3 Day Beginner Backpackers Pack List By Joe Kellam
A great way to go from being a hiker to a fledgling backpacker is to spend a 3 day weekend out exploring an established trail. With all of the areas available and apps to find a route it is easy ev...
6 Reasons to Pack Out Your Dirty Toilet Paper by Mandy "Veggie" Redpath
Let’s face it…it always sucks to arrive at a trailhead and see little bits of white and brown for the first quarter mile. As outdoor spaces get a usage boost, they become a casualty of toilet pa...
Choosing and Using the Right Sleeping Bag by Jim Sutherland
I have created this video to share my experiences when choosing the right sleeping bag. Six different bags are described, and their pros/cons are discussed based on what I have found from using th...
SMD packing pods review by Jim Sutherland
In any one week, I can switch items of gear from one pack to another depending upon what kind of riding I am doing, e.g. local trail riding for an hour or so on my mountain bike, longer rides away...
Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla
When flying XC (cross country) as a paraglider pilot your final landing destination is not always known, but at the end of the flight you will land somewhere, and that's a gravity-based guarantee, ...
Rock Climbing with the SMD Traveler by Francisco Miller
Backpacking has been my passion for close to 10 years now and my career for going on 7 years, and one of the greatest gifts I’ve received from my dive into the wilderness has been my discovery of n...