Cliff Jacobson
FOURTEEN SILLY CAMPING THINGS
Survival Bracelet! Compass, cord, light, kitchen sink! One of the joys of being a writer is that I get to try a lot of new stuff. Some...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Dec 6, 2020
- 5 min
COULD YOUR CANOE SURVIVE THESE RAPIDS?
Steel River, Ontario. Mad River Explorer (Kevlar) canoe Kettle River, MN. Alumacraft aluminum canoe My first remote country canoe trip...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Nov 9, 2020
- 5 min
A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE!
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 1972 BWCA 1972 Many years ago, I outfitted and guided three wealthy Chicago men--the least affluent of which...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
COLOR CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Mouth of the North Knife River, Hudson Bay. Green River, Utah Blending with nature is part of what wilderness camping is all about—and...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Sep 4, 2020
- 7 min
MY SON IS TRYING TO KILL ME!
Upper Wedding-Cake Falls Land of the Lost West of Lake Nipigon, in the rocky shield country of Ontario, there flows a spectacular river...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Aug 20, 2020
- 13 min
THIS MESSAGE WILL MAKE YOU SMILE
THIS LETTER IS FROM ROXANNE EGGERT. She was a student in my Ninth Grade Environmental Science Class many years ago. It really made me...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jul 31, 2020
- 5 min
CANOEING MISTAKES THAT CAN KILL YOU!
NOT SCOUTING A FAMILIAR RAPID Round the bend you see the dancing horsetails of a familiar rapid. Pangs of conscience tell you to check...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jul 2, 2020
- 7 min
GOOD COP, BAD COPS, GREAT LAWYER!
An abbreviated version of this article was originally published in the 2010 Canoe & Kayak Magazine's Dealer-marketing Guide (long gone). ...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jun 10, 2020
- 9 min
HOW TO DIE ON A CANOE TRIP!
Ask folks what they fear most about canoeing a wild river where help is an airplane ride away and you'll probably get these answers--in...
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Cliff Jacobson
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
IT'S IN THE GENES!
Mariscal Canyon, Rio Grande River, Texas Rio Grande River ("The Great Unknown") I was born in Chicago and spent the first 14 years of my...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Apr 13, 2020
- 4 min
REVIEW: Weatherwool Neck-Gaiter and NRS OSO PFD
WEATHERWOOL NECK-GAITER Weatherwool’s new Neck-Gaiter is among a handful of outdoor products I’ve reviewed that are done “just right”. ...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
HUDSON BAY BREAD--YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT!
Hudson Bay Bread is really a moist, high-energy granola bar. Each piece contains about a million calories! Now that the Corona virus is...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min
HOW TO PICK A GOOD CAMPING KNIFE
Top to bottom: Idaho Knife Works, "Cliff" knife, Grohmann #1 Camper, Spyderco Military knife (this one is left-handed). The Cliff and...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
ONE SHOE FITS ALL IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS!
I recently returned from my annual fall solo canoe trip into the Boundary Waters. My experience began at the Tofte ranger station where...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Dec 31, 2019
- 8 min
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!
Cr. Chris Baker Photography Some people don’t like to do the same river twice—attitude being “been there, done that, seen it all.” Maybe...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Nov 28, 2019
- 3 min
THE TRUTH ABOUT MAGAZINE/WEB PRODUCT REVIEWS.
Snake River, Yukon, Canada Kopka River, Ontario Point Lake, Nunavut, Canada I am often asked this question: "We’re planning a wilderness...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Nov 16, 2019
- 2 min
MY FIRST BOUNDARY WATERS TRIP
Cliff: above center: Note LLBean boots Cliff: Right. Note leather boots. I learned fast that rubber is better! Above: Cliff with...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Oct 24, 2019
- 6 min
KAYAK OR CANOE--WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU?
Kayaks now outnumber canoes on almost every waterway. Why are they so popular? Some years ago, I guided a group of teens on a canoe trip...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Sep 24, 2019
- 6 min
THE BEAR TRUTH!
#1. Bear climbs tree, chews through rope #2 Bears climb trees. Really! Readers who are familiar with my books know that I...
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Cliff Jacobson
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
SOME NOT-SO-POSITIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT OUR NATIONAL PARKS
You are REQUIRED to hang your food in Yellowstone NP. Note that the bear-hanging pole is directly over a prime tent spot. Way to go,...
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