ProView – Rumpl Original Puffy Blanket
I sleep in my car. A lot. Summer, winter, rain, hail – it doesn’t matter. There’s something about being snug in a tight space, nothing but the open sky right out your door and birds singing you a good morning…
Backpacking and Hiking
ProView – EXPED Megamat Lite 12 LXW and Mega Pillow
You’re at the trailhead, your alarm goes off at 4 am, and you begin your hike zombie style because you slept terribly in the back of your car last night – you’ve been there. You toss and turn endlessly in…
ProView – Oboz Bridger Mid B-Dry
For some folks, their office views are about as lame as the dress shoes they are wearing to work every day. Lucky for me I don’t have that problem, and my hiking boots take the place of my dress shoes…
ProView – SlingFin 2Lite Tent
“Lite” is right when it comes to the SlingFin 2Lite Tent. Like all of my gear, it passed the kitchen scale weight test, making its way into my pack for a couple of summer adventures. But weight isn’t everything. As…
ProView – GRAYL Ultralight Purifier
During the summer months, I’m in the mountains as often as the weather (and my job) allow me to be. Over the years I’ve tried to make my hiking pack as light as possible but there’s one thing I just…
ProView – EXPED Explore 75
Let me preface this review by saying that my search for a replacement multi-day pack has just about pushed the boundaries of friendships, store clerks and maybe even manufacturers. Whether it’s that I have somehow grown into in-between sizes that…
ProView – Trekking Head to Toe in Icebreaker Merino Wool
This year I spent the entire month of May in Nepal on a geologic expedition exploring the mountains around Everest. In preparation for this trip, I was looking for clothing that is able to endure long days of hiking and…
ProView – Darn Tough Over-the-Calf Cushion Socks
As years and years pass, and we mature, gifts always become increasingly difficult to give and receive. We know what we like, either we already own it or we’re fine without something. I knew I had reached adulthood when I…
ProView – La Sportiva TX3 Approach Shoes
The La Sportiva TX3’s served as the perfect shoe to help get me out of my winter slump and into full-on, hardcore, spring sendage mode. Through several climbing trips to the around the Midwest and Southeast, around town, and even…
ProView – Big Agnes Skeeter SL 20 Sleeping Bag & Q-Core Deluxe Sleeping Pad
Cold. Wet. Sloppy. Such is springtime in Montana. As the mountains slowly release from the depths of winter, feet of snow start melting off, feeding gluttonous rivers that rise from tranquil trout streams to raging torrents. Perfect conditions for testing…