Late this year, I picked up a Deeper MAX Depth Finder (get it here). with the goal of using it for depth-mapping Minnesota lakes from a canoe. I bought ...

It has now been two years since I got a set of Rocky Talkie Expedition Radios, and after plenty of real-world use, it felt like time to update my ...

Back in 2023, I proposed a Triple Crown of Paddling that included the Inside Passage, the Mississippi River, and Lake Superior among other classic ...

A forgotten hydro scheme in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters and the scars it left behind. Note: A version of this story was originally published on Paddle ...

In the middle of October, I found that Hilltop Packs offered a humorous Halloween-inspired stake bag (Vampire Killing Kit), and recently I saw that ...

Agency reveals it’s still “reviewing” implementation ten months after law took effect, despite telling content creator filming was prohibited When ...

Starting this Friday, November 14th, there’s an online Landscape Photography Summit that I’m part of. I’ll be sharing my Canoe and Kayak Photography ...

Learning how to stay warm in your sleeping bag can transform your paddling trips, especially those taken in the shoulder seasons. I’ve spent many ...

While I never thought that I’d be reviewing a thermometer on PaddlingLight, last time I ordered from Garage Grown Gear, I decided to pick one up. I got ...

I’ve been looking for a new stake bag to replace my old one when I came across a spooky and fun ...

Daily, it seems that there’s a new attack on America’s public lands. This is occurring even though over 74% of Americans support public lands, the ...

Earlier this year, I had purchased a sleeping bag even though I wasn’t planning on getting a new bag. That purchase didn’t work out, and after a ...