Gear Room
Gear Review: Buck 840 Sprint Select Knife
Buck Knives continues to innovate and create revolutionary, all-purpose pocket knives. The brilliant new Sprint ‘flipper’ style knives incorporate ball bearing technology. In a nutshell, ...
Jon Jonckers
August 6, 2019
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Gear Review: Big Agnes Big Six Camp Chair
The Big Six Camp Chair from Big Agnes was by far the most comfortable lightweight, compact camp chair I have ever melted into after a ...
Derrick Knowles
July 23, 2019
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Gear Review: Shumake Designs Suspended Fire Pits
Created in Spokane by artist Scott Shumake, these tri-pod-suspended fire pits turn heads with their aesthetic designs and will transform your backyard, festival, or campground ...
Derrick Knowles
July 23, 2019
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Gear Review: Therm-A-Rest Vesper 32F Down Quilt 
You don’t have to be a thru hiker named Patches to lighten up your backcountry overnight pack or bikepacking set-up. The 15 oz Vesper down ...
Derrick Knowles
July 23, 2019
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Gear Review: Therm-A-Rest NeoAir UberLite Mattress
While my go-to camp mattress has long been of the super-light, puncture-proof closed foam variety, many camping enthusiasts rightfully complain about limited comfort such pads ...
Derrick Knowles
July 23, 2019
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Gear Review: Seattle Sports LocoDry Splash Pack
One of the pioneers in using radio-frequency seam welding for dry bags, Seattle Sports knows a thing or two about building outdoor gear that can ...
Out There Outdoors
July 23, 2019
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Gear Review: Fly Creek Bikepacking Tent by Big Agnes
The two things that sold me on this single-person bikepacking tent vs carrying my standard ultra-light backpacking tent were two innovative features: shorter pole segments ...
Derrick Knowles
July 23, 2019
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Gear Review: Mickwick All-Natural Fire Starters
I stopped carrying fire starters in my pack a few years back with the increase in fire restrictions during the peak backpacking season. But a ...
Derrick Knowles
June 30, 2019
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Gear Review: AKU Montera Lite GTX Hiking Boot
Why yes, these boots are made in Italy. These sharp-looking hiking boots with suede and breathable synthetic fabric uppers surprised me with their slipper-like comfort. ...
Derrick Knowles
June 30, 2019
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