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Ya’ll know that I love using a tarp, but we’re going with a tent for our thru hike of the Colorado Trail. The Seedhouse SL has plenty of room for Becky and I and has a large vestibule placed in front of the tent. I like the Vestibule in front so that I can cookRead more

This is my favorite new thing because of its sheer versatility. It’s easy to use this jacket in the fall and spring months because its breathability and lack of insulation keep you from being overheated. The Inertia peak is perfect for layering with just enough room for light to midweight fleece or (my other fave)Read more

Everyone loves a Titanium spork. The coolness factor is always way up there. What the My-Ti brings to the table is that they’ve solved the problem of storing it inside your cookset by making it with a folding handle.Read more

These amazing stuff sacks are super compact and ultra lightweight. They feature a watertight hypalon roll top closure to keep moisture out. The soft and flexible material has a slippery finish – making it easy to pack. These sacks are perfect for everything from your sleeping bag to food sacks that you can hang inRead more

The Exstream XR gives you something all of us love: Instant gratification. Walk up to any water source, scoop up some water, screw on the lid and squeeze safe water right into your mouth. Effective agains Giardia as well as viruses and bacteria, this is the perfect bottle for hikers and paddlers. Travelers in foreignRead more

Lately I have been making lots of appointments with reps for the upcoming Outdoor Retailer trade show that we attend twice a year. Reps will call and invariably the conversation turns towards business. “How are things going?”, “Are your sales up?”, “Do you have any new directions that you are driving the business in?”. ThenRead more

Speaking of lightweight stuff, you gotta check out the new light from Petzl. This featherlight headlamp weighs only 27 grams, runs on 2 lithium batteries (included), is waterproof to 1 meter and offers both normal and red light options. Why bring spare batteries when the E+Lite weighs less than a spare set of AA’s?Read more

  I think that shopping for a good lightweight pad is one of the most aggravating things an outdoors person can do. There always seems to be too many trade offs: You can get them light, but they are either thin or short in length. You can get them nice and comfy, but they weighRead more

Last year we were 1,500 miles into our Appalachian Trail hike. Becky was having problems with her feet when we stopped in to a little town in Vermont. A shop there custom molded a pair of SOLE footbeds for her shoes and she still credits these wonders for saving her thru-hike. We made it toRead more

We’ve been working on this project for what seems like forever, and we are only just now getting ready to start building new stuff. Here’s some of the things we’ve been doing so far: Working with our architect, Scott Shall Tearing down 3 of the old decks in the room. Removing the tin from theRead more