Gear, tours, bikes, tourism, tents, so many tents. March 4 and 5 outdoor enthusiasts braved the crazy weather and made the trip to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show. Vendors as far as you can see made up of tour… Read More »Vancouver Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show
Most companies are in business to make money. They get to continue what they do if they make money to fund it. What happens with those profits though differs for each company. Some make money purely for the owners. Others, like Cotopaxi, are driven by… Read More »Cotopaxi Luzon Del Dia Backpack Review
3 weeks ago we announced that we’d be giving away 2 sets of tickets to the Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show in Vancouver this weekend, March 4 and 5th. It’s going to be a great show with tons of fun things to do and great… Read More »Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show in Vancouver Ticket Winners
A lightweight down jacket should be in everyone’s gear closet. The combination of minimal weight with maximum warmth is hard to beat with any kind of synthetic. Down’s issues with moisture keep a lot of people from getting one. A new down treatment from Down… Read More »L.L. Bean Ultralight 850 Down Hooded Sweater Review
The Vancouver Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show is coming up. March 4 and 5th (2017) more than 250 outdoor gear and adventure travel vendors cram into the Vancouver Convention Centre with brand new products to try, great deals on gear and big bike, SUP and… Read More »Win Family Tickets to the Vancouver Adventure Travel Show 2017
Lighter and lighter is the game these days. How light can we go and still pack more and more stuff into each thing. Tools like the Leatherman are popular with outdoorsy types because they can do so much. You can do 20 things with one… Read More »Small but Strong: The Lever Gear Toolcard Review
There are 4 parts to this series: Intro (this article) GPS: Can they get you rescued? Spot vs InReach (coming soon) PLBs and Sat Phones (coming soon) ** With all the technology out there these days, it’s almost impossible to go somewhere you don’t have… Read More »Getting Help in the Backcountry: Satellite Communication (Part 1)
I tell friends and family that I eat mostly dehydrated meals on multi-day hikes and they look at me like I’m from another planet. “You actually eat that stuff?” Yup. And it’s not that bad. Modern dehydrated food is pretty good compared to what most… Read More »Review: Paleo Meals To Go
What happens when the batteries in your gadgets die right in the middle of an adventure? You’ll probably just toss it in your backpack and be carrying around dead weight. You might be annoyed that you can’t Instagram your adventure to make your friends jealous.… Read More »SunJack 14W Solar Panel and 8000mAh Battery
Day 3 of my trip to Cape Scott in 2015.*** It’s decision day. My quads and calfs are tired and feet are blistered. My hiking speed is… slow. The plan is to hike to Nissan Bight and then down to San Josef the next day.… Read More »Cape Scott Trail: Day 3