Mummy bags are great for cold-weather camping and for people who like the snug fit of a tight sleeping sack, but for warmer weather sleep-outs, the Sea to Summit Tanami comforter is a spacious option that feels more like sleeping at home. There’s plenty of room to roll, kick, and spread out in a comfy […]
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By Derrick Knowles & Jon Jonckers 2020 has been a year we won’t ever forget, and local businesses need our support more than ever. Shopping at locally-owned stores helps keep jobs and money in our local communities, and local businesses will work harder to make sure you’re happy with your purchases. Wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, and use this
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A grayish bluster and biting cool breezed in our faces as we paddled the Priest Lake to Upper Priest Lake Thorofare. My four-year-old mop-haired granddaughter, Sophia, rode in the bow seat of my 18-foot fiberglass expedition canoe while I hammered my carbon fiber race paddle for all it was worth. The unseasonably cool late spring
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If you don’t like a constrictive mummy bag or sliding off your sleeping pad at night, then you really need the Zenbivy Bed. The Zenbivy Bed is a unique product aimed at everyone who doesn’t lie perfectly still on their back all night long. Halfway between a quilt and a standard sleeping bag, this bed
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A beginner’s bikepacking adventure on North Idaho’s 5,600-foot Chilco Mountain near Coeur d’Alene — what gear to bring and what to expect.
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Big Agnes served her purpose well until last summer. My family’s orange and yellow 4-person Big Agnes tent was acquired early in our marriage, four years before our first child was born. Not only did she come with a cool name; Big Agnes had a vestibule (purchased separately) that made the tent more versatile and
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As the year’s epic snowpack recedes from Inland Northwest mountain peaks, it’s time for summer adventures. A new Sandpoint-based outdoor gear rental business wants to make enjoying the outdoors easier by limiting some of the barriers that keep many people from doing the trips they’ve always wanted to do. Wanderlust Outfitters offers a solution to
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5 ways to plan, coordinate, and implement a family camping trip that’s doable and fun and will have kids asking for more.
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The idea of wearing your sleeping bag may take some getting used to, and the new Selk’bag Lite version, which comes in at an affordable $99, is the right price to temp casual campers and serious car campers alike to try it for themselves. That’s really what it takes to appreciate the snug warmth and
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By OTM Writers Behind the words and pictures of your beloved Out There Monthly are people who love outdoor gear and gadgets, and like to share what makes our recreation experiences safe and awesome. Since this is the traditional season of giving, why not offer gifts to helps others enjoy more (and more memorable) outdoor
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