I have a love/hate relationship with winter. I have found the best way to deal with it is to surrender to it and merge with it rather than resist and dread it. There are so many benefits and tantalizing experiences in the austere qualities of cold, wind and short days. Winter is a great time […]
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Until recently is wasn’t easy to find packable animal-based foods which were ready for the trail. On a recent backpacking trip I tried some of the new convenient grass-fed, ready-to-go primal super foods and was delighted with the results. My menu consisted of a combination: This menu proved to be delicious (with an acquired taste),
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Most snake and insect bites in the backcountry are frightening but manageable. A few are genuine emergencies. The difference between a good outcome and a bad one is almost never a remedy in your pack — it is how quickly you recognise the serious cases and how calmly you get the person to definitive care.
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When it comes to wilderness preparedness, the phrase “think positive” doesn’t apply. Actually this is one time the best practice is to think negative. That is, consider all the possibilities of what could go wrong on a hike. Then using a checklist, make sure you have covered all the bases. Then you can hit the
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Chris Holmes is one of those serious outdoor lovers that eats, breathes and sleeps adventure. Chris spends most of his time choosing between snow sports, sea kayaking, and long distance trail hiking. Chris is also a connoisseur of outdoor gear and though years of putting equipment to the serious test, has come down with a
Colorado Thru Hike with Wool and Pemmican Read More »
A waxed canvas rain jacket and a Gore-Tex style membrane shell solve the same problem two different ways, and each fails differently. A membrane is fully waterproof until its water-repellent finish wears off and the face fabric soaks through; after that it stops breathing and you get wet from the inside. Waxed canvas is water-resistant
Waxed Canvas Rain Jacket vs Gore-Tex: Breathability, Wetting-Out and Re-Waxing Read More »
This picture is from when I first started my sleeping on the ground lifestyle 10 years ago. Since then this has become a fad and Lucky Sheep is at the forefront of helping people get started in rewilding their sleeping, hiking, and camping. I started experimenting with different ways of sleeping, as I noticed I
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the year in review (Photo Gallery and Poem Below) It has been a ridiculous tumble and bumble year at Lucky sheep. We no sooner moved (‘we’ meaning ‘I’ mostly) the entire business to a new location before a surge in orders began. I kept trying to catch up so that I could go on a weekend
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Ask a backpacker why wool is better than synthetic or down for sleeping and you will usually get “it’s warm when wet”. That is true, but it is the least of it. Wool is the only common insulating fibre that actively manages the moisture your body produces every night, and that single property explains most
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I am thrilled to announce Lucky Sheep has received a grant from from AB Tech Small Business Center to enhance our branding and marketing by redesigning our website, logo, and photographs. I am so excited to embark on this multi faceted project. Lucky Sheep is working with Jaime Hadnagy Photography in conjunction with Neff Creative.
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