Brown Pelican
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a large seabird found on both coasts of North America, as far away as the Galapagos Islands, and unique to California, far inland at the Salton Sea. They...
View ArticleDRB Adventure Mobiles: Ford F250
Make:Ford Model: F250 Year: 2014 Mileage: 24k How long have you had your adventure-mobile ? Got it on New Year’s eve, 2013, and it took about 6 months to build it out. Owners’s name: Ed Cleary What do...
View ArticleAfraid Knot
*Before you eagle eyed grammarians swoop down on the title, the choice of words is deliberate. Natural cordage making is perhaps the second most difficult skill to learn in the outdoors (second to...
View ArticlePreparing your K9 for summer activities and summer surprises.
As the days get more amenable to outdoor activities, both you and your canine partner want to get out and enjoy them. Here’s some thoughts from a veterinarian on making sure your outdoor adventures...
View ArticleWhy There Should Only Be One Cook in the Camp Kitchen
Food always tastes better in the outdoors. Ask anyone who hikes, camps, or spends enough time in the woods to warrant a snack or meal and they’ll confirm this statement. There is no doubt food keeps us...
View ArticleCatalina Island
Catalina Island is a great year-round destination that offers lots of outdoor activities both and land and in the sea. Part of the Channel Island chain, the 22 mile long by 8 mile wide Catalina Island...
View ArticleHelinox Chair One
On almost every camping trip I’ve ever been on there always seems to be more people than places to sit. Every night around the camp fire there is a high stakes game of musical chairs which leaves one...
View ArticleWhy You Should Explore Your Local Trails and Nature Preserves
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ―John Muir, Our National Parks Nature...
View ArticleDRB Wallpaper Pack 13 – 18 new design
Check out our latest wallpaper pack 13 with 18 new design in different sizes. Green Topography Desktop Laptop Smartphone Starry Night Light Desktop Laptop Smartphone Deep Wood Desktop Laptop...
View ArticleBushcraft Trout
Farm-to-table restaurants and known direct sourcing of food is all the rage in the restaurant scene right now. Go to a steakhouse and you’ll hear from your waiter where the cows graze. Go to a coffee...
View ArticleBuilding a Pack and Poncho Float
“I can’t tell you when you’ll need to know this, I’ll just say it is good to know for when you will need to use it.” That’s how I preface a lot of skills I teach to mixed crowds. Picking handcuffs,...
View ArticleThe Figeater Beetle
The Figeater Beetle (Continus mutabilis) is a member of the scarab family of beetles and found throughout the South Western United States. Originally they lived primary in arid regions such as the...
View ArticleMaintaining Your Equipment
“Take care of your gear, and your gear will take care of you” is one of Danger Ranger Bear’s basic rules for the outdoors. The proper care, use and maintenance of your outdoor equipment will not only...
View ArticleA 360 ° Adventure
When I was kid living in small towns in and around the mountains of the East Coast, I remember marveling at the tall fire watch lookouts we’d come across on our family hikes through the region. To my...
View ArticleMaking a Bushcraft Clothes Hanger
If you spend enough time in the woods you will start longing for the small creature comforts of home. Spend enough days in the same clothing and you’ll begin thinking about a hot shower and a fresh...
View Article7 Easy Steps to Dress for Cold Weather and Stay Warm
As winter sets in some of us take a break from our adventuring. We retire to hearth and home. Sit by the fire, make repairs to our adventure gear and plan for the spring and summer ahead-Some of us,...
View ArticleFieldcraft 101: Map Recon
During the age of exploration, the most important member of a ship’s crew was not the captain, it was easily arguable the navigator instead. Consider this, when a ship’s crew mutinied, they were...
View ArticleTorrey Pines State Reserve
Located on the northern edge of the City of San Diego Torrey Pines State Reserve is the home to one of the rarest trees in North America and a pocket of wildness that reveals California of a bygone...
View ArticleSmall But Mighty: Wenger Blades Wiglaf Tomahawk
Recently Prometheus Design Werx both released the SPD Edition Wenger Blades Wiglaf tomahawk and sold out of it. The photo previews of this modern tomahawk clearly connected with their followers and...
View ArticleThe Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) should be renamed the Pharmacy of the Forest. For centuries, Native Americans, pioneers, and modern-day herbalists have been using this plant to fight infections, heal...
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