Gear
Tools for life outdoors.
- Backcountry Skiing with Kids on a Budget - Strategies for outfitting kids with backcountry ski equipment
- Outdoor Retailer: It's All About the People - While Outdoor Retailer may be a huge showcase of "stuff", what really makes it memorable are the people.
- Our First Week on Skis - A Dream Come True - After years of dreaming, scheming we finally have skis!
- OR Summer 2011 - Wrap Up & Giveaway - A couple videos and post-trip notes from Outdoor Retailer 2011.
- OR Summer 2011 - A Giveaway For You! - Live from the OR press room a giveaway for you.
- OR Summer 2011 - Open Air Demo - Day one of our first Outdoor Retailer show.
- Backpackers and Ziploc Bags - Trying to figure out how to use less plastic when we backpack.
- A Video Tour of Hyperlite Mountain Gear - An ultra-light gear company in action.
- On Trial: Footwear for Fall/Winter/Spring 2010-2011 - A peek at what we're wearing on our feet this season.
- Family Shelter Musings - Our quest for a light 5 person backcountry tent.
- Wood Stove Testing - The Bushcooker LT III - Testing a lightweight backcountry stove.
- Make Your Own Ultralight Bear Bag and/or Stuff Sack - Sewing instructions to make your own stuff sack.
- Setting A Good Example - Mountain Gear - We need to see more families outdoors together.
- Have tent will travel - Tenting can take more places than just a campground.
- MYOG (Make Your Own Gear) - Resources to make your own outdoor clothing and gear.
- Gentian Pond Backpacking - Successes and Failures - Gear and trip reflections from our first summer family backpacking trip.
- Pack Perfection? - The packs we used for our first backpacking adventures.
- Our New Family Shelter - And you thought Shangri-la was a eden, turns out it's a tent.