My name is Jim Baird. I'm 30 years old. I live in Ontario. And I just quit my desk job to become the F&S Adventurer. If you think that's crazy, just wait until you see some of the stuff I'll be doing for this blog. Take a look:

As you can tell by the name, this blog is all about adventure, and I'm preparing for one that's rapidly approaching. On March 20, I'll leave home to begin a 14-day snowmobile journey crossing Great Bear Lake, where I'll have the chance to catch world-record-size lake trout. From eastern Great Bear, I'll travel 100 miles of some of the most brutal (and beautiful) terrain you can imagine until I reach the Inuit community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on the Arctic coast. Then, for the last leg, I'll log another 220 miles on the Arctic Ocean to Ulukhaktok, a hamlet on the west coast of Victoria Island, where I'll meet my friend Pat. An expert hunter and survivalist, Pat grew up traditionally in the region of his people, the legendary Copper Inuit. Reuniting with him, and learning more about how he hunts close to the land and survives in extreme conditions, should be the perfect end to the adventure. Assuming I get there.

This adventure will be long and cold. The dangers will be very real: hypothermia, frostbite, remote terrain...and polar bears. Which is why I plan to use the time I have left before the trip to train for the kind of survival scenarios I might encounter: I'll intentionally break through the ice so I can teach myself to crawl out. I'll practice starting a fire with cold, wet hands. I'll construct a snow shelter for when I need to escape heavy winds. I'll stage a shooting test that simulates a charging polar bear, should I ever get into a life-or-death situation with one. And during all of this, I'll have the video camera recording so you can see what works and what fails. I'm a fairly self-reliant outdoorsman, but I'm no expert. My goal with this blog is to learn as I go, and then share those skills and lessons with you.

My snow machine saga will be the first of three big trips I'll be making this year for the F&S Adventurer. And while I'm in the wild, I'll be blogging about my progress: capturing video, taking photos, and chronicling about the ups and downs of the journey. There's bound to be something amazing around every turn -- some new challenge to face every day and night. I'll do my best to make you feel like you're right there with me.

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from ilikehunting wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Welcome! Looking forward to tag along.

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from Dog Face Clown wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

I really like the show Man vs. Wild so this should be cool.

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from buckhunter wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

The Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie Mountains, and Adlatok all sound pretty tough but can you survive the Backlash and Blowback blog on the Message Boards? lol

Welcome aboard.

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from Mike Plotner wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

wow this sounds really cool!

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from Greenhead wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

This sounds awesome. I can't wait to read it!

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from Archerybowstuff wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Whoa, what a way to get close to the outdoors! Looking forward to reading your observations! Be Safe!

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from nuclear_fisher wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Cant wait to read all aboot it

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from ckRich wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Sounds like fun! Welcome to the site.

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from HuntinFool wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Awesome! What a dream job!

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from bberg7794 wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Best of luck! Look forward to reading the updates.

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from 3rdplatoon wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

I thnk what your doing is awsome, I wish I could go on an adventure like that. I wish you the best of luck, and I look forward to watching as you go along.

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from PSU_Bassboss wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

nice, i'm looking forward to reading your progress!

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from Jim Klos wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Good luck, how do you get a gig like that?

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from Will Wilkinson wrote 1 year 10 weeks ago

Cant wait to watch/read about your upcoming trips - best of luck and have a blast!

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from buckhunter wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

The Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie Mountains, and Adlatok all sound pretty tough but can you survive the Backlash and Blowback blog on the Message Boards? lol

Welcome aboard.

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from ilikehunting wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Welcome! Looking forward to tag along.

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from Dog Face Clown wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

I really like the show Man vs. Wild so this should be cool.

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from Mike Plotner wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

wow this sounds really cool!

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from Greenhead wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

This sounds awesome. I can't wait to read it!

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from Archerybowstuff wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Whoa, what a way to get close to the outdoors! Looking forward to reading your observations! Be Safe!

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from nuclear_fisher wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Cant wait to read all aboot it

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from ckRich wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Sounds like fun! Welcome to the site.

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from HuntinFool wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Awesome! What a dream job!

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from bberg7794 wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Best of luck! Look forward to reading the updates.

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from 3rdplatoon wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

I thnk what your doing is awsome, I wish I could go on an adventure like that. I wish you the best of luck, and I look forward to watching as you go along.

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from PSU_Bassboss wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

nice, i'm looking forward to reading your progress!

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from Jim Klos wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago

Good luck, how do you get a gig like that?

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from Will Wilkinson wrote 1 year 10 weeks ago

Cant wait to watch/read about your upcoming trips - best of luck and have a blast!

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