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Alpine Utility Pant From Wyoming comes a new manufacturer with an old idea: use heavy, double-weave cotton canvas to make durable but supple outdoor clothing. Mountain Khakis’ Alpine Utility Pants are triple-stitched and have a double panel on the rear, knees and backs of the cuffs for long life. True, you don’t want to get them wet, but if day-tripping at either end of the season, these should be your pants.
$79 US
mountainkhakis.com
T IME LY C L O U D V E I L
Inertia Peak Touring Pant These softshell pants are the textile equivalent of a light but tough composite canoe. The modern material is soft, breathable, elastic, water repellent and not too bulky (the pants weigh just 450 grams). Design features include articulated knees and zippered pockets and ankle cuffs—all of which make for a versatile tripping pant for cool weather.
$135 US
cloudveil.com
G L O B E P E Q U O T P R E S S The Freshwater Fish
Cookbook This book offers 200 ways for anglers to serve up a fish camp dinner. Fish (from the lake, not a can) used to be a staple of canoe tripping. Perhaps it’s a crisis of culinary confidence that has caused increased reliance on can openers. Author A.D. Livingston’s book should restore confidence with tips on cleaning and preparing just about any fish you land.
$22 Cdn, $20 US
globepequot.com
L O D G E
Camp Dutch Oven There’s bad heavy metal and there’s good heavy metal. Bad heavy metal is Def Leppard. Good heavy metal includes AC/DC and Lodge Camp Dutch Ovens. Lodge has been doing their thing for 112 years (longer even than AC/DC). Prepare breakfasts, breads, dinners and cakes all with one pot. With a flanged lid for resting coals on top and legs to keep the oven from smothering coals underneath, these ovens are designed to spend long evenings nestled in hardwood coals. Available in 2- to 12-litre sizes, from 8 to 16 inches in diameter.
From $50 to $160 US
lodgemfg.com
26 SPRING 2009
T O A S T E R Z
Eaterz If catching, cleaning and cooking fish sounds too hard, perhaps dropping a pouch into a pot of boiling water is more your speed. Fresh from Vancouver Island, Eaterz meal pouches are packed without preservatives but have a shelf life of five years. Boil the bag, pour it in a bowl and you will be rewarded at least in proportion to your effort, probably more. Note: you must supply your own fresh parsley.
$5.39 Cdn for 340-gram meals
toasterz.net
B A C K P A C K E R ’ S P A N T R Y
Outback Oven When you’re cooking with gas, you need a 10” Outback Oven. The kit includes a non-stick baking pan, lid, insulating hood and a heat dissipater designed to prevent the most common error of Outback Oven baking: the burnt bottom. To avoid this fate, keep an eye on the lid knob that doubles as a thermometer and be patient coaxing your stove to simmer. Best for stoves with separate fuel tanks. Tends to teeter precariously, so take care not to upset your leaning tower
of pizza.
$74 US
backpackerspantry.com
—I.M.
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