A look at a cool collection of older, but very serviceable, outdoor gear.

I must confess to having an affinity for older gear that still works well. Be it an older design such as the p38 can opener, some vintage surplus such as my wool ski pants or an old-school way of treating leather, I tend to love older gear and methods in many cases.

Part of my interest is that I’ve been curious about anything remotely historical…and part of my interest is that some of the older gear and technology just plan works well and sometimes better.  I doubt I’ll use a canvas tent for backpacking. On the other hand, I’ve yet to find something as good as Sno-Seal for treating my leather touring boots.

In the vein, I’ve often peeked at a wonderful site on and off over the years:  Mad Monte’s Retro Outdoor Gear page.  Monte “Mad Monte” Dodge is an accomplished photographer, all around experienced outdoors person and part of the legendary 1977 PCT thru-hike crew that is a big influence in the PCT community.  

Continue reading Website of the Week – Mad Monte’s Retro Outdoor Gear page at PMags.com.