Category: Backpacking
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Utah Hunting Expo pack roundup
Bias I’ve come to realize is a creeping thing. Both cultivating and dispensing of it are more difficult and less sudden than I used to think, especially when talking about the outdoor and hunting industries, where tribalism and 1913-style alliances of circumstance are the law of the land. So when the Utah Hunt Expo came…
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Little Bear, brand ambassador
I’m very excited to announce that, in partnership with the evil genius’ over at Backbone Media in Carbondale, Little Bear will shortly become the very first in Yeti’s new line of toddler product ambassadors. As the following video, shot on location this past weekend while we were waiting for the slow hiking Talweg Creative team…
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The Ultimate Hikers Gear Guide, 2nd edition
Disclaimer: Mr. Skurka gave me this copy at a book signing during the winter OR show. First, the rationale behind the obnoxious title must be dealt with. Skurka’s “ultimate hiker” is one who tailors every aspect of her trip to serve walking, while the “ultimate camper” would maximize camping. It’s an intelligible distinction, one which…
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That lesson learned again
Car camping still isn’t, but there we were in the old orchards when the turkey attack happened. I still don’t like paying for camping, but that’s a big change from a decade ago, when I almost always went to absurd lengths to avoid it. But that other Fruita, along the Fremont, has the most gorgeous…
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What I’ve been up to
In short, lots over at the Seek Outside blog. Photos and a report from a recent backpack, highlights from SHOT, and five first steps for aspiring hunters. And more to come.
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LaSportiva TX3 snap judgment
For reasons discussed below, the LaSportiva TX3 has been on my radar since it came out last year. I received a pair for Christmas, and since then have taken them down a handful of technical slot canyons and on some dayhikes. What follows are my first impressions concerning why they promise to be an excellent…
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Three trends from 2017 Winter OR
Sasha photobombs Luke’s beer. When I first attended OR last year I expected to hate it, as consumerism and massive groups of strangers are two thing with which I have little patience. I didn’t, in fact I enjoyed it, and while the first day of the winter show today was less novel and captivating due…
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The correct questions
In the weeks before we were set to leave Montana mid October had settled into a stubborn, even egregious Indian Summer. The kind with short, sharp, clear, and mild days that are good for doing just about anything, except packing. The only time outside I got that day was walking from and to the office…
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2016; 10 photos
The first thing I can remember about 2016 was not sleeping, at least not for more than 90 minutes at a stretch, in early January during Little Bear’s rather spectacular six month sleep regression, which coincidentally or not happened on a trip to Iowa. That has been the first story of the year, the extent…
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The skinnies
After spending a certain amount of time outside coherent rules emerge. Erosion shapes the land in a defined manner, and one can generally predict what is going to happen downstream and downhill. The slot canyons of the Colorado Plateau redefine, or perhaps enrich and ensubtle, the rules of the land and how they work. Just…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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