From the Globe and Mail Police have found the body of a Toronto man who wanted to test his survival skills in the woods north of Huntsville, Ont. Richard Code was an avid follower of the television show Survivorman and had taken few supplies on what was to be a weekend trip. His brother, Stephen [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Les Stroud’
Personal Safety Kits
Driving back and forth to Spiritwood a couple of times a week over a decade meant that I went through a lot of bad weather and really dangerous driving conditions. While I had some extra clothes and a some basic car equipment with me, if we had hit the ditch in a bad spot, it [...]
Last Week at Jordon Cooper Outfitters
Wendy gave me a copy of Les Stroud’s book, Survive! for Christmas. I posted a quick review of it over at the Outfitters. It was a great gift! Thanks Wendy. If you have never tried a pair of noise cancelling headphones, I found a pair that will let you experience what you have been missing [...]
Christmas Gift Guide: The Outdoorsman
In case you are shopping for the great outdoorsman, here are a list of suggestions for those who often prefer to outdoors rather than inside. Check out the Christmas gift ideas category if you are looking for other Christmas Gift Guides. Straight from the Leftorium, the MEC Left Handed Slingpack. Wendy has had a slingpack [...]
Survivorman
Well Mark went Halloweening as Survivorman tonight. I am not sure where the idea came from (other than we watch the show around here every night on OLN but then again, he didn’t ask to go as Jason Hawes or Grant Wilson from Ghost Hunters). We went over the Dollarama and got him an appropriate [...]
Survivorman
I watched my first episode of Survivorman last night which had Les Stroud taking shelter in Taroka Arm, Alaska. He was cold, hungry, and battled hypthermia. He did manage to make a nice shelter but then almost killed himself by starting himself on fire. The title refers to the host of the show, Canadian filmmaker [...]
