Mountain Hardwear STRATO 2P Tent Review
Backpacking tents are tiny. And when you are just carrying your tent, that’s great. Tiny tents fit better in your pack and reduce weight. But the rest of the time, tiny tents SUCK. And for me, the suckiest part about backpacking tents is
Backpacking’s Top 5 Most Useful Gear
Backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags. This is the gear most people want to talk about. But all of those things are highly specialized. Your tent, sleeping pad and bag are good for sleeping in
Every Way To Treat or Filter Water Outdoors (Almost)
When you are backpacking you need to be able to treat or filter your water. Even clear clean looking water can contain nasty Parasites that will make you sick. To stay safe you should always treat water or filter water. Thankfully there are a lot of differ ways to do so. Below is a list ranging from least to most expensive. Boil Water If you don’t have any other way to treat water you can always boil it to kill bacteria and
Holy Grayl? Or Major Fail? – Grayl Water Filter Review
What is the Holy Grail of water filters? I can only imagine from the name that Grayl wants to hold that title. But is it really the best? Or is it a huge failure? So you can choose wisely Here are the Grayl Geopress pros and cons. Oh, be sure to check out this video where I see if Grayl can filter out Coke? https://youtu.be/tpd0tHdZGCw Okay I’m going to start with the cons and just a short disclaimer. Since this is a
An Alternative to Expensive Top Quilts – Featherstone Moondance 25 Backpacking Quilt Review
If you are looking to buy a lightweight, warm, high quality backpacking quilt you are probably looking to spend $300-$400. Whether you are looking at Enlightened Equipment, Feathered Friends, UGQ, or one of the other great companies that make backpacking quilts. Your going to drop some cash. But you don’t have to, you could get a lightweight, high quality, down quilt that competes with feathered friends and enlightened equipment, for warmth quality and weight, but only spend $189 (affiliate link). Today I’m talking
Backpacking Father’s Day Gifts
Fathers Day is just over a week away and if you haven’t gotten the backpacking dad in your life anything here are some great options at 3 different price points. All of these are available with Amazon Prime Shipping. Some of the links below are affiliate links where I earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. $100 gift ideas Klymit Insulated Static V This is a great budget friendly sleeping pad. It has an advertised R value of 4 (probably