- Stephan Kesting
- March 23, 2024
How to Physically Prepare for a Long Paddling Trip
I’m getting ready for a big Arctic solo canoe expedition this summer, so I was thrilled to talk to my friend Rob Sainsbury (@so_aero on
- Stephan Kesting
- March 12, 2024
Lessons from Low Water Paddling
One of the best things you can do to prepare for wilderness paddling trips is to go playboating, aka fooling around on local rivers in
- Stephan Kesting
- March 6, 2024
Will It Burn: Pringle Chips and Steel Wool?
Any good campfire requires tinder, a fine and easy-to-light material that can then be used to light kindling which in turn is used to light
- Stephan Kesting
- March 6, 2024
Why Lighting a Fire with Gasoline Usually Doesn’t Work (nd How to Do It Safely)
Lighting a fire with gasoline or other flammable liquids like kerosene or white gas can be incredibly dangerous since the explosive fumes extend out well
- Stephan Kesting
- February 8, 2024
Does Expired Bear Spray Still Work?
A few years ago I pulled off the highway onto a deserted logging road and pulled out an old container of bear spray. I wanted
- Stephan Kesting
- December 1, 2023
What Causes River to Meander?
A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but rivers seem to do everything they can to avoid flowing by the most
- Stephan Kesting
- July 10, 2023
Camino de Santiago by Bike, the Coastal Portuguese Route
PORTUGUESE COASTAL CAMINO OVERVIEW The Camino de Santiago is a thousand-year-old pilgrimage network all over Europe which converges on the amazing cathedral in the town
- Stephan Kesting
- May 8, 2023
Bark, Skin and Dugout – The Three Types of Traditional Canoes
Canoes are universal. After all, anywhere that there is open water it’s probably useful to have an open-topped craft that can be easily loaded and
- Stephan Kesting
- April 2, 2023
The Perfect Repair Kit for Wilderness Canoe Trips
On a longer canoe trip it’s not a question of whether your equipment is going to break but rather when it’s going to break. That’s why it’s not unusual
- Stephan Kesting
- February 5, 2023
The Open Canoe Roll
Rolling practice… It’s been 20 years since I last rolled a small whitewater canoe equipped with a saddle, thigh straps, and airbags, so I headed