Having the proper camping equipment is essential going out on long trips. With the GSI camping cooking system you will feel like you havn’t left the comforts of your home kitchen. I remember back in the day when i would go hunt moose with my father we never had camping dishes as nice as these. Come to think of it i don’t think we had much besides a thermos cup and some grocery bags full of dry food. Yup, we really knew how t rough it and i’m kind of disappointed that the newer generation of kids won’t be able to know what it feels like to sleep in a tent in 40 below weather with nothing but a thin blanket to keep you snug. Back to the GSI cookware, aren’t they gorgeous? The pots and pans of course are made from aluminum and on many occasions i have left a pot like these in a fire pit for far to long and burnt a hole clean through.
Aluminum pots i guess are not meant to withstand extreme heat but the upside is they weigh next to nothing and when hiking this is important. The way this cook set is designed allows for easy stacking and packing. The bowls, plates and cups are all made from biodegradable material. Don’t worry it takes years to disintegrate. Now if you are like me and only think you know how to cook GSI has made the bottoms of the pans non-stick for those of us who burn most everything. When your out in the bush drinking wobbly pops these things can happen. Either way GSI makes an excellent set of outdoor cookware that will stand up to the heat on your next camping expedition.
If you enjoy camping and love to cook than why not take a long the GSI Kitchen Camping Utensils. This cute little set is perfect for those hungry woodsmen that fancy themselves as highly skilled outdoor chefs who can create gourmet meals from small animals and questionable forest vegetables they find while hiking. If you are one of the top food contest winners who is tired of looking like a filthy pig with pumpkin pie filling all over your face than don’t forget to bring the ultimate tool set to the table which has a vast array of helpful camping utensils. The set includes a whisk for making brilliant omelets on romantic camping trips with your spouse, a grater (again omelet), salt and pepper shakers (same).
I’m sure you can think of other things to cook especially since the GSI Kitchen set is eqipped with telescoping spatulas and spoons, a cutting board for dicing up poison berries, a scrubby and a couple of towels. Of course the set also has all the other little odds and ends you would find in a kitchen drawer. All this is contained in a tight little carrying case which of course you may get mildly irrated fitting all of this back in. Especially if you wake up at the camp site hung over like i normally am. But needless to say it is pretty cool and handy and that is why it made it to APEQS.
The Wilderness Systems Pungo Duralite Kayak is a pleasure ride to say the least. It is fast, agile and easy to maneuver through calm or rough waters. The length of this kayak suits most body types and is more like one size fits all. For a recreational kayak the Pungo is very roomy inside and allows the paddler to really use their full range of motion as the cockpit is wide-mouthed and has ample space for your legs. The body of the Pungo is made with Duralite which is a light-weight polyethylene material.
Near the stern is a small storage space that you can put your camping or kayaking gear in and keep safe from the elements. The door for this compartment is water resistant and closes with a latch mechanism for added safety. Portaging is a snap with this kayak as it comes with a comfortable carrying handle. You can tie your belongings to the outside rigging so that you can quickly find what your looking for. If you are a beginner paddler and are looking for a great starter than the Pungo Duralite Kayak is perfect. These kayaks are meant to be abused as they are extremely durable and well priced.
Don’t leave home without the ACR Microfix GPS Beacon. This small life save is meant to be carried into the forbidden danger zones of the outdoors. The Microfix 406 Beacon will alert a rescue agency of your whereabouts so that you can be briskly extracted to safety and out of harms way. The way it works is that it communicates a signal through a satellite and gives them your exact coordinates. As is with most outdoor adventures you may not be near a pay phone when your camping on a mountain glacier at 400 ft of altitude. The Microfix GPS beacon is the more cost effective solution for those who just can’t scrap up enough cash for a satellite phone which are by the way not as reliable as one would think.
The device is very light and is water resistant up to and including 16 feet. It’s pervious model which was called the TerraFix was much bulkier and did not stand up to the most extreme weather conditions. Learning from the past ACR made great strides in creating a GPS device that is reliable and durable for emergencies. I often think about those news stories of the 6 trapped miners in Utah and how perhaps one of these GPS units might have speed up the search and rescue. But then it dawned on me. What good would a satellite GPS beacon be if you were 100 meters underground. Oh well, i’m sure there is plenty of other disaster scenarios that would require a MicroFix Beacon.
