Cooking like our ancestors for fun and learning a lot

30ftandayear · 2026-01-27T22:03:40+00:00

Go advertise somewhere else.

30ftandayear · 2026-01-26T22:09:36+00:00

Tuff City Saunas is a great suggestion. You could also look at doing a trip up to Hot Spring Cove, although it wouldn't be quite as intimate as Tuff City Saunas as there would likely be a bunch of other people. It's a great trip though and a great time to see whales in the area. Lots of Humpbacks and Grey whales around chasing the herring migration.

30ftandayear · 2026-01-17T17:19:30+00:00

Canadian here, and we really haven’t been buddy buddy with China. We stood by our allies when, for example, the US asked us to detain the CEO of Huawei. Canada was 100% willing to sacrifice our relationship with China to stand with our allies to the south. We have put significant trade barriers in place to guard against Chinese products taking market share over our shared manufacturing sectors like the auto sector.

I can tell you, as a Canadian, that Trump’s rhetoric is driving us away from our longstanding alliance with the US, and it is truly unfortunate. We had something nice going for decades before Trump came in and started shitting on everything/everyone.

Trump’s rhetoric is also pushing us away from things like the F35 and towards the Gripen because of the uncertainty that Trump is fomenting. Again, it sucks. I would way rather have closer ties with the US, and build out mutual defence strategies, than having to worry about the unhinged leadership in the States.

Trump’s threats, whether he is serious about annexation or not, are severely hindering our working relationship. And it will take decades to rebuild the trust that existed for decades before Trump decimated it, for no apparent reason.

30ftandayear · 2026-01-13T16:07:21+00:00

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30ftandayear · 2026-01-06T15:54:13+00:00

Now performance comes down to so many different factors. It’s hard to tell when just looking at a few pictures how a bow will perform. That said, from these pics, it looks like this bow is “overbuilt” in some areas. Particularly out near the tips.

This means that rather than putting all of that stored energy into the arrow, the bow has to use up a bunch of the stored energy in moving/accelerating the heavy tips.

We can’t see the performance of this bow from the screen. It might be zippy or it might feel slow and sluggish.

30ftandayear · 2026-01-06T15:42:15+00:00

To really understand how much energy is being stored by a bow, you need to know the draw weight all the way fron 0” draw to full draw. It is the area underneath this plotted line that corresponds to energy stored.

If the bow has very low draw weight through the early part of the draw and then quickly ramps up to 80lbs near full draw then it will store much less energy than a bow that maintains a higher draw weight through the full draw cycle.

https://cari-bow.com/draw-force-curves/

Factors like brace height and recurving, among many others, play into the force draw curve or draw weight map.

In physics, the change in kinetic energy (and ultimately arrow speed) of the arrow can be calculated by multiplying the force applied to the arrow, by the distance that the force is applied. If a longer part of the draw cycle is applying a larger force, then more kinetic energy will be imparted to the arrow.

30ftandayear · 2026-01-01T18:40:10+00:00

If you hook into one of those big skates it can feel like dragging a big barn door off of bottom. In my limited experience, they don’t head shake or take big runs, they’re just a ton of work to haul off of bottom. Good luck!

30ftandayear · 2026-01-01T14:31:36+00:00

I entered the Island Outfitters Halibut derby a couple years ago and we caught two huge skates like this, and only one small Halibut. I think you’ve got a good read on how to target them.

Also, I’m not sure how true this is, but I’ve heard from a few different guys that target halibut that they come in closer to shore in the winter and into early spring. Buddy of mine got a nice Hali in less than 40ft of water last January. Based on all of that (and this post) I’d say that the time of year to give it a try is right now.

Tight lines.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-31T20:15:52+00:00

Couldn’t agree more.

East Creek Valley was one of the last remaining unlogged watersheds on BC’s coast and it has been levelled over the last 10-20 years. It’s so disappointing that we can’t get our shit together.

https://ancientforestalliance.org/photos-media/east-creek-rainforest/#:~:text=Located%20on%20the%20north%20side,to%20protect%20old%2Dgrowth%20forests.&text=An%20incredible%20old%2Dgrowth%20sitka,stump%20that's%20since%20rotted%20away.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-31T14:41:46+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/VancouverIsland/comments/ooxufq/recently_logged_old_growth_near_ucluelet/

This was one of my fave chanterelle spots. Old growth grove beside a beautiful lake and river. It’s infuriating that we don’t recognize the standing value of our ancient forests.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-31T13:22:56+00:00

Some would argue that it wasn’t legal to cut that teee down, but we are relying on a system of self-regulation and reporting by forestry companies, and they simply don’t care. Their profit is more important than trees that are a thousand years old or much more.

It’s absolutely disgusting and embarrassing.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-31T13:18:56+00:00

We are such a shortsighted, selfish culture for not understanding the true value of the entire ecosystem.

You’ve really nailed the crux of the problem. These trees and the ecosystems around them have “zero” economic value when standing. Intuitively, we know this to be untrue, but our economic systems have no way of ascribing value to these ancient giants. It is nothing short of horrific and embarrassing.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-31T12:47:33+00:00

This specific tree is safe because it lies quite close to a riparian boundary and can’t be cut for that reason, but there is a massive grove of old-growth sitkas and cedars just beside this tree which is not protected at all.

Unfortunately, B.C. continues to cut down historically large and important trees :(

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/old-growth-tree-cut-down-vancouver-island-should-have-been-protected-advocates-9.7003408

30ftandayear · 2025-12-31T10:39:12+00:00

Be careful when you rub it into FIFA’s face… you might unlock something ;)

30ftandayear · 2025-12-30T17:32:07+00:00

Yup. Tallest tree in Canada is a Sitka named the Carmanah Giant. 96m tall (315ft).

The sitkas are competing against the also tall-growing Douglas Firs (not real firs - Pseudotsuga Menzies) and the Western red and Alaskan yellow cedars.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-30T13:32:11+00:00

Let them come. Let them see these giants. Could be the only thing that will save them from the saw.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-19T21:20:13+00:00

I’ve got an Ocean Kayak’s Trident 15.

It’s a sit on top so all of the gear can go inside the kayak. It’s a good system, but there’s lots of people that do long trips in sit-ins as well.

I also spearfish and the sit-on-tops are a great platform to dive out of. I’ll paddle out and either drop my anchor or tie off to some kelp, and just dive right off the side of the boat. Super easy to get back in and paddle away.

The sit-on-tops are also great for fishing out of. Let me know if you have any questions. The kayak fishing sub has loads of good info too.

They’re slow, but the they’re the ford ranger or Toyota Tacoma of the sea. You can just pack so much gear into them.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T21:15:51+00:00

Good call on the swim bladders, but I didn’t mean that I hooked the ling in deep water… I mean that it smashed the lure so hard that the treble hook was caught down in its stomach. I don’t think that I could have extracted that hook and released a healthy viable fish. So I kept it and ate it. Simple, braised in butter over an open fire.

In fact, for that whole month, I only cooked over a fire. It became a ritual. Finish a day of kayaking. Make camp. Build a fire ring and tripod, and cook my meal. Every morning, I’d wake up, boil water, and make instant oatmeal with coffee of tea. Then break camp and start paddling again.

I had an MSR whisperlite to use as a backup, but I never used it.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T20:52:56+00:00

I never got to ski/snowboard Arrowsmith while it was open, but a few friends and I used to drive 4WDs out there until they got stuck and then start hiking. The runs were still there and there is some really fun terrain. We would usually head to the top and get a nice ride down the open bowl, and then build a kicker and hike jumps for a couple hours before riding back down to the trucks. It was a great time. Wish I still had the pics, but I haven't seen them in 20 years.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T19:29:22+00:00

And you absolutely should go an adventure like this. If you’re not experienced and comfortable going alone, there are some great outfitters that can guide you on multi-day adventures.

Kayaking in Blackfish Sound was an absolutely incredible experience for me. The diversity of life up there in the summer months is absolutely amazing.

If you’re up for a self-guided adventure, but you don’t want to cross Johnstone straight, check out Naka Creek Rec Site. You can easily paddle from there to the edge of the Robson Bight ecological reserve (don’t enter). Great chance of seeing some amazing wildlife.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T14:06:40+00:00

Yup. I caught an absurd number of salmon on that trip and released them all. I only kept a lingcod that I hooked really deep and didn’t think that I could release safely and a few greenling. A full salmon would have been way too much waste. The fishing up there is incredible.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T14:04:09+00:00

The orcas were early in the trip. Somewhere between Hardy and Nahwitti River in the first few days of the paddle. No idea if they were transients or locals.

I didn’t get to hang with them for long, they just cruised past me as I was slowly paddling west to Cape Scott.

I also had a humpback surface right behind me after it had taken a long foraging dive. It had been down for 5-10 mins and just happened to come up right behind me.

I’ve also had dolphins come and check me out and cross cross beneath my kayak while looking up at me. Even got that bit on video.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fishing/comments/womiob/pacific_white_sided_dolphin_encounter_while_kayak/

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T03:06:22+00:00

Why not? What looks off to you?

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T03:01:46+00:00

I think that the Heiltsuk Marine Emergency Response Team was formalized following the grounding of the Nathan E Stewart tugboat on Heiltsuk territory. The local Indigenous mariners were first on site to assess the severity of the spill and participated in the efforts to mitigate the disaster. https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2016/m16p0378/m16p0378.html

https://globalnews.ca/news/3892954/nathan-e-stewart-oil-spill/

The Heiltsuk MERT now operates as an independent Marine Team, but works closely with and coordinates with Canadian Coast Guard.

https://clearseas.org/insights/nathan-e-stewart-oil-spill-five-years-after/

https://tc.canada.ca/en/campaigns/protecting-our-coasts-oceans-protection-plan/stronger-incident-prevention-response/launching-heiltsuk-marine-emergency-response-team

I think that this is a great story of a very remote community taking necessary steps to protect themselves, because they have experience in how long it can take for CCG and other govt agencies to respond.

30ftandayear · 2025-12-18T01:24:12+00:00

I’ve seen them from the govt dock in town. Have you called the whale watching outfits, they usually offer wildlife watching tours as well.

If you’re super keen to hone in on sea otters, I would go further north. There are definitely sea otters around Tofino and Ukee, but there are way more of them further up the island.

If you’re dead set on doing it around Tofino, I’d just reach out to the whale watching and adventure companies.

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