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Trail Motion™ Pivot System
I recently wrote about the evolution of MEC packs where I alluded to the Trail Motion™ technology. I stopped by Mark Knight’s desk to ask a few questions and get some insider info. Here’s all the beta...
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All Is Fare in Camping Cuisine
I’m no gourmand but I do appreciate a good meal, particularly after a day of all-out exertion. On short trips and in cool weather, this isn’t too hard to achieve. But what do you do when your trip is...
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Learning to Camp Differently
Editor’s note: Claude, our Montreal-based French editor, has been contributing to MEC’s blog since it began in 2010. You may recall him telling you about his parents’ backyard and his native...
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A Classic – Gaspésie by Bike
I may be biased, but I think the nicest cycle touring route in Quebec is the Gaspésie tour. Starting and ending in St. Flavie, the tour is a 900km loop of beautiful and varied scenery. It can take...
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Exploring the Galápagos Islands
As much as I love exploring this beautiful country we call home, I’ve also spent quite a bit of time overseas checking out all sorts of places. One of the things I’ve learned is that I love...
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Camping Equipment 101
Contributed by: Jessica, a new addition to our Communications and Marketing Team As an MEC employee, it’s hard not to hop onto every activity bandwagon there is. Cycling socials? Yes please. Run club?...
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Rouge Park Goes National
According to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, as of 2011, 81% of Canadians live in urban areas. Eighty-one per cent! And for whatever reason, the more urbanized we get, the less we leave...
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Camping Equipment: Graduate Seminar
In Camping Equipment 101 we covered the basics of camping: what to bring if you’re new to the experience and feeling anxious about sleeping on the lumpy ground, protected only by a thin dome of nylon....
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Fall hiking: Be prepared for any weather
Frosty morning, photo by Nicolas Sirois I recently did an overnight hiking trip to Locomotive Mountain, just North of Pemberton and accessed via the Hurley Forest Service Road. Daytime felt like...
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Fall Camping: The Paddling Edition
While my colleague Ariane was shivering through her recent alpine adventure, I was spending a lovely week paddling round Murtle Lake, and staying warm the whole while. Partially that was because I was...
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Burning with the BioLite Stove
As a woodstove fan and gadget weenie from way ‘back I’ve been itching to get my hands on a BioLite stove since I first found out about them. Cook supper while recharging your eToys: What’s not to love?...
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Sourcing a Good Night’s Sleep
After a long day on the trail, one of the most appreciated creature comforts is a high-quality, plush, and durable sleeping pad. There’s nothing like forgetting your pad or getting a puncture to remind...
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Burning with the BioLite Stove
As a woodstove fan and gadget weenie from way ‘back I’ve been itching to get my hands on a BioLite stove since I first found out about them. Cook supper while recharging your eToys: What’s not to...
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Big Family Trips in Big Mountains
Some folks might worry that 7 days at a cabin in the backcountry would be too long for kids. MEC Envoy Leanne Allison shows that’s definitely not the case. My husband Karsten, our 8-year-old son Zev,...
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Nomad Dream: A Family Cycling & Climbing Around the World
It had to happen one day. It’s been hanging over our heads for too many years. Fifteen years, to be precise. Fifteen years since the day, in an old atlas where Russia was still the USSR, we plotted our...
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Growing Up With MEC
Leanne Allison is an accomplished adventurer and filmmaker. She’s also a former MEC employee (I was lucky enough to go on a group sea kayak trip with her back in those days). She, her partner Karsten,...
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MEC Alpinelite Packs Get a Major Redesign
Veteran climber Gord Betenia doesn’t suffer fools – or foolish design – quietly. That’s why we love having him as our Field Testing Coordinator and Lead Gear Tester at MEC. If something’s not cutting...
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In Praise of Tunnel Tents
Camping newbies often get the idea that freestanding tents – the kind that stay up as soon as the poles are in place – are the only way to go for performance and safety. Tunnel tents, which have to be...
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Backcountry Navigation Evolves
When I first started exploring wilderness, a map and compass was the best way to navigate in unfamiliar country. Mostly because it was the only way to navigate in unfamiliar country. Today, my...
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Ivvavik National Park: Halfway to Heaven in the Arctic
Ivvavik National Park sees fewer than 100 tourists per year, and the only trails in the park are those worn by wildlife. Photographer Nick Westover went there in spring, and gives us an inside look at...
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