When you’re outdoors, camp chairs are a luxury. I’m not talking about car camping where you can take everything from grills to tables and chairs to six-person tents. No, I’m talking about true outdoor adventure when you are trekking into the great wild, far from any parking area, miles from civilization. On those adventures,...
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The perfect insulated vacuum bottle for backcountry skiing has been difficult to find these days, as some don’t keep my coffee hot long enough, while others have leaked. We’ve been testing out the Innate Kaze Modular Vacuum Bottle ever since we picked one up at Outdoor Retailer in January, and so far it’s been...
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Utah is a big place, and it’s chock full of fun stuff to do. If you want to adventure on every square foot of Beehive soil, you’ll need a good pair of boots to do it in. Grippy, supportive, waterproof, and comfortable are all key words when it comes to finding the perfect pair....
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Tis the season…to drop your phone off the lift, get it buried in snow, or soak it while trying to take a mountain pic. Whether you’re playing in the snow, or just out for a hike, chances are your phone is coming with you. The outdoors aren’t nice to electronics, so you better protect...
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Compasses, altimeters, barometers, solar chargers, flashlights, radios: we bring a lot of tech-toys into the backcountry with us. Most of these are necessary, some, like radios and solar chargers, are luxuries. Enter the Eton Raptor, a device that combines all of these gadgets into one unit. I brought the Raptor with me to the...
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Ah, Patagonia. One thing you can say about the company (aside from the fact that they make some of the most bomber outdoor apparel in the industry) is that they sure aren’t afraid to design new and unusual outerwear. None is a better example of this than the Nano Puff Hybrid Jacket. I got...
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Running shoes come is all shapes, sizes, and styles these days, and Altra, a Utah company specializing in “biomechanically proper footwear,” has joined the fray with their Zero Drop designs. The Lone Peak trail running shoes are a classic example of of this, and I got to test out a pair to see what...
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Orthotics aren’t something one generally considers when gearing up for outdoor adventures, but what we put under our feet is extremely important for comfort and performance. There are several after-market footbeds on the market these days, but none of them can be custom molded right there in the store. In fact, custom molding usually...
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Patagonia. The name just screams rugged, exotic mountains. So for a long time, I’ve wanted to try out a pair of Patagonia’s suave hiking shoes. Enter the Patagonia Scree Shield. I picked up a pair and was taken by the utter lack of techy-looking doodads that clutter most hiking shoes these days. Instead, the...
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Break out the alpenhorns! Chaco has turned to an old school look with its new Tedinho (TEH-DEEN-YO) Waterproof Boot. Wear these on a hike and you’ll feel like a 1800s-era Swiss hiker straight out of an illustrated children’s book complete with a felt, feathered cap and lederhosen. I tested the Tedinho on late-summer hikes...
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