Unforgiving Sundays

Camping hygiene: how to stay clean in the wild

May 29, 2024

If you are camping for longer than a weekend, you might start to get a little smelly. You’re in the woods — no one is going to judge you (and if they do, leave them behind and go deeper into the woods). But in case you want to freshen up, this is how to keep…
Know before you go: fishing rules and regulations

May 22, 2024

Even if you have a fishing license, you might be poaching (knowingly or unknowingly) by doing things like keeping an endangered species or exceeding your bag limit. In this post, I am going to cover everything you need to know about fishing rules and regulations (in Alberta and beyond). Why do we have fishing regulations?…
The ultimate guide to tick bites

May 15, 2024

Tick bites come from parasitic arachnids. That alone should tell you everything that you need to know — run. Ticks are parasites, which means that they live on a host at the expense of the host. Ticks feed off the blood of their hosts and can spread diseases (like Lyme disease) through their bites. Why…
What is in my camping mess kit

May 8, 2024

When the opportunity to go camping arises, I like to be able to throw everything in my car in minutes and be confident that I won’t have forgotten anything when I get to my amazing campsite. One way I do this is by keeping everything I need for certain activities together in one box. I…
The ultimate guide to hiking blisters

May 4, 2024

Hiking blisters can ruin a good time — fast. Before you head out on your next adventure, learn how to treat (and hopefully avoid) hiking blisters so that you can focus on enjoying the outdoors. I’ve had blisters before but I never really took them seriously… Until the one time where the blisters were so…