Gear pick of the year 2014 – Scraps of blue foam
My gear pick of the year for 2014: Scraps left over from a blue foam pad! Read More …
The most popular topic of the outdoors it seems.
My gear pick of the year for 2014: Scraps left over from a blue foam pad! Read More …
Holes in 3-pin 75mm Nordic boots can get beat up. Here’s a fairly simple and inexpensive fix and/or preventive measure.
Another quick tip just in time for the coming season. Read More …
Another TBT piece of gear. One of the original throw-backs, the Filson double Mackinaw cruiser. Read More …
A quick winter tip for keeping the feet warm in single digit temps. Read More …
With GoLite going off into history, here’s a look at other famous brands that while influential are no longer around and/or different in form.
A look at the flyer’s kit bag. A surplus store special that makes trip organization easier.
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Another TBT gear style: the white gas stove Continuing the stroll down memory lane (trail?), another item I used in my formative years of backpacking was an MSR Whisperlite International. I remember when I first bought it and tried Read More …
TBT Thursday gear style: The MSR Alpine cookset Read More …
Throwback Thursday..gear style! A look at the unsung hero of the gear collection: the beater down jacket. Read More …
Don’t have a compass that where declination can be adjusted? Here’s a quick and dirty way to pre-set it!
Throwback Thursday..gear style! A look at the Coleman one-burner propane stove. Read More …
A look at the venerable Kelty Zen tent.
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An overview of the Fusion 50 by Six Moon Designs
The easy way to get stakes in the hard ground often found at “improved” campsites. Read More …
Another useful little item that is light, cheap and effective: Campmor zipper pulls. Read More …
A look at a cool collection of older, but very serviceable, outdoor gear.
A surprisingly versatile invention that is well over seventy years old at this point: The p38 and p51 can openers.
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