The Tarahumara from Hill People Gear is a small pack that manages to reach an impressive equilibrium between simplicity and versatility. Originally envisioned as a hydration carrier, the Tarahumara grew during its development into a small pack and compression panel. Design The construction of the Tarahumara is similar to that of the Hill People Gear… Continue reading Hill People Gear Tarahumara: A Simple and Versatile Pack
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Lightweight Backpacking Step 3: Multi-Function Gear
This is the fourth post in my series on lightweight backpacking aimed at helping you reduce your overall pack weight without sacrificing any of the comfort or necessities. In my first post I introduced you to the concept of lightweight backpacking, the benefits, how to get started, and taking less stuff. The second post focused… Continue reading Lightweight Backpacking Step 3: Multi-Function Gear
Survival Shelters Additional Resources – 2012 Muster
Note: This post was originally made for attendees of the Inaugural Muster as an addition to the shelter building and survival section of their handbooks. There is still a lot of useful information for everyone though so we wanted to make it available here. Hey everyone, I wanted to add a few additional items… Continue reading Survival Shelters Additional Resources – 2012 Muster
Lightweight Backpacking Step 2: The Big Three
This is the third post in my series on lightweight backpacking aimed at helping you reduce your overall pack weight without sacrificing any of the comfort or the necessities. In my first post I introduced you to the concept of lightweight backpacking, the benefits, how to get started, taking less stuff, and smaller amounts of… Continue reading Lightweight Backpacking Step 2: The Big Three
Stay Connected Anywhere in the World with CerberLink
It was a few days before I was flying to Colorado for the GORUCK Ascent this year and I was thinking that it would be great to have a device that allowed me to send and receive messages as well as allow someone to track my current location and movement. A simple search online produced… Continue reading Stay Connected Anywhere in the World with CerberLink
62 Miles – The One Day Hike AAR
They say that the One Day Hike (ODH) may be the mid-Atlantic region’s oldest long distance hike. Even though The Sierra Club has been hosting this popular adventure since 1974, I just found out about it last year. They have two distances for hikers to choose from, a 50K and a 100K. All but 1.5… Continue reading 62 Miles – The One Day Hike AAR
Lightweight Backpacking Step 1: Weigh Everything!
If you read my previous article, an Introduction to Lightweight Backpacking, you’ll remember that I only touched on the basic principles of lightweight backpacking such as how to get started, weighing gear, taking less, multi-use gear and some of the benefits of reducing your pack weight. In the following series of posts I’d like to… Continue reading Lightweight Backpacking Step 1: Weigh Everything!
GORUCK Scavenger Hunt: Bare Bones Intel from Class 001
On New Years Eve, I completed the first ever GORUCK Scavenger in Washington DC. Due to OPSEC, you won’t find a lengthy after action report but I can provide just the most bare bones intel from this classified event. The first rule of Scavenger: “No talking about Scavenger.” The only way to find out what… Continue reading GORUCK Scavenger Hunt: Bare Bones Intel from Class 001
Maintain Your Cutting Edge with these DIY Knife Sharpening Techniques
There’s enough information out there about sharpening knives to fill an encyclopedia and in fact many books have been written on the topic. Many of us that sit down to sharpen our cutting tools end up with a dull edge, or only occasionally achieve a nice sharp edge. While some of us can get a… Continue reading Maintain Your Cutting Edge with these DIY Knife Sharpening Techniques
Introduction to Geocaching: What you need to Get Started
Most of you are probably familiar with Geocaching (pronounced ‘geo-cashing’) one way or another. In it’s simplest form, Geocaching is a ‘treasure hunt’ where users with GPS devices find hidden containers (called caches) and log their visit. Sometimes there are even items in the caches to trade. It’s honestly just a great excuse to get… Continue reading Introduction to Geocaching: What you need to Get Started