Using the Mayhem 30L during a variety of sports and locations gave me the feeling that Mountainsmith knew they wanted to make a badass all-around pack but the 30L fell a little short of the mark. When I first received…
The Klymit KSB Double sleeping bag is a two-person, three-season bag that excels in car camping or short backpacking trips. The bag is surprisingly compressible and lightweight for a two-person sleeping bag and performs great in temperatures as low as…
Spring SkiMo! With clear skies and longer days, I took the Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor along on alpine objectives to test out its versatility at handling different types of trips: overnights, long day trips, technical trips, you name it. Spring…
Every weekend my partner and I are faced with the same dilemma. Should we sleep at home in the comfort and warmth of our own bed and wake up painfully early to get to the trailhead? Or should we risk…
These bags were awesome at keeping snow off all my gear and I think they would work well for rafting and kayaking. Out of the box, the zippers seem durable but are still easy to zip, which, in my experience…
Back in October, I adopted my first dog! Her name is Joey and she is seriously adorable…okay, maybe I’m biased. But check her out. Anyways…I’ve always had family dogs growing up but had never actually had to purchase any of…
Conservatively rated, the Sierra Designs Nitro 800/0 exceeds all expectations as a cold-weather sleeping bag, packing down to a small package at an attainable price. In the winter of 2020, I had the opportunity to test out one of Sierra…
When it came to choosing the best pack for my adventures, every time I was forced to make the decision — should I try and stuff everything into a smaller, lighter pack, or suck it up and use my larger,…
Aconcagua. . . 22,841’. . . the tallest mountain outside of the Himalayas. I put the Native Raghorn to the test in the alpine of Argentina, as I set out with two friends to climb Aconcagua via the False Polish…
Mountainsmith outdoor products are designed in Golden, Colorado which is only a couple of miles from where I grew up. I love that this review hits so close to home. For this product review, I tested the Tour lumbar pack.…