gear review
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 11: Dream Baby Dream
"Dream up, Dream up, Let me fill your cup, With the promise of a man."-Neil Young Dream Baby Dream Okay California. This is one more song about moving down...
Gear Review: Peak Design Capture Camera Clip & Shell
My biggest hesitation prior to entering into the world of photography was finding a suitable carrying system. I'll hike through hunger for an hour or more if I don't have a...
Hiker Box Diaries Episode 9: A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
" The mighty Sierra, miles in height, and so gloriously colored and so radiant, it seemed not clothed with light but wholly composed of it, like the wall of some...
Montbell Convertible Rainpants
Shortly before my departure on my thru hike I decided I needed to cut some more weight from my pack. This is always a great idea in my mind. I...
Gear Review: Columbia’s OutDry EX Diamond Shell Rain Jacket
Rain gear can be quite the necessity out on the Appalachian Trail because, let's admit it, it's a wet and rainy place. Columbia's OutDry Extreme line of waterproof jackets is...
Pacific Crest Trail: Campo to Julian
Campo, CA (mile 0) to Julian, CA (mile 77) /embed] April 27 "Expectation is the Root of all Heartache" The day has finally arrived. I get to attempt to thruhike...
Gear Review: Native Eyewear Penrose Sunglasses
To all of my narrow-faced friends out there: tired of your sunglasses sticking out from your face like a cartoon character? The Penrose polarized sunglasses solve that problem, giving your skinny
Gear Guide 2016: Our Favorite Base Layers
Base layers: You sleep in them, you hike in them, you rarely wash them. These next-to-skin garments have the tremendously difficult job of keeping you either warm in the mountains, cool in...
Gear Review: ThermaRest NeoAir Xlite
Gear Review: Therm-A-Rest NeoAir Xlite Disclosure: The following product was donated for the purpose of review. Specs: Size: Medium Weight: 12 oz Material: Nylon Price:
Gear Review: Rab Continuum Down Hoodie
Disclosure: The following product was donated for the purpose of review. Introduction You won't find Rab products in your local big name hiking store. You may not even find the...