Eb's Adventure Blog

Water treatment can be confusing.  What do you need, anyway?  Here's how to choose the right system for your needs.

Canadian law requires you to carry certain safety items on board when operating pleasure crafts. Here's the most recent updated list from Transport Canada.

This is the wrong way: This is the right way: Why?  It seems natural to hold the paddle as if it is a scoop. However the whole idea behind the angled blade of a bent shaft paddle is efficiency. Holding it...

In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic had essentially shut our province down. We had closed our doors and laid off most of our staff and nobody knew what to expect. Just over a year since then it's been a rollercoaster ride...

When looking for a solo boat it's important to know what you want to do with it, as they are all suited to different types of paddling. Here we talk about how the features of a canoe affect its use....

Overview: This is a fun, short paddling trip that you can power through in a day or take your time with as an overnighter. Most of the trip is on a narrow creek which winds through marshland with some small lake...

Not built like a football player? Don't let that limit your canoe tripping and/or partner options. Here's how smaller, less strong people can still get a canoe on their shoulders.  First, take all the gear and loose stuff out of...

One of our staff remembers having to wear an old Kapok-filled keyhole style PFD when she was growing up. She used it for years. One day it fell off the dock and into the lake, where it proceeded to slowly...

In an earlier blog post we explored liquid glide waxes and promised to provide updates as we got more experience with them. Thanks to a prompt from a friendly reader, here's the update. We are by no means a testing...

Decades ago cross country ski poles used to be sized under the armpit. Since skate skiing became a thing in the 1980's the effect of pole length on ski technique has gotten a lot more attention.  Correctly sized poles is...