- Scotch-Brite® Heavy Duty Scour Pad
ACCO Brands:
- Hilroy Blue Exercise Book Interlined, 23.1cm x 18cm, 72 Pages (used as journal books)
AccuTemp®:
- AccuTemp® mechanical timer (available at Canadian Tire Corporation)
(was used when baking cinnamon bannock in Dutch oven, no longer done after 2021)
- Edge Paddle (abX carbon/nylon blade, carbon fibre shaft, T-grip, one-piece)
(My first one lasted 10 years.)
Babybel®:
- Mini Babybel® Original Cheese
(stores well if the wax-coated cheese is protected by wrapping in cloth in Ziploc® bag)
Beltek (Huizhou) Foods (imported by Anderson Watts Limited, Canada):
- Mr. Noodles Instant Noodles 85g oriental noodles
BIC®:
- BIC® Classic Lighter
Blistex®:
- DCT® SPF 20 Lip Balm
Book:
- Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland.
Johnson D, Kershaw L, MacKinnon A, Popar J. Lone Pine Publishing, 1995.
Brownline®:
- Weekly Planner
Brunswick®:
- Sardines
- Cantech® Duct Tape Production Grade Poly Coated 48mm x 55m
- SealLine® Baja™ Dry Bag (5L for Repair Kit; 10L for Fishing Rod, Reel, Lures)
- Therm-a-Rest® Mattress Ultralite 3/4 Length (replaced by other models)
Church & Dwight™, through Karmin Group:
- Arm & Hammer™ Wipes, 53.4x28cm
(reusable cloth wipes to wrap meat cans and cheese, and on which to drain fried fish)
- 1.5L Stainless Steel Pot (excellent pot with flat lid; utensils and cup nest inside)
Costco Wholesale® Kirkland Signature™:
- Almonds Dry Roasted Salted 1.13kg
- Bacon Crumbles 567g
- Cinnamon Ground Saigon 303g
- Vitamin D3 1000IU/25mg
- Dare RealMint™ scotch mints (no longer used after 2020 due to high sugar content bad for teeth)
- Amazing GOOP® Marine (excellent patching compound)
Energizer® Holdings:
- Energizer® Ultimate Lithium™ Battery AAA and AA (last much longer than alkaline batteries)
Estwing®:
- Camper's Axe Long Handle (all steel axe)
Eugene Cloutier:
- Laurentian Chief Canada Padded Sole Leather Moccasins
Eureka®:
- TL Kananaskis Outfitter 4XT Tent (A-frame with two vestibules, excellent rain shedder)
Felco®:
- 13RH Pruning Shear
(great for cutting branches, brush and trees up to 2cm in diameter)
Fisher Space Pen®:
- PR4 Ballpoint Refill, Parker Style with Adapter (works well in all conditions)
Fishing Lures:
Genji Sports™:
- Self Expanded Outdoor Screen Tent (a godsend as a bug tent)
GlaxoSmithKline Company:
- Sensodyne® Whitening toothpaste 100mL
Gold Bond®:
- Medicated Extra Strength Body Powder (excellent foot and bum powder)
Great-West Metal:
- Air Tight Heater 18" (wood stove)
GSI Outdoors®:
- 10" Cast Aluminum Dutch Oven with Lid (unbeatable for frying and baking)
- 296mL Glacier Stainless Steel Double Wall Cup
Harmony® Gear:
- Folding Cane Canoe Chair (used as camp chair) (replaced in 2022 by lighter more compact Helinox Incline Festival Chair)
- Harmony Waterproof Barrel 60L
- Hereford Canned Corned Beef (no longer used after 2019, switched to just sardines, more nutritious)
Himalayan (out of business):
- Aqua Pak (excellent canoe pack for food in MEC® Brooks 55L Dry Bag)
Home Hardware:
- Benchmark 24" Bow Saw (all metal) (replaced in 2022 by Silky Big Boy 2000 Professional saw, lighter, more compact, sharper)
Hooligan Gear (out of business):
- Deluxe 110L Canoe Pack (lots of room for clothes and sleep gear)
- Canoe Yoke Pad (comfortably covers built-in wooden canoe yoke)
Idahoan® Foods:
- Idahoan® Original Mashed Potatoes flakes
Igloo® coolers:
- Little Playmate® 6qt
(discontinued but best style; can buy on eBay) (or Playmate® Pal 7qt new style)
Ikea®:
- JUBLA Stearin Candle 22 mm x 19 cm
(to provide lighting in canvas tent, NOT in nylon tent due to fire hazard)
- 9555 Satellite Phone (with headset and spare battery)
JM Smucker:
- Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- Purity® Cornmeal
Johnson & Johnson:
- BAND-AID® Brand SKIN-FLEX™ Finger Adhesive Bandages (great for fingertip skin breaks)
- Polysporin® Triple Ointment antibiotic
Julbo®:
- Sherpa Sunglasses with Leather Side-Shields
Klondike Sterling Glove:
- Men's Unlined Pullover Leather Mitt "Klondike, CA 05444, RN 125609" (discontinued?)
- Kraft Deluxe Original Cheddar Pasta & Sauce 400g
- Kraft StoveTop Stuffing Mix Turkey 120g
- Magic Baking Powder 500g
- Parmesan Grated Cheese 680g
Lakefish Net & Twine:
- Blue Multi-Braided Polypropylene Sideline Twine 3.1mm
Lansky Sharpeners:
- Lansky Tactical Blademedic® Sharpener
(excellent sharpener, especially for filleting knives)
Leatherman®:
- Super Tool® 300 (multitool including pliers, knife, sawblade)
Level Six:
-Helium Canoe Yoke Pad
LifeStraw®:
- LifeStraw® Original (water filtration) (Use 600mL Rubbermaid plastic bottle 7F74 to drink from and to store LifeStraw®.)
Lush:
- Shampoo Bar (used for all-over-body soap)
- Holiday® Luncheon Canned Meat, 340g (no longer used after 2019, switched to just sardines, more nutritious)
Mark's:
- Onsight™ Bug Headnet
(worn over top of wide brim Tilley hat; indispensable; I carry three to have backup.)
Outbound (out of business):
- 90L Dry Bag (excellent for clothes and sleepgear storage inside large canoe pack)
Pilot Corporation:
- Pilot Mechanical Pencil
Pflueger:
- Pflueger President Spinning Reel PRESSP35X
PlumbShop®:
- PS6161 Toilet Plunger (used as clothes wash plunger)
Premium Nutrition®:
- Premium Protein Bar Variety Pack (72g, 30g protein) (no longer available in Canada, not recommended - not tasty)
Primus®:
- Primus® 3L Campfire Pot Stainless Steel
Princeton Tec®:
- AMP 1L LED Flashlight (I carry two to have backup.)
Proctor & Gamble™:
- Tide® Powder Laundry Detergent for Coldwater (used for laundry and dishes)
Pure Protein®: (bulk order from company in USA, some from Amazon.ca in Canada)
- Pure Protein® Protein Bars (50g, 20g protein) (replaced with Daryl's Bars in 2023)
Raber Glove:
- Men's Unlined Pullover Chopper Mitt Genuine Cowhide 342
(excellent for hand protection for rough use and hot ware)
Rapala VMC Corporation®:
- Rapala® Fish Pro Fillet Knife
- Rapala® Magnum Spinning Rod 4 piece 7' MG20SP70M4
Recreational Barrel Works:
- 60 L Recreational Barrel Works Barrel
RedHead®:
- 1-1/2'' Bridle Leather Belt for Men, full-length holes
- Pledge® MultiSurface Every Day Cleaner Wipes (for glasses, camera, binoculars)
- Ziploc® bags (sandwich, medium freezer, large freezer)
Seattle Sports:
- Solar Camp Shower 2.5 gal (works best to add heated water)
- Outfitter Class Pack Sink (foldable square plastic basin)
Shakespeare®:
- Ugly Stik® GX2™ Pack Rod
- SmartforLife® Low Sugar Protein Bars (50g, 20g protein) (replaced with Daryl's Bars in 2023)
SPOT™:
- SPOT™ Personal Tracker/Satellite GPS Messenger
(I still use the first generation device; there are also second, third and fourth generation devices.)
Stanfield's®:
- Cotton Long Underwear, Top and Bottom (for sleep wear) (replaced with MEC® polyester/polypropylene long underwear which do not retain moisture)
- Clipper Prospector 17' Kevlar®/Duraflex® Canoe (with built-in contoured yoke)
World Kitchen:
- Snapware® Containers (waterproof for electronic equipment storage)
Apex Tool Group:
- Crescent Nicholson® General Purpose Axe File 8"
Aqua-Bound®:- Edge Paddle (abX carbon/nylon blade, carbon fibre shaft, T-grip, one-piece)
(My first one lasted 10 years.)
Babybel®:
- Mini Babybel® Original Cheese
(stores well if the wax-coated cheese is protected by wrapping in cloth in Ziploc® bag)
Beltek (Huizhou) Foods (imported by Anderson Watts Limited, Canada):
- Mr. Noodles Instant Noodles 85g oriental noodles
BIC®:
- BIC® Classic Lighter
Blistex®:
- DCT® SPF 20 Lip Balm
Book:
- Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland.
Johnson D, Kershaw L, MacKinnon A, Popar J. Lone Pine Publishing, 1995.
Brownline®:
- Weekly Planner
Brunswick®:
- Sardines
(I use those with the highest level of nutrition based on their content labels: sardines in olive oil, or in lemon sauce, or in soy oil (plain label, NOT gold can), or with hot peppers.)
Buck® Knives:
- Buck® Nobleman™ Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife 327SS
Bulk Barn®:
- bulgur, chia seeds, chicken soup base, chickpea flour, hulled hemp seeds, hulled salted roasted pumpkin seeds, lemon pepper, nutritional yeast, toasted dark wheat germ, white wheat bran, whole toasted kasha buckwheat, whole wheat couscous, Zante currants.
Cabela's®:
- 9" Outfitter Series Pro Hunting Boots 400 Gram
(Vibram® stitched soles, GORE-TEX® and Thinsulate® lining)
Buck® Knives:
- Buck® Nobleman™ Stainless Steel Folding Pocket Knife 327SS
Bulk Barn®:
- bulgur, chia seeds, chicken soup base, chickpea flour, hulled hemp seeds, hulled salted roasted pumpkin seeds, lemon pepper, nutritional yeast, toasted dark wheat germ, white wheat bran, whole toasted kasha buckwheat, whole wheat couscous, Zante currants.
Cabela's®:
- 9" Outfitter Series Pro Hunting Boots 400 Gram
(Vibram® stitched soles, GORE-TEX® and Thinsulate® lining)
Calgary Tent & Awning
- custom-made canvas wall tent, 8'x10'x8'h
Canadian Technical Tape:- Cantech® Duct Tape Production Grade Poly Coated 48mm x 55m
Canon:
- Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital ELPH compact camera
My first camera, purchased in 2007, has served well despite getting dunked at least once when I fell into a lake and being exposed to my sweat-soaked pocket where I carry it. Still carry as backup starting 2020 and to take video (uses less battery power for video). Replaced by Fujifilm FinePix XP140 compact digital waterproof camera.
Cascade Designs®:
- Platypus® GravityWorks™ 2.0L Water Filter System- SealLine® Baja™ Dry Bag (5L for Repair Kit; 10L for Fishing Rod, Reel, Lures)
- Therm-a-Rest® Mattress Ultralite 3/4 Length (replaced by other models)
Chiappa® Firearms:
- Chiappa® Firearms Double Badger gun, over/under .22LR rifle/20ga shotgun
The original Williams peep sight was set too low; had to replace at my expense with a Williams open sight "WDOS, Ruger American 22 magnum, rear firesight, product number 071012". This sight had to have the dovetail base tightened by a gunsmith to stay in place. The real problem is that the front sight is too high and non-adjustable.
Church & Dwight Company:
- Arm & Hammer™ Baking Soda 500gChurch & Dwight™, through Karmin Group:
- Arm & Hammer™ Wipes, 53.4x28cm
(reusable cloth wipes to wrap meat cans and cheese, and on which to drain fried fish)
Clif® Bar and Company:
- Clif® Builders® protein bars 68g (20g protein) (Crunchy Peanut Butter, Vanilla Almond)
- Clif® Whey Protein Salted Caramel Cashew 56g (14g protein) bar
(difficult to source in large quantities in Canada) (replaced with Daryl's Bars in 2023)
Coleman® (discontinued items):
- 7L Stainless Steel Pot (excellent pot with flat lid; 3L and 1.5L pots nest inside)- 1.5L Stainless Steel Pot (excellent pot with flat lid; utensils and cup nest inside)
Costco Wholesale® Kirkland Signature™:
- Almonds Dry Roasted Salted 1.13kg
- Bacon Crumbles 567g
- Cinnamon Ground Saigon 303g
- Vitamin D3 1000IU/25mg
Crocs Inc:
- Crocs™ foam clogs (excellent for bathing in lake or under outdoor shower bag)
Dare Foods:- Dare RealMint™ scotch mints (no longer used after 2020 due to high sugar content bad for teeth)
Daryl's Bars:
- Cinnamon Honey protein bar 58g (22g protein) (a Canadian product which also ships to the USA) (Unlike many competitor products in the 20g protein range contain no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners and have a healthy low sodium content.) (Started to use in 2023 replacing all other protein bars.)
Eclectic Products:- Amazing GOOP® Marine (excellent patching compound)
Energizer® Holdings:
- Energizer® Ultimate Lithium™ Battery AAA and AA (last much longer than alkaline batteries)
Estwing®:
- Camper's Axe Long Handle (all steel axe)
Eugene Cloutier:
- Laurentian Chief Canada Padded Sole Leather Moccasins
Eureka®:
- TL Kananaskis Outfitter 4XT Tent (A-frame with two vestibules, excellent rain shedder)
Felco®:
- 13RH Pruning Shear
(great for cutting branches, brush and trees up to 2cm in diameter)
Fisher Space Pen®:
- PR4 Ballpoint Refill, Parker Style with Adapter (works well in all conditions)
Fishing Lures:
EGB, EGB Canada "blinker" spoon model #213 size #4, 1/2oz
Thompson-Pallister Bait Company, Len Thompson™ "Original" Red & White spoon and Yellow & Black spoon #2, 28g/1oz
Rapala® Rippin' Rap® RPR06 Firetiger 6cm/2-1/2" 14g/1/2oz
Mepps Syclops 2 UV Spoon Firetiger and 10 Surfaces blue/silver spoon 17g/5/8oz
Cotton Cordell Wally Diver Deep Diver Chartreuse/Red-eye CD6106 lure and Chrome/Black CD604 3-1/8",1/2oz
Fujifilm Holdings Corporation:
- Fujifilm FinePix XP140 compact digital waterproof camera
Garmin®:
- eTrex® 10 GPSGenji Sports™:
- Self Expanded Outdoor Screen Tent (a godsend as a bug tent)
GlaxoSmithKline Company:
- Sensodyne® Whitening toothpaste 100mL
Gold Bond®:
- Medicated Extra Strength Body Powder (excellent foot and bum powder)
Great-West Metal:
- Air Tight Heater 18" (wood stove)
GSI Outdoors®:
- 10" Cast Aluminum Dutch Oven with Lid (unbeatable for frying and baking)
- 296mL Glacier Stainless Steel Double Wall Cup
Harmony® Gear:
- Folding Cane Canoe Chair (used as camp chair) (replaced in 2022 by lighter more compact Helinox Incline Festival Chair)
- Harmony Waterproof Barrel 60L
Helinox:
Helinox Incline Festival Chair
Hereford:- Hereford Canned Corned Beef (no longer used after 2019, switched to just sardines, more nutritious)
Himalayan (out of business):
- Aqua Pak (excellent canoe pack for food in MEC® Brooks 55L Dry Bag)
Home Hardware:
- Benchmark 24" Bow Saw (all metal) (replaced in 2022 by Silky Big Boy 2000 Professional saw, lighter, more compact, sharper)
Hooligan Gear (out of business):
- Deluxe 110L Canoe Pack (lots of room for clothes and sleep gear)
- Canoe Yoke Pad (comfortably covers built-in wooden canoe yoke)
Idahoan® Foods:
- Idahoan® Original Mashed Potatoes flakes
Igloo® coolers:
- Little Playmate® 6qt
(discontinued but best style; can buy on eBay) (or Playmate® Pal 7qt new style)
Ikea®:
- JUBLA Stearin Candle 22 mm x 19 cm
(to provide lighting in canvas tent, NOT in nylon tent due to fire hazard)
Inland Plastics™:
- reinforced heavy duty polyethylene tarpaulins (6'x8' for emergency use backpacking, 8'x10' for gear cover and level tent bed, 10'x14' for Tarp shelter and canoe cover)
- lightweight polyethylene clear tarpaulin (for canvas Tent roof cover)
Inland Plastics™:
- reinforced heavy duty polyethylene tarpaulins (6'x8' for emergency use, 8'x10' to cover canoe load, 10'x14' for Tarp shelter)
- lightweight polyethylene clear tarpaulin (for canvas Tent roof cover)
Iridium® (used with Canadian provider Roadpost):- 9555 Satellite Phone (with headset and spare battery)
JM Smucker:
- Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- Purity® Cornmeal
Johnson & Johnson:
- BAND-AID® Brand SKIN-FLEX™ Finger Adhesive Bandages (great for fingertip skin breaks)
- Polysporin® Triple Ointment antibiotic
Julbo®:
- Sherpa Sunglasses with Leather Side-Shields
Klondike Sterling Glove:
- Men's Unlined Pullover Leather Mitt "Klondike, CA 05444, RN 125609" (discontinued?)
Kontoor™ Brands Inc:
- Wrangler® Rustler® jeans 100% cotton
Kraft Foods:- Kraft Deluxe Original Cheddar Pasta & Sauce 400g
- Kraft StoveTop Stuffing Mix Turkey 120g
- Magic Baking Powder 500g
- Parmesan Grated Cheese 680g
Lakefish Net & Twine:
- Blue Multi-Braided Polypropylene Sideline Twine 3.1mm
Lansky Sharpeners:
- Lansky Tactical Blademedic® Sharpener
(excellent sharpener, especially for filleting knives)
Leatherman®:
- Super Tool® 300 (multitool including pliers, knife, sawblade)
Level Six:
-Helium Canoe Yoke Pad
LifeStraw®:
- LifeStraw® Original (water filtration) (Use 600mL Rubbermaid plastic bottle 7F74 to drink from and to store LifeStraw®.)
Lush:
- Shampoo Bar (used for all-over-body soap)
Luxspire:
- Luxspire Bike Casual Crossbody Messenger Bag (used as a writing bag to hold journal, calendar and associated gear)
Maple Leaf®:- Holiday® Luncheon Canned Meat, 340g (no longer used after 2019, switched to just sardines, more nutritious)
Mark's:
- Denver Hayes, long-sleeved, button-up, point collar, light cotton/polyester, size XL
- T-Max® HEAT™ Socks
- WindRiver, long-sleeved, button-up, point collar, heavy cotton, size XL- WindRiver fleece black mitt with Thinsulate™ insulation
Mars Wrigley:
- Excel® (Eclipse® in USA) sugar-free gum Spearmint flavour
McCormick Canada, Club House®:
- Club House® La Grille® Montreal Steak™ Spice (used to season fish fillets and meat)
MEC®:
Mars Wrigley:
- Excel® (Eclipse® in USA) sugar-free gum Spearmint flavour
McCormick Canada, Club House®:
- Club House® La Grille® Montreal Steak™ Spice (used to season fish fillets and meat)
MEC®:
- Brooks Dry Bag, 55L
- Pack Rat Mesh Stuff Sacks 15L and 25L
- 100L Odyssey Duffle Bag with Pack Straps (discontinued)
(excellent pack for gear such as Canvas Tent, nylon tent, tools, fishing gear, etc)
- clothing: nylon anorak windbreaker, light polyester balaclava, heavy polyester balaclava,
neoprene face mask/nose cover, polyester neck gaiter, polyester fleece gloves,
heavy polyester fleece pants, wool scarf, heavy polyester fleece sweater,
two acrylic toques (one for sleepwear), light weight polyester long underwear top and bottoms,
heavy weight polyester fleece long underwear top and bottoms.
- 40L Day Pack
- Aquanator XL rain jacket
- Marmot Men's PreCip Eco Full Zip Pants XL
- Trail HT Waist Pack
Mondelez® International:
- Cadbury® Dairy Milk™ Chocolate Bar (no longer used after 2018 due to chocolate intolerance)
Natural Resources Canada:
- National Topographic System Maps 1:50,000 and 1:250,000
North Water:
- North Water Quick Haul Harness (to pack barrels)
Novaflex® Group, Z-Flex® Venting Systems:
Z-Vent Special Gas Vent Single Wall 3" stainless pipe (for stove, 19" cut to 17" to fit 3 pipes inside stove)
NRS:
- NRS 65L Bills Bag Dry Bag Blue (PVC)
O'Keeffe's®:
- Working Hands Hand Cream
(light daily application around fingernails to help prevent split skin; lasts three months)
- Cadbury® Dairy Milk™ Chocolate Bar (no longer used after 2018 due to chocolate intolerance)
Natural Resources Canada:
- National Topographic System Maps 1:50,000 and 1:250,000
North Water:
- North Water Quick Haul Harness (to pack barrels)
Novaflex® Group, Z-Flex® Venting Systems:
Z-Vent Special Gas Vent Single Wall 3" stainless pipe (for stove, 19" cut to 17" to fit 3 pipes inside stove)
NRS:
- NRS 65L Bills Bag Dry Bag Blue (PVC)
O'Keeffe's®:
- Working Hands Hand Cream
(light daily application around fingernails to help prevent split skin; lasts three months)
The Old Boathouse YYC (canoe and kayak repair and restoration):
Jeff McDougall does excellent work, repairing my canoe purchased new in 2007.
Onsight Equipment™:- Onsight™ Bug Headnet
(worn over top of wide brim Tilley hat; indispensable; I carry three to have backup.)
Outbound (out of business):
- 90L Dry Bag (excellent for clothes and sleepgear storage inside large canoe pack)
Pedifix® Medical Footcare:
-Pedifix® Visco-GEL® Toe Spacers
Petzl®:
- Tikkina® Headlamp (I carry two to have backup.)Pilot Corporation:
- Pilot Mechanical Pencil
Pflueger:
- Pflueger President Spinning Reel PRESSP35X
PlumbShop®:
- PS6161 Toilet Plunger (used as clothes wash plunger)
Premium Nutrition®:
- Premium Protein Bar Variety Pack (72g, 30g protein) (no longer available in Canada, not recommended - not tasty)
Primus®:
- Primus® 3L Campfire Pot Stainless Steel
Princeton Tec®:
- AMP 1L LED Flashlight (I carry two to have backup.)
Proctor & Gamble™:
- Tide® Powder Laundry Detergent for Coldwater (used for laundry and dishes)
Pure Protein®: (bulk order from company in USA, some from Amazon.ca in Canada)
- Pure Protein® Protein Bars (50g, 20g protein) (replaced with Daryl's Bars in 2023)
Raber Glove:
- Men's Unlined Pullover Chopper Mitt Genuine Cowhide 342
(excellent for hand protection for rough use and hot ware)
Rapala VMC Corporation®:
- Rapala® Fish Pro Fillet Knife
- Rapala® Magnum Spinning Rod 4 piece 7' MG20SP70M4
The top section of rod broke in the first year 2020 and the warranty-replaced section broke on the first fish in 2021. I no longer use or recommend this rod.
Reader's Digest:
- Reader's Digest MagazineRecreational Barrel Works:
- 60 L Recreational Barrel Works Barrel
RedHead®:
- 1-1/2'' Bridle Leather Belt for Men, full-length holes
Savage® Arms:
- Savage over/under .22LR rifle/20ga shotgun
Purchased used in 1973 and in-use until 2019, damaged iron sights from too many rough portages. Replaced with a Chiappa gun.
SC Johnson:- Pledge® MultiSurface Every Day Cleaner Wipes (for glasses, camera, binoculars)
- Ziploc® bags (sandwich, medium freezer, large freezer)
Seattle Sports:
- Solar Camp Shower 2.5 gal (works best to add heated water)
- Outfitter Class Pack Sink (foldable square plastic basin)
Shakespeare®:
- Ugly Stik® GX2™ Pack Rod
Silky:
Silky Big Boy 2000 Professional saw
SmartforLife®: (bulk order from company in USA, some from Costco.ca in Canada)- SmartforLife® Low Sugar Protein Bars (50g, 20g protein) (replaced with Daryl's Bars in 2023)
SPOT™:
- SPOT™ Personal Tracker/Satellite GPS Messenger
(I still use the first generation device; there are also second, third and fourth generation devices.)
Stanfield's®:
- Cotton Long Underwear, Top and Bottom (for sleep wear) (replaced with MEC® polyester/polypropylene long underwear which do not retain moisture)
Starfrit:
- Lock & Lock Classic Containers (waterproof for electronic equipment storage)
Stewart Manufacturing:
- The Speedy Stitcher® Sewing Awl (indispensable for repairing heavy material)
Studio Ray, Gerry brand:
- Unico® or Primo® Orzo 900g
Suunto®:
- Lock & Lock Classic Containers (waterproof for electronic equipment storage)
Stewart Manufacturing:
- The Speedy Stitcher® Sewing Awl (indispensable for repairing heavy material)
Studio Ray, Gerry brand:
- Gerry Down Sleeping Bag (discontinued) (Mine was purchased in 1970 and although patched still very functional.)
- Gerry Down Jacket (stuffed into a flannel pillowcase as camp pillow)
Sun-Brite Foods:- Unico® or Primo® Orzo 900g
Suunto®:
- MC-2/G/6400 Compass
The Hershey Company:
- SKOR Toffee Bar (no longer used after 2018 due to chocolate intolerance)
Tilley® Endurables:
The Hershey Company:
- SKOR Toffee Bar (no longer used after 2018 due to chocolate intolerance)
Tilley® Endurables:
- T4 Cotton Duck Hat (discontinued)
- TO54 Organic Cotton/Hemp Hat) (similar to above but discontinued)
- T4MO-1 Hiker's Hat (similar to above)
(I carry two Tilley® hats to have backup.)
- TW2 Wool Winter Hat (discontinued; new similar TWF1 Montana Fedora)
Timex:
- Ironman Essential watch (one in Writing Bag, one in Utility Belt Bag)
Vaseline®:
- Petroleum Jelly 50g Tube (for lips at night, zippers)
- Petroleum Jelly 375g Tub (for fire starter cotton balls)
Timex:
- Ironman Essential watch (one in Writing Bag, one in Utility Belt Bag)
Vaseline®:
- Petroleum Jelly 50g Tube (for lips at night, zippers)
- Petroleum Jelly 375g Tub (for fire starter cotton balls)
The Vitec Group Plc:
- Lowepro® Tahoe CS20 camera case (perfect size for digital compact cameras)
Western Canoeing Manufacturing, Clipper Canoes:- Clipper Prospector 17' Kevlar®/Duraflex® Canoe (with built-in contoured yoke)
World Kitchen:
- Snapware® Containers (waterproof for electronic equipment storage)