Trying Out a Mid Shelter for the First Time

This weekend myself and a regularly recurring character on .douchepacker. went up to June Lake at the Marble Mountain Snow … More

A New Years Delight: Snowshoeing and Snowcamping in Gifford-Pinchot National Forest

When my partner and I were discussing NYE plans, I brought up snowcamping almost as a joke because I thought … More

One of the goals of this blog was to also write about trips I take out of the PNW as … More

Last weekend, after our terrible night in Badger Creek Wilderness, we were greeted with perfect fall weather. The very last portion of … More

This past weekend we returned to Badger Creek Wilderness for an overnight. Our goal was a nice and easy loop, … More

Finally I got the chance to go out. I had to cancel one trip due to bad weather and last … More

This summer has been amazing and this weekend we capped it off with a bike camping trip. Every time I … More

I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest for a decade now and find myself using the same resources over and over … More

I ordered the Sawyer Mini back in March of 2015 with pretty high hopes, which were mostly held up. It … More

There’s nothing better than cheap, dependable, and functional gear. Over the years one of my go-to pieces are my fingerless … More