CAMP weekend reading - Issue No. 8
Have you ever wondered how proficient you really are when you venture off roading, either on simple forest roads or on more serious terrain? How many times did you have someone telling you “this is easy”, and then it was very difficult for you, or the other way round? Someone telling you that a trail is very complicated and then you show up and you find it very easy? Bret Track - a professional off road instructor - came up with an adv skill rating system. It takes a little effort to navigate the rating system and see where you stand, but it is worth it. You can find it here. And here is an article that explains how the rating works.
On a different topic -now that the weather is about to get chillier, a bleak reminder that cooking in your tent with your stove - or using your stove to heat yourself up - is not a great idea.