I was first introduced to the Thrupack Summit Bum at the end of my Continental Divide Trail thru-hike and it's a real shame I hadn't known about it beforehand. It was as if I had just finished digging an enormous hole (you know, for a body or something) with my hands and along comes some asshole
Introducing the Halfway Anywhere Store
It's taken longer than promised, but after repeated and persistent requests for the introduction of merchandise and prints, I've come around to the idea and am launching the Halfway Anywhere Store. I am starting basic with a shirt, hat, beanie, and a group of four photos for canvas prints. I will be
Bluffworks Meridian Dress Shirt 2.0 Review
The Bluffworks Meridian Dress Shirt 2.0 is an update to Bluffworks Meridian Dress Shirt and it is my go-to shirt for traveling, hiking, and just overall attempting to blend into everyday society. Like the original, the Bluffworks Meridian Dress Shirt 2.0 is lightweight, breathable, comfortable, and
Western Mountaineering Versalite Sleeping Bag Review
I resisted for a long time, but I finally upgraded my sleeping bag and I could not be happier with my choice, a Western Mountaineering Versalite. Talk to anyone in the strange community that is thru-hikers (a group who knows gear as well as or better than probably any other) and you will hear a
Bluffworks Chino Pants Review
The Bluffworks Chino Pants. They cover your legs and provide a level of modesty suitable for most formal events and occasions where revealing one's leg skin would not be very appropriate (or for just hiding your awesome and/or regrettable tattoos). Long did I scour the globe and the internets for
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite Review
For a long time I was not a big fan of inflatable sleeping pads, but when I finally broke down and got one, I went straight for the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite. Weighing 12 oz / 350 g with a 3.2 R-value (the measure of resistance to heat flow through a given thickness of material), it's not only the
Osprey Exos 58 Backpack Review
After thousands of miles hiking with my Atmos 65, I decided I had leveled-up to a smaller capacity pack. The answer? The Osprey Exos 58. Seriously? Only seven liters difference? Yes, baby steps, people. I erred on the larger side because 1) there's only a 2 oz / 57 g weight difference between the 58
Mountain Hardwear Wraith Sleeping Bag Review
When I decided I was going to trek to Everest Base Camp in the middle of winter, I knew that I would need to change out some of my gear before heading to Nepal. As much as I love my Phantom 15 sleeping bag, it is not suited to keep me warm in the bitterly cold temperatures - the kind I expected to
Peak Design Capture Clip Review
Hey, look! Something neat! Let's take a picture of it so we can show it off to faux friends and strangers on the internet. Do you have your camera handy? No? Where is it? In your backpack? Inside some awkwardly slung case dangling from one of your appendages? Too late! Neat thing is gone (or you
