August 2016

It was difficult to retire my old single-person tent that had performed flawlessly on countless trips from the B.C. backcountry to Mexico surf breaks, but the Fly Creek UL tent from Big Agnes made the transition easier than expected. The lightweight, solo, mostly freestanding tent packs up tight, has a 2lb, 4oz trail weight, is

On two different mountain bike trips to Bend, Oregon, in recent years, our lost-out-in-the-woods camp vibe was disrupted by a dead car battery thanks to our bad habit of playing car stereo tunes and charging phones from cigarette lighter chargers for way too long. Nothing delays a morning bike ride like having to hike down

Tucked into a corner of every alpine-seeking backpacker or climber’s rucksack should be a well-made, ultra-light and highly compressible down puffy like this one. Made for high elevation treks with nights that can and do get quite cold, weighing in at just over 7 ounces, this feather-packed sweater will chase away summertime mountain chills and