K10 Paracord Survival Kit Dog Collar If you’re the type of outdoorsman or woman who likes to bring your canine companion along when you’re backpacking or camping, survival just got a little bit easier. Your dog probably wears a collar anyway – after all, he should, especially in the vast outdoors – so the K10 Paracord […]
Archives for April 2015
Have a Cold One in the Backcountry with the IceMule Cooler
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The IceMule Cooler Bringing a cooler along when you’re backpacking, hiking, or camping is usually not an easy thing to do. Most hard-shell coolers are far too heavy and bulky to be a practical option to bring on a long trip outdoors, and many soft shell coolers on the market simply don’t keep beverages cold […]
Take on the Outdoors with the Gerber StrongArm Survival Knife
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Gerber StrongArm Survival Knife For any adventure outdoors, a survival knife is an important piece of equipment. Ideal for deterring predators, making fire, making shelter, hunting, and many, many other things, a quality survival knife can make life outdoors much easier. We recently covered some of the best survival knives that money can buy, but […]
Glacier National Park Gears Up for Summer
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Plowing Underway at Glacier National Park It may only be midway through April, but Glacier National Park has commenced its operations to get the park ready for the busy tourist season that comes along with summertime. This week, plowing began on Going to the Sun Road, and estimates place the road being fully open sometime around […]
Grill Anywhere with the GoBQ Fabric Grill
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The GoBQ Fabric Grill Grilling is something that is usually not a very portable activity. While you can bring miniature camping grills along for relaxing camping trips, most decent grills are heavy, cumbersome, and make doing anything other than just hanging around your campsite kind of a drag. Well, good news grill enthusiasts – thanks […]
Check it Out: The Award-Winning Gossamer Gear Mariposa Ultralight Backpack
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Gossamer Gear Mariposa Ultralight Backpack In our constant search for the ultimate ultralight backpacks, we have come across a lot of quality, lightweight backpacks that will get any job done in the backcountry. However, our latest find, the Gossamer Gear Mariposa Ultralight Backpack might be our new favorite. The Mariposa Ultralight Backpack was just named a winner […]
5 Camping Items You Should Never Forget
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Camping Essentials You Should Never Forget When heading on a camping trip, many people get so caught up planning and taking care of the big items that they tend to forget a few of the small essentials that make life in the outdoors much easier. While it’s unlikely that many campers would forget something like […]
Eat Like a King Anywhere with the MSR Flex 4 System Cookset
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MSR Flex 4 System Cookset Eating in the backcountry can be a bit of a pain in the butt. You can either skimp on “real” food, opting for snacks and protein shakes and energy bars, or you can bring cooking supplies, which can be clunky, cumbersome, and take up an unfortunate amount of space and […]
The Therm-a-Rest LuxuryLite UltraLite Cot: A New Way to Sleep Outdoors
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Therm-a-Rest LuxuryLite UltraLite Cot While sleeping pads, hammocks, and cots are all quality choices for sleeping on a camping trip, the first two options tend to get a little more attention than the third. However, if you’re looking for new way to sleep in the outdoors, the Therm-a-Rest LuxuryLite UltraLite Cot is here to help. Calling […]
Get a Taste of Real Food Anywhere with Clif Organic Energy Food
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Clif Organic Energy Food Gel If you’re sick of eating standard energy bars and chews and gels and shakes, you’re in luck – Clif Bar has developed a new line of energy products that are certainly unlike anything you’ve ever had to eat on your outdoor adventures previously. Clif Organic Energy Food is Clif’s newest line […]
