When you’re going to be backpacking for an extended amount of time, odor is, well, something you need to deal with. If you’re in the backcountry, you don’t have shower access, so you may get a bit ripe between the…
Until I ran across some ads for the AquaVault FlexSafe, being able to lock up some smaller items – a phone, camera, or wallet – wasn’t anything I had given too much thought to. Either I’ve got the stuff on…
We tend to think of communications as being ubiquitous. Our cell phones have become part of our EDC, and we just expect to be able to get a signal wherever we are, allowing us to check in, see the weather…
While I do rather enjoy camping in the fall and in the spring (due to the cooler daytime temps) there is one thing that’s always a bit uncertain – and that’s just how variable temperatures can be throughout the day.…
If you saw our post yesterday about outdoors gear, you may have also cast your mind back to a roundup we did about cold-weather camping gear. Well, there’s at least one device in that roundup that could be perfect for…
I don’t know about you and your family, but when things start warming up and we see the snow start to disappear, we’re all good and ready to head on outside. And sure, while 40s feel like a heatwave after…
It was not all that long ago that we first introduced you to the foldable, portable, Oru Kayaks. As we can start seeing warmer weather approaching, the idea of launching a boat into the water becomes a bit more realistic.…
Here in Chicagoland, it seems the depths of snow we were getting buried under have melted away, and we’ve been getting some rather lovely sun and warmer temps – which means it’s time to start making plans for camping, of…
If you’re not aware by now, I like seeing the things that the crew at Coalatree are doing with their unique combination of plastics and used coffee grounds to come up with clothing that’s comfortable, looks great, and is ready…
While we’re slowly inching towards more hours of daylight, for those of you going out for runs either before or after work, you’re no doubt running into, well, a lack of daylight. I’ve been doing the same here, and was…