Travel enthusiasts have many devices for cooking hot food in camping conditions (primus stoves, blowtorches, portable stoves, etc.). Their operation requires a supply of liquid fuel or firewood. The former is unsafe to store, and firewood is hard to find in the mountains or in treeless steppe. For climbers and tourists, hunters and anglers, I Read more…
Think how many interesting shots end up spoiled or even never taken because of insufficient lighting. If only there were a tripod… A gadget that weighs just a couple of dozen grams will help — and you can always take it with you: it fits freely in a trouser pocket. The photographer’s own legs act Read more…
It would seem that fishing is not water polo: fish love quiet and calm. However, balls will also serve well those who prefer to spend their day off somewhere on a pond with a fishing rod. Especially where the banks are overgrown with reeds and algae: just try casting your tackle. Even using a bottom Read more…
More and more people enjoy spending their weekends in nature or at their country houses. The evidence is the sadly scorched patches of ground left by campfires where tourists or dacha owners baked potatoes or grilled shish kebab. Not everyone uses the barbecues now sold in stores, because they are heavy, bulky, and relatively expensive. Read more…
On small cabin boats and yachts, every square decimeter of space counts. Finding a dedicated place for a galley is a problem. So to cook meals you have to moor to shore each time, and the crew has to settle right on the grass and ants. On top of that, you have to carry dishes Read more…
During winter trips to the dacha — to relax or for the produce stored in the garden — or on a weekend hiking outing, you may find yourself having to carry a heavy backpack. Hauling it on your back while walking through snowy terrain is not much fun. Experienced hikers have a joking saying: “A Read more…
I live in Siberia and have been fond of hunting and fishing for a long time. Our places are wonderful. There are many rivers and lakes rich in fish and game. I love hunting waterfowl most of all. But sometimes it is impossible to get it: impassable bogs, floodplains, quaking bogs, impenetrable reeds. I thought Read more…
Spring sunshine has barely had time to properly warm the ground that froze over winter; snow patches still linger in the forests — yet die-hard hikers are already setting out on their first trips. From storerooms and attic shelves come backpacks, tents, mats, and sleeping bags: the boldest hikers head out for the weekend, even Read more…
“A canoe made of birch bark… the most convenient and lightest of all means of travel. The bark of one birch tree is usually enough for one canoe; they have such a sensible shape that they float on water as easily as a cork” (J. Catlin, 1841). A canoe of the North American Indians can Read more…
An experienced tourist’s backpack usually weighs about 40 kg. Agree, it’s not easy to make your way along untrodden trails with such a load. Moreover, almost all frame packs share one common drawback: when heavily loaded, they fit tightly against the back, and because there is no ventilation in that area, clothing gets damp. Besides Read more…
