Watch How to video on building different first aid kits for home, car, travel, gear bag, adventures and anything life throws at you..
It’s not one size fits all when it comes to first aid kits, so customize as you and your family need and learn how to use what gear you have before you have to use it!
2021 was another strange year. Some adventures, a few misadventures and plenty of missed adventures, some due to COVID related travel restrictions and others to family medical emergencies. Here’s a recap: Travels & Adventures Not much this year, but better than 2020! Travel wise I did make it to visit my daughter in Chicago and…
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to visit the local market. To really understand a culture, food is at the center. While I have been to Brazil many many times over the last 35+ years and married to a Brazilian, this was my first trip to the Amazon. So, I…
Fishing from a stand up paddle is the perfect stealthy platform for sight fishing and fly fishing. Standing up on the SUP you can see across the flats and with polarized sunglasses can see through the water. Travel light with one or two rods, a small gear bag, water, PFD and a few accessories thrown…
This is the first in a series of posts about international border crossings where I was detained, sometimes at gun point, even though I always had a valid passport and visas as required! East Berlin / West Berlin (1984) After the Navy, I spent nearly a year backpacking across Europe. See blog post here. During…
