Is Your Jacket Harming the Environment? It’s among the most satisfying of all outdoor experiences: Standing in a deluge, you watch the rain bead off your waterproof jacket like droplets off a freshly waxed Porsche. Not only do you feel dry, you feel smug: Technology has triumphed over nature. Would you feel even better knowing…
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Precipitation on the menu? Use these tips to cook comfortably in a dry backcountry kitchen. You know the feeling: You’ve finally made it to camp after hiking all day in the rain, and the last thing you want to do is sit in the downpour and watch water boil. Fortunately, with a little advance planning,…
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Conservation groups criticize decision, threaten lawsuit. Citing increased population numbers, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday that it would strip protections from the Yellowstone grizzly, one of the best-studied bear populations in the world. In a statement, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said that the bears had recovered enough that state and tribal agencies could…
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You might be someone who has camped their whole life and how have more than just one person to consider,
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A call to action for educating the consumer: Read the hang tags, know the lasting performance of the gear you are purchasing. Maybe you feel a little trickle on your skin, or you see rain soaking into your jacket where it used to bead right off. Both are signs that your shell—which was once your…
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Because happy feet are more likely to summit If Conrad Anker could be any animal, he’d be a mountain goat. “I’ve seen them climb 5.8 for sure,” he tells me over the phone, relaxing after an early fall hike in mountains near his Bozeman, Montana home. “Their hooves are just incredible.” As it turns out,…
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Sat, 2/17, 10 am-2 pm Group: Trails and Ales When: Saturday, February 17, 10 am-2 pm Where: Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, Evergreen, CO Cost: Free (registration required) Details: Lets do a fun hike! The Evergreen mountain hike is 7.2 miles with an elevation gain of 1035 feet. I really enjoy this hike and think you will too.…
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Early attempts at making earth-friendly equipment came with some unwelcome tradeoffs, but the latest generation of DWR treatments promises to perform. Green gear isn’t what it used to be—and that’s a good thing. A decade ago, when manufacturers first started to offer sustainably-made versions of outdoor fabrics and equipment, hikers couldn’t always count on the…
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Outdoor Family Gear Organization Having all your gear perfectly organized is the thing of dreams. And although I try my
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The optical market is evolving by leaps and bounds due to the use of computers in the design of
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