Video test

I have always found my GoPro to be more of a chore than a fun time but with the EC right around the corner I had better get ready. This is of on of Morg and my many test runs.

Tent is Kid approved

 Morgan and I setup the tent in the front yard and I can safely say it is kid approved. Its getting close. I can hear the tribal drums.

Camp stove

While K took a nap this weekend I tested out my stove options (yes I have more than 1 camp stove) and I am going old school. I bought a alcohol burning Trangia stove a while back. It isn't pressurized so its slower BUT it can't break. Testing yielded boiling water (1 Liter) in 5 minutes for the high tech and the 10 minutes for the Trangia. I am not in a rush so here we go.

Thanks Uncle Joe...

Signing back on...
Well is has been a slow time for EC prep for a variety of reasons. I want to start by remembering my friend Joe Coen. He is really the reason I got over the hump and decided to enter the EC. He was diagnosed with cancer and in some of our conversations he mentioned I should just do it. He encouraged me to not let time or money get in the way of adventure and the writing of a good story. He passed away in December. My life will be forever changed by our relationship. He was my first real boss and hybridized into a of father, brother, and friend. Now i'm remembering him by naming the boat the "Uncle Joe."

On another note I just got a new role at work that I have been working towards since 2016. Exciting times and the beginning of March will be even more so!

On to the Challenge.