How my Apple Watch saved my life
Tech vs. Wild publisher Chuck La Tournous penned a scary tale with a happy ending for Macworld Magazine.
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Spring camping tips from Nemo equipment (and one from us)
The longer days and teases of bright sunshine and higher temperatures already have us doing shakedowns of our camping gear. Spring is a great time...
Internal vs. External Frame Backpacks: Let’s settle this once and for all
It’s a battle as old as time. Well, as old as 1967 or so, anyway. More divisive than paper vs. plastic; more polarizing than putting...
SolarTab Portable Solar Panel is a Bright Spot in Outdoor Charging Solutions
With cheap high-capacity external batteries abounding, is there still a need for solar-powered chargers? Chuck La Tournous shines some light on SolarTab—a Kickstarter-funded solar charger/battery combo that’s a bright spot in the field. Literally.
REI’s guide to packing your backpack
REI has a nice guide on the proper way to pack a backpack. Proper packing is not always intuitive, despite the opening line of REI’s post. But learning to do it the right way will save you a lot of pain and maybe even prevent a ruined weekend.
Practically perfect PowerPot V charges gear with fire
If a clever combination of science and technology that turns heat into electricity to power your gear interests you, the PowerPot V just may be your cup of tea—literally.
Heavenly Hiking in the Garden of the Gods
Denver’s Garden of the Gods boasts rock formations straight out of central casting—and in numbers that would seem to defy chance. We toured this popular tourist spot and found that while it may not be off the beaten trail, there’s still lots to love—swear to God.
Is it time to take trekking poles seriously?
Maybe it’s a function of age, but every time I contemplate a long hike along rough terrain or a lot of elevation, I reexamine my...
Yahoo Sports lists five ‘must have’ items for winter camping
It wasn’t much of a winter for most of the U.S. (yet, anyway), but Kraig Becker at Yahoo Sports’ GrindTV penned his list of “must-have”...
Review: Garmin VIRB Elite preserves your high adventure memories in high definition
In a world of smartphones with built-in GPS chips and cars with included navigation systems, what’s a navigation device manufacturer to do? If you’re as...
PowerTrekk charges your gear with technology ’from the future’
Charge your gear with water? While we wait for our flying cars, MyFC’s PowerTrekk hydrogen fuel center feels a little like living in the future.
