Tip of the Year: Buy Good Shoes in Bulk (and also a .douchepacker. update)

I’ve written before about struggling with Plantar Fasciitis some years back. It’s an excruciating, degenerative condition that will come back … More

Solving Mysteries: Why was my Exped Winter Pad so damn cold?

A few years back I went on a drunken snow camping trip for a buddies birthday. Aside from getting a … More

Since last fall I haven’t been able to get outdoors very much as we’d been on the housing search. I … More

My article Quick and Dirty Guide to Making a Map in Caltopo: A Tutorial on How to Use Caltopo is … More

As this past weekend approached, I saw we’d have perfect fall weather. Last fall was horrible, the rains started in … More

Originally we had planned a trip to the Sawtooths in Idaho some months ago. However, as has been the case … More

We discussed many plans for this past weekends Total Solar Eclipse. We had thought about just staying in town which … More

1 year Review of the ACR Resqlink Personal Locator Beacon Most places I backpack do not have cell phone service. … More

Roughly a year ago I went to Goat Rocks Wilderness for the first time. It’s crowded, but for very good … More

Even if I miss one shower, I have pretty heinous BO. That’s just during the work week. Take me on … More