up in five minutes. ❤ Spacious - lots of room for my full-size military cot, night table, chair, kerosene heater, and probably a dog. ❤Lots of headroom. ❤ I didn't have any trouble putting it up. CONS I had a lot of trouble detaching...
  10. Northern Dancer

    Camp Monsters

    -----> That's real...........ly scary. Reminds me of someone I dated once. True, she didn't exactly look that, but whatever was inside her certainly did.
  11. Northern Dancer

    What Gear Did You Buy?

    -----> You know something? I [I know it may be hard to believe.] don't have one of these. I've looked at them but haven't bought one...yet. I would be interested to hear about your experience. And while I'm looking at your presentation my attention also notes some interesting teapots? The...
  12. Northern Dancer

    Camp Monsters

    CAMP MONSTERS? Know any? From the time I was a "kid," there was always a monster that we had to look out for. Like the "Old Man of Senior Camp" - a dead man who walked the camp late at night. I saw him once and it scared the "h e double hockey sticks" right out of me. There he was, as bold as...
  13. Northern Dancer

    Snow is falling...

    Today it is bright and sunny and the temperatures are spring-like in this neck of the woods. Our winter campout last weekend was the warmest winter camp that I've ever experienced. It's been reported that this winter is the grayest it's ever been. There is a hint of spring in the air as the...
  14. Northern Dancer

    Last Week End Paddle

    -----> I took this trip with you again this morning - sort of a reminder that the joy of such experiences will be coming our way again soon. Now and then I look at the canoe sleeping away on top of the shed. Sometimes I get the urge to give it a nudge just to make sure it's still alive.
  15. Northern Dancer

    Teaching Kids to Ride

    -----> I can see the twinkle in your eye and the smile on your face as you go about your good deeds. I'm glad you are doing things that bring you a sense of joy. We need that in our lives as much as the people we work with.
  16. Northern Dancer

    Teaching Kids to Ride

    ...so what's happening with the horses and the group these days?
  17. Northern Dancer

    It's good for what...

    "I remember when..." Most of us can remember when things were seemingly different; possibly more gentle and predictable. But socially we have changed and that change is significant. When I look around me and observe our behaviours it becomes more frightening. It's not always fun being an adult...
  18. Northern Dancer

    Headlamps

    I have a new wrap-around forehead headlamp I use for snow camp. It's like turning on a flood light as it lights up the entire terrain before you. Dunno, like everything else these innovative devices can be a bit much. At one time I used to light up the campsite with kerosene/propane lanterns...
  19. Northern Dancer

    Camping Stove - Suggestions?

    Hi "Denicreg" Pellet stove or propane stove? There are numerous stoves in the marketplace, and it would be helpful if I knew exactly the kind of application or environment you are using the stove. The choices are many. I use different different stoves for different situations. I have stoves...
  20. Northern Dancer

    State Hiking programs

    I was thinking how fortunate we are to have such vast amounts of land around us. It's interesting when you read about escapades of English campers when they speak of Stealth camping, an act of parking your camper van or motorhome or tent in any area without paying for a spot, ranging everywhere...
Top