Taking the Klymit Litewater Dinghy for a Class I ride
During a packrafting course I took recently, I had the change to put my ultralight packraft, the Klymit Lite Water Dinghy through a test...
Planning nutrition for a ski expedition
There are probably as many ways to plan for the food to be brought along a ski expedition as there are skiers. As a certified geek,...
Choosing the right type of stove for your backpacking trips
There is a dizzying variety of stoves available for backpacking use. You may be choosing your first stove, or have one type...
My Favorite Trail Recipe: Dehydraded Bacon and Mashed Potatoes
I'm not particularily discerning when it comes to food, be it in the wilderness or at the office. A friend of freeze dried trail foods,...
7 Reasons to Go Ultralight for Your Next Hike
There are two very dominant trends in outdoors and hiking today: the ultralight and the bushcraft movement. Ultralighters are willing to sacrifice durability and features...
Why Micro Four Thirds is not Dead – Three m4/3 cameras...
Pundits have long predicted the imminent death of the micro four thirds camera system. Indeed, the system has languished for several years...
Building a Buschraft Kit the Finnish Way: Part 1, Knives
Outdoors and hiking gear and traditions have become as polarized as anything in the modern life. If ultralight is one end of...
Using stoves inside tent: safe or not?
Is it safe to use cooking stoves inside the tent or not? Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are dangers that people are often warned about...
Inov-8 Roclite 275 Hiking / Trail Running Shoe Review
I wanted to find a new set of trail running shoes for the Kevo canyon hike, so I drove up to a...
Learning packrafting: the essential skills
In part 1, I gave an introduction about the types of gear that are related to packrafting and what you should have to get...
