CLIFF JACOBSON

I like to eat well on canoe trips. Pre-packaged, freeze-dried meals, like the ones you buy at camping shops don’t cut it. My food comes...

ABOVE: Gransfors Axes: Top to Bottom: Small Forest Ax, Wildlife Hatchet, Mini Belt Hatchet. BOTTOM: Lennart Petterson making a Mini Belt...

At the outset, I should make it perfectly clear that I’m a “wool” man, and it would take an act of congress or a seriously enlightening...

Cliff Jacobson has been a great mentor to me for years. I first saw Cliff speak at Canoecopia in the early '80s. Cliff is a master...

At the outset I should make it clear that I love my GPS. I bring it on every canoe trip. This said, I ALWAYS carry a compass—two of...

Newcomers to camping are often put off by the all the things they “think they need” to have a good time. Frankly, you can get by with...

If you haven't tried FITS socks, you're missing something special. I've been wearing them (exclusively) since I discovered them three...

Quick! You’re going on a wilderness trip. What tool do you value most? If you said “a good sharp knife”, you’re in agreement with the...

Sometimes a product comes along that's done “just right”. The new Exped 30/40/50 series Torrent dry packs are one of them. The number...

This is from Caitlin Looney, a wilderness therapist in Colorado. Caitlin was guiding a group of teenagers and turned a “lost experience”...

Cliff (L), Larry Rice (R). Both Phoenix canoes. Yellowstone River. CCS spray covers. Bear Paulson, Phoenix canoe Cliff, Phoenix canoe. ...

My first job after college was as a forester for the Bureau of Land Management in Coos Bay, Oregon. One rainy January morning I was...

North Knife River, Manitoba: the water is very high and shore-line eddies are washed out. It is 45 degrees and raining. A rocky island...

Book Review: “The Devil’s Grin”, by Toni Harting by Cliff Jacobson Paddlers who are familiar with Toni Harting’s earlier books, “Shooting...

My favorite trail stove is the long defunct Optimus 111B. Known for its power, simplicity and reliability, the B still retains a strong...

Littlbug Stove TREK STOV EmberLit Stove Most of today’s self-propelled campers rely on liquid-fueled (propane, butane, gasoline, alcohol)...