Fifteen-plus year review – Bison Designs belt
Long term look at a humble, but well-made and afforadable, hiking belt. Read More …
Author: Paul Mags
Some swell trailwork, hiking, and camping
Hiking, camping, and trailwork with friends. Read More …
Pants for trailwork
The pants I use for trail or related work. One pair for heavier duty or cold weather work and one for lighter duty work or when it’s warm. Read More …
Float over the canyon
A quick float over to a scenic canyon I last saw about a decade ago. Read More …
Gear Review – The Squak Mountain Co The Swell sun hoodie
A look at the desert use of the Squak Mountain Co sun hoodie. Light, breathes well, and comfortable. Take care when bashing through brush. Read More …
A cold spring in the high desert
Three nights out makes for an enjoyable weekend in the High Desert.
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In the valley
A relaxing weekend on the CO/UT border and meeting up with some dear frineds from Colorado. Read More …
The Frugal Backpacker – The $300 Gear Challenge
Backpacking gear on the cheap. A complete gear list for $300 and under 15 lbs. Revised for 2024. Read More …
Long term review – Flat Stone Cooking Platform (FSCP)
A long term review of the Flat Sone Cooking Platform. Read More …
Solid (Classic) Fleece vs Grid Fleece vs. Alpha fleece
What are the functional differences between grid. Alpha, and solid (classic) fleece? Revised March 2024 Read More …
Down the Colorado and up the canyons
A weekend of packraftng where I floated the Colorado River and made my way back via the canyons. Read More …
The Budget Backpacking Kit
A sequel of sorts to my $300 gear challenge. A little over $800 and 10 lbs for a kit that is light, functional, and easily, assembled. Updated Mar 2024. Read More …
Reddit AMA – Around the Campfire
A bit late in posting (!), but there’s an AMA-style posting I did on Reddit. Read More …
Ten year gear review: Montbell Superior Down (updated)
A well-designed three-season puffy with a hood that is under 9 oz. I’ve used one version or another of this garment for overa Read More …
Keeping it local in Moab
Some misc trips when the raods got muddy or snowy and we did not want to get stuck somewhere in the back of beyond. Read More …
Into canyon country
A weekend spent in the nooks and crannies of canyon country. Read More …
Poking around in Capitol Reef
Some enjoyable time in Capitol Reef National Park. Read More …
The plates turning green
The license plates star turning green on Presidents Day Weekend. Read More …