Throwing Shade: Kinsmen Hardware 270º Awning

Rarely anymore are products so hyped up that you have to see them first hand to believe it. When you see the Kinsmen Hardware 270 […]

Hot Stuff: The Versatile Firebox Stove

Firebox Stove is just about the simplest rocket stove you can get on the market for camping. Made from laser-cut stainless steel plate, it packs […]

Seeing the Light: REAKTIK+ Head Lamp

With Winter Solstice bearing down on us, most of the country is bathed in darkness from 6 pm ’till the next morning. That means that […]

Sleeping Bags: The Lowdown on Snooze Sacks

There is a very valid reason why the outdoor industry makes you sacrifice your sanity and comfort with sleeping bags, especially if you are a […]

Gore-Tex: The Anti-Trenchfoot Armor

Gore-Tex Boots Are A Modern Necessity Historically, one of the biggest threats to an infantry soldier’s mobility and health has been foot hygiene. Thoughout history, […]

Electric Campfire: Biolite FirePit

Love the snap crackle and pop of a campsite fire, but hate smelling like you just stepped out of a BBQ smoke pit? Never fear! […]

Filson Smokey Bear Collection

Autumn is finally here, and winter is on our doorsteps – that means bonfires, warm stoves and burning fireplaces. It also means that the wet […]

Manifold Destiny: Cooking with your Engine

The Internal Combustion Engine is probably one of the most inefficient machines ever devised, and a significant amount of energy from the combustion of fuel […]

Campfire Cuisine: Cooking with Skottles

It’s no secret that food brings us together. The process of cooking creates some of the most wholesome and solid bonds between people that is […]

Yeti Growler: Fresh Beer for the Trail

Yeti is well known for making the best hardcore drink wear in the business. This history lends itself well to sealing in the elixir of […]

Two Stroke Smoke

Fall is here, which means longer nights, cool weather and the inevitable onslaught of pumpkin spice everything. One day it’s 80 degrees, the next it’s […]

Yeti Tundra Cooler: Ten Years Cold

Ten years ago Yeti debuted the Tundra chest cooler, and changed the game. They created an new segment of ultra-durable, super-insulated coolers that could have […]

What if Survival

If you are out in the middle of nowhere and you need medical help, It would be comforting to know that the emergency kit you […]

House of the Gods, Too

Those of you who may have read “House of the Gods”, my Tepui rooftop tent review will remember the issues I pointed out with the […]

Jazzersize: Nemo's Snug-Fit Snooze Bags

Claustrophobic? Us too. Getting a good night’s rest when out camping or traveling can make all the difference the world for your mood and energy […]

Skottle Fever

We have talked about Tembo Tusk’s Skottles in the past, but these incredible pieces of cookware deserve to be mentioned again. Essentially a self-contained, single […]

Gin and Tonic: Drink of The Expedition

In the 1700s, the British East India Company had a problem, a big one. Malaria was reaching epidemic levels in India and other tropical branches […]

Danner

I’m a big supporter of gear that is worth its salt, and I am even more a fan of timeless designs that have been improved […]

Travel Advisory: Ophir Pass

Ophir Pass is located at 11,114 feet near Telluride, Colorado, and is officially known as Forest Service Road #630. It is one of the easiest […]

Let's Talk Meat

Practically everyone can relate to the childhood memory of their parents firing up the ol’ Weber kettle grill with maybe a bit too much lighter […]