Thanks to all of my amazing customers, I am officially at capacity for the 2022/2023 winter season, my order book for toboggans is closed until I’m caught up on orders. If you are looking to place an order please send me an email and we can discuss timelines.
Looking for other gear? Not to worry, tanks, top bags and all of the other Whisky Jack Outdoor Co. gear is still available!
I’m really looking forward to getting back to the OWCS after the Covid hiatus, it’s going to be great to see some familiar faces and talk all things winter camping and what we’ve been up to the past few years.
I have a tonne of new gear to show everyone. This is a great opportunity to come and see it all up close! Stop by and check out the new ice chisels, stove bags, curl bags, bottle insulators and new UHMW-PE freight toboggans!
Where? 16 William Steet, Waterloo, Ontario.
When? Nov 5th 2022.
Why? 4 great speakers, amazing vendors? Why not!
How? Tickets are available here! Get them now!
I’ve been tossing this idea of producing an ice chisel for 2 years now. A classic ice chisel head you can carry into the backcountry, mount on a pole and quickly cut through the ice to water.
I’ve spoken to numerous metal artisans, blacksmiths and leatherworkers to help make this idea come together and here it is. The 2″ wide 5160 steel head is quenched, triple tempered and sits at about 1kg. The tapered socket is 1.5″ in diameter at the opening and has 2 drilled holes to allow for a “keeper” nail or screw to keep the head where it belongs. The handcrafted leather sheath has our logo engraved and fits snug, I’ve added a grommet and some cord just in case, but it isn’t going anywhere.
I’m pretty excited to start offering these. They will be produced in small batches by a local blacksmith and leatherworker.
If you are interested, send me an email, they will be available for order soon.
We are back at the 3rd annual Ontario Winter Camping Symposium! Come and join us on November 23rd at the University of Waterloo. The year the speaker line up includes Jim Baird (the Adventurer) and his travelling partner Buck, Dave and Kielyn Maronne (Lure of the North), Mercede Rogers (Infant-toting back country Mom), John Van Barriger (The Outdoor Kind) and Danielle and Bill Gardner (Artist and Astronomer in Residence, Killarney Provincial Park).
Drop by and check out our toboggans, tanks, top bags and other accessories, we’ll have plenty on display and for sale.
If you are attending the OWCS and planning to buy a toboggan this year, place your order by October 15th and we’ll ensure we have one with your name on it ready for pick up on November 23rd.
Find out more information at http://www.ontariowintercamping.ca or check out the Facebook page for the latest details.
Tickets are available here, get them before they are gone!
A quick video on our recent trip trekking in the Kukagami Lake area of Temagami! We had the new four foot and six foot top bags, tanks and the new High Impact Textured HDPE Freight Toboggan out for a spin and very pleased with their performance. Great trip and can’t wait to go back!
The Kukagami Lake area of Temagami is a winter camping paradise. Crown land for miles, secure parking available and snowmobile tracks connecting all the major lakes. We hate that we love snowmobile tracks, but they do make hauling a loaded freight toboggan much easier. In classic Temagami fashion, the weather was all over the map. With a brief warm spell on our second night, we were hit with freezing rain, rain and howling winds all night. A cold snap in the morning froze everything solid and made for some stunning landscapes. It also gave us a nice crust for hauling on!
Buck Miller, Ryan Atkins and Eric Batty trekked 165 km across Algonquin Provincial Park over 10 days in February 2018. The Crossing Algonquin crew have produced a film documenting the journey and it is worth the 17:32 minutes. Eric Batty has done an incredible job documenting life on the trail in the winter.
The crew hauled their gear on our freight toboggans and using our toboggan tanks and top bags. We’re pretty excited to see our gear featured here and even happier that it held up to this kind of test!
Come and meet the crew at the 2018 Ontario Winter Camping Symposium where they’ll be presenting on their epic trip!
We are back participating at the 2nd annual Ontario Winter Camping Symposium! Come and join us on November 24th at the University of Waterloo. The year the speaker line up includes Glen Hooper (www.wintertrekking.com), Christina Scheuermann (Camper Christina), Tim Foley (Canadian Outdoor Equipment Company), Rhonda McMahon (Stride and Stretch) and Buck Miller, Eric Batty and Ryan Atkins (Crossing Algonquin)
We’ll be there with some our toboggans, tanks, top bags and other accessories for sale so stop in and check out some of our products!
We are also offering a pre-order special. If you are attending the OWCS and planning to buy a toboggan this year, place your order by October 15th and we’ll ensure we have one with your name on it ready for pick up on November 24th.
Find out more information at http://www.ontariowintercamping.ca or check out the Facebook page for the latest details.
Tickets are available here, get them before they are gone!
We’re introducing something new this season, we now offer our toboggans with two types of plastic. Our new material is still designed to withstand temperature extremes and will give you years of life, but it has more impact resistance and flexibility than our current HDPE toboggans. The really exciting part is the finish though, our new plastic is smooth on the bottom and textured on the top. Why would we do that? For starters it’ll hide scratches and wear better than traditional smooth plastic, but the real reason is for packing, a little added texture to help keep things in place while loading your gear and strapping it down!
Contact us at whiskyjackoutdoorco@gmail.com for more details.
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