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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GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up
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GET YOUR MOUNTAIN CULTURE FIX IN ROSSLAND, B.C. Just north of the border, about three hours from Spokane, Rossland, B.C. is a laid back mountain town with an amazing stream of cultural events and offerings. Sure, many who visit Rossland tend to come for the renowned mountain biking trails or the legendary powder dumps up
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David Blaine, local chef and cyclist, recently returned from competing in the Great Divide Mountain Bike Race, an endurance race in which the riders are self-supported along a 2,490-mile course from Canada to Mexico. Imagine: You are 140 miles from the next place you’ll see another person, and you’re confident that the bike you’re riding
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