Reviews
Here at Portageur.ca, we use a lot of gear. When you portage a lot, you do that. One thing I do love is looking around to find new stuff to make things easier, more comfortable or more fun on the portage. Who doesn’t love finding new gear? You also start to see the wold a little differently. Everything you come across you start to assess it’s value based on how well it would do on a portage. What can it hold? Is it waterproof? How durable is it? Ultimately, what you’re deciding – especially considering you have to carry it on your back – is it worth it’s weight?
Most of the gear you’ll find here is designed specifically for camping or portaging, but every now and then you’ll find something a little different or unexpected. We’re hoping to review everything we’ve ever used on a portage, letting you know how well it worked for us. A few notes about reviews on Portageur.ca:
- We’re not going to review anything until we’ve taken it out on a trip. We might test it out and demonstrate it in the backyard, but until it gets used under real conditions, we’re not going to write about it.
- We’re notoriously tough on our gear. We cram in, slam down, drop, dirty and generally abuse our gear. In other words, we’re regular people. If we recommend it, it means something.
- We’re honest, but fair, and avoid the unnecessarily negative. No matter how we acquired an item (discounted or gift), we’re going to tell it like it is, using it as expected on a portage. We’re not going to go easy on items, but at the same time, we’re not going to bring out gear that we know won’t work on or last on a trip.
 | BioLite Campstove | |
 | GSI Outdoors Java Press | I like my coffee, and I like it good. Having good coffee at the campfire is no exception. In fact, one of my favourite parts of portaging is sitting back, reflecting on the day with a nice warm coffee. |
 | JavaGrind by GSI Outdoors | JavaGrind gives you a relatively light weight way to have freshly ground coffee around the campfire. |
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Great Post Scott!I think you’ve hit a nerve with the public by reozcniging that it’s hard to keep going on the fitness “road”. I’ve been working out since I was 17 (I’m 41 now) and the primary thing that’s kept me going is having a reason to be fit.Personally, I differetiate a reason from a goal, because they’re two seperate motivators to my mind. A goal is a short-medium term end result, like losing some weight, looking good for summer, or perparing for an athletic event, while a reason is a long term end result, like wanting to always be able to defend yourself or your family, or to meet the needs of a physically demanding job.I stick with reasons to stay fit, and I’d like to encourage folks reading this blog post of yours to consider both goals and reasons for staying fit.A REASON should be:-based in reality, being something you’d reasonably expect to prepare for.-achievable, but challenging, something that takes effort and discipline to accomplish and maintain.-long term focus, being something that you can spend years (or the rest of your life) working on and maintaining.A GOAL should be:-achievable in the short to medium term.-something that pushes you out of your comfort zone.-something measurable, so that you can see when you’ve met the goal (avoid “moving targets”)-timely, so that you can push yourself before the “deadline”.I hope that adds something to the discussion.Kurt.