Some Pre-season Gear Reviews: Blundstone, SteriPEN and Osprey
With snowshoe season just around the corner, here are several options for gearing up. Blundstone 560 Series Boot With a history dating back to the 1850s, Blundstone, an Australian company, has been...
View ArticleA W.A. Day: Wilderness Athlete Performance for You and Me
Safety for my WA pal A blow lasting day and night caused challenges with dirt, dust and wood debris on the trail, but covering tracks with my new best friend, the Wilderness Athlete full-scale...
View ArticleThe North Face Snowshoe Combo: Jacket, Pants, Boots and Backpack
In this video, Snowshoe Magazine reviews The North Face snowshoeing combo: Perception Jacket, Mountain Pants, Snow Beast Boots and the Patrol 34 Backpack. For more information: The North Face...
View ArticleColumbia Takes a Smart Approach to Shouldering a Pack
Vixen 22 and Treadlite 22 I continue to be impressed with Columbia Sportswear’s new gear offerings. I know I have said this before, but Columbia is no longer, in my opinion, that second-tier outdoor...
View ArticleOutdoor Retailer Winter Market: Part II
Day two at Outdoor Retailer (OR) was more about getting a look at new products that are launching. Taking aim at getting us outdoors or making it more comfortable when we do venture out and a few...
View ArticleFrom Trails to Shakespeare, Osprey Escapist Multi-Sport Pack Will Take You There
An Osprey Escapist 30 allows a user to soar on trails, making way to destinations unknown with newfound maneuverability. Hovering and diving like the bird, one covers distance on foot or two wheels,...
View ArticleGear Review: Looptworks Noll Messenger Bag
So what makes a messenger bag special? It has to offer plenty of storage space for your daily essentials. It has to have plenty of pockets, to keep all of that gear organized. It has to be durable, to...
View ArticleOsprey Aura 65 Backpack: Carry Your Dreams
If you are looking for a hiking or travel backpack that is comfortable, breathable and overflowing with innovative design features, you’ve found it in the Osprey Aura 65. I like to say that with this...
View ArticleHydraPak’s Tamarack: Tangerine is the Smack
No better buddy-for-the-back exists for a feather-light rack holding 100-ounces of your favorite stack than the Tamarack. What better name for a snowshoe backpack than Tamarack with its origins tracing...
View ArticleWhat is Blue or Gold and Light All Over?
The answer is Hydrapak Hydration Packs. If any gear within the athletic world has seen an exponential explosion of options, it would be the hydration systems. Although I don’t know who or what...
View ArticleGear Review: CamelBak Mil Tac H.A.W.G.
My 25″ MSRs stowed in the H.A.W.G.’s compression straps. The CamelBak Mil Tac H.A.W.G. is the newest model from the Maximum Gear Military & Tactical line of products. That means the pack is going...
View ArticleThe Hydration Gamble: Review of the Hydrapak E-Lite Vest from an...
Every ultrarunner knows that the secret to survivin’ is knowin’ when to eat something and knowing when to drink. Cause every race’s a winner and every race’s a loser, And the best that you can hope for...
View ArticleGear Review: Deuter Freerider Pro 28 SL Backpack
The Deuter Freerider Pro 28 SL is a feature-rich back- and side-country skiing and snowshoeing-specific pack, reviewed here specifically for use by snowshoers. Freerider Pro 28 SL, waist belt detached....
View ArticleGear Review: Granite Gear Athabaska 24
Granite Gear’s Athabaska 24, new for Fall 2013. Granite Gear’s new Athabaska 24 is envisioned as a lightweight, dual use pack. It functions as a commuter bag during the work/school week, with the...
View ArticleGear Review: Jandd Mogen Backpack
The Mogen’s front compression straps are ideal for stowing your snowshoes. The San Diego-based company Jandd Mountaineering is well-known to cyclists for their high quality seat packs and panniers....
View ArticleOsprey Manta 28 – The Hydration Pack, the Cargo Pack, the Practical Pack
The Osprey Manta 28 hydration pack is making a strong bid to head straight to the top of my list of favorite packs. I’ve been using the pack all summer and fall both for general cargo and as a...
View ArticleGear Review: Mountainsmith Tour TLS Lumbar Pack
The Classic Lumbar Pack, Refined The lumbar pack for 30 years running, the new iteration of the Tour arrives with some 21st century refinements. Fig. 1. The Mountainsmith Tour TLS. Configurations The...
View ArticlePack It In, Pack It Out: Mountainsmith Mayhem 35 Backpack Review
Recently, a friend commented on my apparent love for backpacks. True, the four packs at the foot of my bed might seem overkill, but having lived on the road for the last eight months, backpacks are...
View ArticleGear Review: CamelBak Phantom LR 20
17 liter sidecountry ski and winter day hike pack The new out of bounds pack from CamelBak is also ideal as a half day winter trekking pack. The lumbar-based hydration system is purpose-built to...
View ArticleCocoon to the Moon: Stargazer Backpack Launched by Outdoor Products
“I’m a little man, I’m a little man, he’s . . . he’s a great man. I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across floors of silent seas.” From one of the greatest movies on life, “Apocalypse...
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