Our Favourite Outdoor Products
These are products that our family uses to go camping, kayaking and exploring outdoors with our kids, and maintain our new property on the island.
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Now that we own a property on the beach, we have a Passat G3 kayak as our main kayak, which is a tandem kayak with extra room in the middle hatch for a small child or extra gear. Plus, they’re made in BC! We got ours used from a kayak outfitter at the end of the season, and recently also purchased a tandem Passat.
My kids wear these short wetsuits in the summer. They offer great sun protection, and dressing all three kids in the same colour makes them easier to find if there are other people at the beach.
In the winter, we dress our kids in these long neoprene wetsuits, which keep them warm and safe in the water and protected from the sun. The kids wear these in the kayak or while playing in the ocean.
At the creek and on road trips to the beach, we use this grass mat to wash sand and mud off each kids’ hands and feet before they put on dry socks and shoes. I bring a milk jug full of warm water for rinsing, and the grass mat gives them a clean place to stand while the sand rinses through.
I have used this inexpensive clip on camera lens so many times to show my kids something cool in nature. It comes in a pack of three, but I usually just use the macro lens, and it’s well worth the $17 just for that one. It works on most phone cameras, for video or still photos of bugs, bark, flowers or anything you want to get a closer look at in the wild.
We use these soy wax portable campfires for low impact beach fires that are easy and safe for kids. They’re easy to light, and you put them out by simply putting the lid on, saving the remaining fuel for later.
To cook meals, we love the tiny MSR Pocket Rocket stove. To make low impact dishwashing easier in the backcountry, we serve the kids’ meals into tortillas to keep the bowls clean!
To boil water for drinks or instant camping meals, we use the MSR Jetboil system. It’s really efficient!
This is the chainsaw that I got for my 40th birthday from my husband. It’s electric and has a lightweight removable battery, so it’s easy to start and does not have any smell. I always wear my steel toe boots and safety gear as well.
In the bush, I use my gloves and forestry helmet to protect my hands, ears and eyes from the work. I use the chainsaw to fell dead trees on the property and cut up dead brush to make the area fire safe.
I also wear chainsaw pants, which have special fibre in side to stop the chain if it gets near to my leg. It’s included in the safety set, and I wear them every time.
This is the guidebook I used in forestry school, and I still use it often in our new home on the island. You can also visit my Plant ID guide on the website.
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