Another reappearance! I tend to cycle through backpacking food favorites. I'll latch on to something for a while and then get sick of it, moving on to something new when…
Making its third appearance on my list (a perfect record!) is the MontBell Super Stretch Down Hugger #1 (link goes to current version). What I wrote three years ago is…
Making its second reappearance on this list is the Bearikade Weekender. To repeat from the last list: Bearikade Weekender I wrote about bear canisters a while back. In that entry I…
Shakespeare Telescopic Rod Coming in at number eight is another cheap yet awesome item.I love to fish in the high Sierra lakes but am not a serious hardcore fisherman. (woman?)…
1000-mile socks I was introduced to Darn Tough Vermont socks many years ago at the Outdoor Retailer Show. They are without doubt the most durable pair of socks I've owned.…
I'm starting off with something cheap and unsexy: an ancient Nalgene Wide-Mouth Cantene that has seen better days. I know, exciting. When I was thinking about this list I looked…
Years of Sierra backpacking with experienced friends has helped me dial into a core set of gear that works really well for me. That said, things change, innovations come to…
The Outdoor Retailer Demo Day is all about flashy new gear demos and loud fun. But tucked in between the DJ booth and beer taps was a modest booth belonging…
Scattered Gear, Precipice Lake No matter how much gear we collect, no matter how experienced we are, there always seems to be a reason to accumulate more. Some people call…