ProView – Sierra Designs Meteor Lite 2
When your home away from home is a tent you end up spreading out, moving in, and generally just spending a lot of time (sometimes more than you want) in the tent. The Sierra Designs Meteor Lite 2 tent is…
Backcountry
ProView – Mountainsmith Mayhem 30
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…
ProView – Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 40-60
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…
ProView – Primus Essential Trail Stove Kit
The beginning of this year I somehow convinced some of my pals to make the trek to Moab for a weekend of camping. “No one else I’d rather freeze my butts off with than you guys,” was our catch phrase.…
ProView – Sierra Designs Nitro 800 Dridown 0 Deg
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…
ProView – EXPED Lightning 60
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,…
ProView – Native Eyewear Raghorn
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…
ProView – Primus Lite+
With the explosion of the all-in-one personal cook system category over the last few years, I have found myself looking for a replacement and a hopeful improvement over my 10-year-old backpacking stove. When I tested the Primus Lite+ I found…
ProView – Mountainsmith Tour
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.…
ProView – Outdoor Research Men’s MicroGravity AscentShell Jacket
Outdoor Research claims their AscentShell Technology will keep you protected from all the elements while being breathable and dumping heat. In backcountry skiing heat management is crucial, you need to stay warm and protected from the outside elements, while not…