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Down is a wonderful thing. It’s miraculously lightweight and extremely warm, but it’s not the easiest material to work with. Patagonia just released a limited edition down parka they’re claiming is the best parka ever made. After we checked out the specs on the new Patagonia Encapsil Down Belay Parka, we tend to agree with them.
Rick Hinderer is a custom knife-maker who’s invented knife technology that’s now standard issue for most U.S. special forces. Kershaw is a 45 year old knife manufacturer out of Oregon that has a knack for teaming up with well-known custom knife-makers to develop award-winning products. Pair the two together and you get the Kershaw Cryo Pocket Knife, Read more…
It’s wise to always have a pen and paper handy. You never know when you’ll need to jot something down. But what happens when you’re somewhere inhospitable, say…the South Pole? Your Dollar Store $0.99 notebook isn’t going to hold up in these situations, and that’s why you need the Field Notes Expedition Notebooks.
Bears hibernate for a reason. Winter nights at elevation can be brutal, and you don’t even have fur. But if you find it necessary to brave the elements in severe subzero temperatures, then you’ll need the Nemo Canon -40 Sleeping Bag, a veritable cocoon of warmth and cold weather sleeping protection.
Jetboil arguably has the most clearly defined brand in backpacking gear. Their cooking systems deliver on one important promise, and it’s stated bluntly right in the name. A Jetboil stove boils water faster than anything else on the market. The Jetboil Helios cooking system expands that promise into a high performance, high capacity package that’s Read more…
Avid backpackers are like engineers, they’re always tinkering with their outfitting to find new ways to make their gear footprint smaller and more efficient. The Mammut T-Trail + Ambient Light Dry Bag is a nifty 3-in-1 piece of gear that manages to do something with a dry bag that we’ve never seen before.
You know, ice climbing is a lot like rock climbing. Only it’s not. The surface you’re climbing is frozen water: treacherous, slick, and much more prone to breaking. Also, formations like glaciers and frozen waterfalls tend to be ridiculously remote—so there’s that, too. Forget a crampon or an ice screw in the car and your Read more…