“Daddy, let’s go hiking!” It’s an awesome feeling when your 5 year-old wants to go out for an adventure and it shouldn’t be missed. That’s how we found ourselves on the Washing Trail Association’s website looking for an easy 2-3 mile hike that I could take my boys on that day. …
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Days after getting back from Bolivia I decided to stop by the inaugural Gear Up Expo in Everett to see what new things I might come across. There were a lot of local dive shops, a couple retailers, tourism boards, talks, and even a keynote speech by Jim Whittaker (the …
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When it comes to backpacking meals it’s important to pack meals that are lightweight to pack, taste great and are easy to cook. In preparation of hiking the John Muir Trail this summer, we’ve been testing easy backpacking meals in our Campsite Cooking Meal Series. We’ve tried backpacking recipes with …
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I have a crisis. My electronic gadgets are taking up more and more weight on my outdoor adventures. It came to a head when I noticed that my camera, video camera, GPS and solar charger was weighing in at almost 10 lbs. Most of this is related to two main …
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In an attempt to give me a feel for and help me train for the John Muir Trail while I’m in Washington I’ve been looking for trails that would take me into cold weather conditions in June/July for a day or two at a time. The Washington Trails Association Trail …
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The Therm A Rest Dreamer program is a new ambassador program to promote and share adventures involving the new Therm A Rest sleep systems. I also get to give feedback on the systems and let you know what my thoughts are. I’m happy I get the chance to team up …
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From time to time we have Outdoor gear giveaways on the blog, and hopefully we’ll continue to do so. That said, there are a lot more out there that you may want to take advantage of. To help with that we’re working with Hiking the Trail on a site to …
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I’m excited to share that I’m now an ambassador for Gossamer Gear! What does this mean? It means I get to work with a solid brand that I trust over the next year on various projects. Check out the awesome crew that are already on the team here. I already …
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I have a lot of tripods… scratch that. I have a lot of broken tripods. Some of them are light (12-14 ounces) and broken (the plastic heads invariable break at the mounting plate) and one of them is a massive aluminum tripod that weighs several pounds (despite my having hacked …
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My first ever rain jacket was one of those DWR numbers that had a strange ability to let all the rain in and none of the perspiration out. My second jacket was slightly better, but no seam sealing and problems with the liner. Finally, I’ve found something that I like …
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Two years ago I was looking for a lightweight, compact, warm jacket at a reasonable price. After a lot of research and the promise that I could choose my birthday present, I picked up the Golite Beartooth down jacket. At the time it was less than $70 so it was …
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When it comes to memory cards, organization has not been one of my strong suits w. Typically I shove the 3 or 4 memory cards that I have into my pockets for backpacking. Sometimes I’d use a ziploc bag, but mostly I just fumbled around hoping that I had the right …
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