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Top 3 Luxury Backcountry Gear Picks

There are many items that I love to bring on a trip.  When we car camp, we load our vehicle as much as we can.  We know there will be no weight limits, or even space limits (well the size of the vehicle I suppose), so lots of gear it is.  However, when you are backcountry camping, there are many items that will have to be left home. Or if you have the money, you can purchase much lighter gear (that’s a whole other story though). Today I will go through three of my luxury pieces of gear that I bring on backcountry trips.

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Winter Gear Box Review from Explore

I am a gear junkie!  So last year when I saw that the Explore magazine was offering a gear box drop program, I knew I wanted to enrol.  Yes, I could go out and purchase many of these products on my own, but there is something about getting a surprise package with unknown goodies inside.  This is my third box drop and all the items inside have been used, or have been packed in my bag on a recent trips.

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Temagami – Our First Crown Land Canoe Trip

This summer I really wanted to try somewhere new, off grid, crown land canoe camping.  Dan had another week of vacation to use, and I knew I wanted to go canoe camping….somewhere…. After some research I landed upon Temagami.  If you know this park, it is quite big, and you can travel for a long time and not cover the same area.  With this being such an unknown I continued to ask for help as to where is the best place to start.

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