Time to Xplore is our journey toward freedom, resilience, and adventure — living simply, traveling deeper, and finding meaning off the beaten path.
Gear Upgrades, Tents & Lessons Learned Every camping season has a rhythm to it, and this year was no different. I started 2025 with a simple goal: get out more, travel lighter, and make my Volvo XC70 an even more capable soft-roader. I didn’t get out as much as I’d hoped—plans shift, life changes, and …
Read more “My 2025 Camping Season: From Spring Snow to Fall Sunsets”
After almost three years of loyal service, my FIMI X8 Mini V2 has finally started showing its age — and in dramatic fashion. The back of the camera housing literally melted, taking the inside of the gimbal cover with it. To make matters worse, the gimbal now shakes like it’s got a bad caffeine habit. …
Read more “Trading Stability for Immersion: My Next Drone Chapter”
I recently finally received my pre-ordered BikeBac Tracker (Android version) after a 4.5-month wait from June 2025. I’ve run it all day in my hometown (population ~78,000) while the tracker sat in my car and my daughter took it to work at her busy healthcare facility. But not one location update came through. This morning …
November has always felt like a turning point — the in-between season where the rush of summer fades, the cold creeps in, and life gets quieter. For me, that quiet has a way of bringing everything to the surface: the aches, the thoughts, the things I’ve ignored for too long. November is typically Mens Mental …
Read more “NO-Vember: Taking Back Your Time, Your Energy, and a Bit of Yourself”
Back in June, I hit the pre-order button on the Bikebac Android Tracker the same day someone tried to lift my bike off the rack on top of my Volvo. Talk about timing. I figured a small, hidden tracker might give me some peace of mind next time someone got too curious about my ride. …
Read more “Bikebac Android Tracker: First Impressions After a Long Wait”
Back in the summer, I said I was getting back to riding 50 km a day — rebuilding strength, rebuilding freedom, chasing those long-distance dreams again. But life had other plans. Since July, I’ve logged zero cycling kilometres. Not one. And it’s not because I lost the desire. My body has been fighting me every …
Read more “When the Road Gets Longer: A Reality Check on My Cycling Goals”
It finally feels good to say it — we’re officially starting our off-grid life. This is something I’ve dreamed about for a long time: trading traffic and noise for trees, trails, and the sound of wind in the pines. On a double cruise ship day in the city, while crowds filled the waterfront, I loaded …
Read more “Leaving the City Behind — The First Steps to Our Off-Grid LifeBehind”
This has been a long time coming. Our off-grid project has been in the works for quite a while — and while the path here looks a little different than we first imagined, it’s one we’re proud to finally start walking. When I was still working, the plan was to move faster — with a …
Read more “Starting Our Off-Grid Projects at the 14-Acre Woodlot”
I’ve decided to step back from both YouTube and Instagram for a while. It’s just not worth my time or energy anymore. I’ve always enjoyed sharing what I’ve been working on — the car projects, the places I’ve camped, and the moments out on the road. But lately, it feels more like a fight than …
I don’t want this to turn into a politics post — you’re here for action, not anger. But there’s been a flurry of attention around Bill C-8 (reintroduced June 18, 2025) because it would add stronger federal powers over telecommunications and create a new framework for protecting “critical cyber systems.” For creators who rely on …