Caring for High Tech Fabrics
You’ll plunk down at least a few Benjamins to buy gear made with these innovations, so don’t blow your investment by ignoring the manufacturer’s care and use instructions. Read and memorize them. Traditional...
Author: Jo Ostgarden
8 Tips for Desert Backpacking Essentials
Ultralight Face Cleaner Keeping your face clean when the trail is hot and dusty is no easy task. But no need to spend a lot money on some fancy cleaning system. Buy a package...
New High Tech Fabrics: Industry Changing Revolution
Just as digital technology has changed our social and working lives, developments in textile technology are changing our active lives. For decades, breathable and waterproof synthetic fabrics and insulation have been pushing out the old standbys...
Beach and Surf Proof Your Feet: 6 Multi-functional Footwear Options
Footwear is one of the most difficult things to decide on when packing for an island or beach vacation. With airline luggage and its weight limit, the need to pack footwear to cover all...
Review: Sierra Designs DriDown Hoody
In the realm of outdoor gear, synthetic insulation has come a long way over the past two decades. Unfortunately, its warmth to weight ratio remains steep. Down, made from the plumage of geese (premium,...
Review: Sierra Designs DriDown Backcountry Bed
In the realm of outdoor gear, synthetic insulation has come a long way over the past two decades. Unfortunately, its warmth to weight ratio remains steep. Down, made from the plumage of geese (premium,...
Review: Outdoor Research Helium II Jacket
Outdoor Research is in many ways light-years a head of its competitors when it comes to drilling down on the utility side of their products. Most of the big names in outdoor apparel are...
Sock Design: It’s More Interesting Than You Think
Socks have come along way from their utilitarian purpose of acting as an added layer of foot protection to a means of boosting the comfort factor and fit of boots and shoes. Over the...
Baselayers Revisited: You know the drill, now reconsider
You’ve heard the term “baselayer” so many times your eyes glaze over just reading it. And you know the drill thoroughly: when pursuing your favorite activity in sketchy or potentially sketchy weather, wear multiple...
Pedal Boats: The Joy of Hobie Kayaking
Take a cyclist and kayaker and the twain shall never meet, right? Well, not if you consider the Hobie kayak, one of the best ways to combine a passion for cycling and boating. Kayaks...
