Outdoor Gear

We review the top 4 2-person backpacking tents. The Copper Spur HV UL 2, MSR Hubba Hubba, Nemo Hornet, and REI Quarter Dome SL 2.

As a new backpacker, what to wear backpacking one of the most difficult packing decisions and the source of a lot of stress.  You don’t want to be caught in cold, wet gear, but clothing can add weight to a pack. This leads to a lot of questions and debilitating analysis when packing. It can…

You’re looking at your limp, dirty sleeping bag and thinking, “might be time to wash this.”  But then you get it home and paralysis sets in.  The fact that you shelled out hundreds of dollars for a top of the line sleep system cycles through your head.  Your mind whispers, “Don’t do it.  You’ll ruin…

Self-Acceptance Trying on bathing suits in ill-lit dressing rooms no longer bruised my ego. I had finally achieved acceptance of my body as it is, or so I thought.  Then I tried to get fitted for a backpack and came to the crushing realization that I’m apparently a freak according to backpack manufacturer standards. Two…