When it comes to camping and food, I’ve always been a minimalist. Just give me a way to boil water to make a freeze-dried dinner come alive, and I’m happy. Lately though, I’m on a kick to eat better outside than I do at home. And that mission has brought me to the Camp Chef…
Category: Camping
Bushka’s Kitchen Freeze Dried Meal review
Eating good in the backcountry can present a bit of a challenge. Prepping meals at home gaurantees that they will be delicious, but dehydrating and prepping can take a lot of time. Plus, those meals are always a bit more difficult to prepare in camp. Freeze dried meals are my go-to choice for camping dinners,…
U of U students invent the perfect treeless hammock
Hammocks sure are awesome in the outdoors, amirite? The problem is that to set one up you need trees, and they have to be perfectly spaced. That’s a problem for anyone who wants to use a hammock while camping in Utah’s southern desert. Well some University of Utah students have invented what they call a…
Crazy Creek Hex 2.0 Chair review
Most of the gear review articles you’ll read on Utahoutside.com showcase the latest and greatest in outdoor goodies, and for good reason. We all salivate over the newest and techiest gear whether we end up buying it or not. But what about a piece of gear that’s remained largely the same since its introduction? Would…
Leave No Trace guidelines explained
You may have noticed that there are a lot of people enjoying the wild spaces in Utah. A heck of a lot more than just a few years ago. Trails are more crowded, parking areas overflow onto the road, and garbage is stacked up in campsites. It seems that many of the folks recreating outside…
Klymit V Ultralite SL camping pad review
Keeping your load as light as possible when backpacking is imperative to comfort, stamina, and just being able to go farther without killing your shoulders. But the problem with a lot of lightweight gear is that you sacrifice comfort to save a few grams of weight. I’ve been a fan of Klymit’s camping gear for…
Slumberjack Nightfall 2 Tent teview
I was tired, cold, and in a bit of trouble when my girlfriend and I pulled into the Tropic Reservoir campground on a Friday night. Yes, mistakes were made on the journey, and I was on thin ice. I can’t imagine what might have happened if our tent was a pain in the ass to…
Klymit V Sheet review
The goal of every camping gear company is to make your sleeping experience outside as comfortable as going to bed at home. That is especially true with Klymit. Along with sleeping pads, inflatable pillows and innovate sleeping bags, they also have camping sheets. The V Sheet and Quilted V Sheet fits all of Klymit’s regular-sized…
Klymit updates and innovates at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Klymit, ever the innovator of cool camping and backpacking gear, had several products at Outdoor retailer 2017 Winter Market that will be available this spring, including insulated versions of the Hammock V and Double V sleepoing pads, 0-degree versiosn of the award-winning KSB sleeping bags, and a new lineof quilted sheets that fit over your…
Klymit Luxe Pillow review
Pillows are the most uncomfortable bit of camping gear, in my opinion. Backpacking camp pillows generally are too small, and the inflatable types make your head slide off. Others just don’t have enough support and give me a kink in my neck come morning. But my opinion may have changed after testing the new Klymit…