Tag Archives: camping

As a kid, I remember reading stories of prospectors and adventurers living in Canvas tents with tiny wood stoves to warm them. Over time that spirit of adventure was renewed, but due to their price tag (over $800 for the tent alone, not including the stove) those dreams had to …

With snowstorms and frigid temperatures taking hold across the country the past few weeks, many people have decided that it’s time to hang-up their backpacking gear for the next few months. While backpacking in the winter offers new challenges, the opportunity to have a trail all to oneself to enjoy …

When I turned this lamp on for the first time, I was reminded how far LED technology has come. Not only that, I was impressed with how well MPowerd has executed this inflatable solar lantern. MPowerd was founded in 2012 with the goal of providing micro solar powered products to “do …

On my first backpacking trip, I was introduced to something called beaver fever (or giardia). I remember a friend’s dad pulling out a mess of hoses and filters and a pump… and then sitting around, taking turns to filter water for a group of about twenty people. It took a …

There was a lot of items catered to the kids and camp category that stuck out at the Outdoor Retailer Show. Let’s grab a for and dig right in! Grand Trunk Goods‘ Micro stool is 10 ounces of ultra-compact seat that can hold up to 250 lbs. It even has …