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Zpacks 20-Degree Solo Quilt Review

Zpacks 20-Degree Solo Quilt Review

Over the last 5 years, I have spent over 500 nights camping in the backcountry during all four seasons. Yet before any of that, Zpacks was one of the first...

Dec 8, 2023 : Carl Stanfield
Gear Review: NEMO Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad

Gear Review: NEMO Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad

NEMO rolled out a new line of sleeping pad options this spring, and the Tensor model tops the list as the most lightweight. The NEMO Tensor comes either insulated or...

May 27, 2019 : Carl Stanfield
My Sleeping System: I Am Satisfied With Its Performance

My Sleeping System: I Am Satisfied With Its Performance

My sleeping system consists of four main components: a sleeping bag, a stuff sack that serves as a pillow, a sleeping bag liner, and a sleeping pad.

May 10, 2017 : John Edward Harris
Keeping ‘The Watch’: How Thru-Hiking Changes Your Sleep Cycle

Keeping ‘The Watch’: How Thru-Hiking Changes Your Sleep Cycle

Turns out long-distance hiking can accidentally put you in touch with a reeeeally old way of catching Zs.

Dec 20, 2016 : Chuck McKeever
You know you’re a thru hiker when…

You know you’re a thru hiker when…

You might be a thru-hiker if...you wear a headlamp as an accessory. And other fun hiker trash ways of life.

Dec 1, 2015 : Bookie
Things That Go Bump In The Night

Things That Go Bump In The Night

Over the years, I’ve been mauled by bears—exactly never, although I have seen bears on different outings. And to the best of my knowledge, I’ve never crossed paths with psycho...

Sep 20, 2015 : Katina (Arachne) Daanen