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For sales try Sierra Trading Post. I just got two pairs of Whitewood XC Ski boots Nordic Norm (wife and self) for $85US (total - including shipping). Outstanding boots and cheaper than any brand I've seen anywhere. Sierra Trading Post - We Are All Explorers. Most of their stuff seems to be...

I hope that those of you from Canada that wanted a flashlight got one, as I can no longer ship them outside the U.S. It's a budget issue. The crest idea is much better in that regard!

When the bear was done playing with the barrel did she go after the canoe?

I have to agree with @mett1982. I've lived for a time in both West Virginia (Elkins) like @actadh and New York (Albany area). The Adirondacks are truly spectacular in the fall. However the colors in Vermont and New Hampshire are right up there as well. I never got across the border into...

This sounds great. Apparently it's a 2-watt radio (151-154 MHz range) that pairs to your phone via Bluetooth. The phone software lets you send and receive text messages via the radio. The website says you can send a message to everyone within range or just to particular people. I guess its...

I wrote a blog post on snowshoes last December. In it I go over the general classes of snowshoes, their uses and how the price rises with fancy features. Check it out on The Blog at Explore. It's certainly not an exhaustive discussion, but to summarize even further. As Northern Dancer says...

I liked the CampingBabble crest idea so much that I wanted to come up with something to give away too. After months of searching, I found a great little pocket flashlight. It's made of aluminum, has three LED lights and a push on - push off button (beloved by those that like to hold a...

It's a fold-up pad, no curl yet, lays nice and flat.

I got a Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite Sol pad for backpacking. It's a light weight, closed-cell foam (totally waterproof), egg-carton pattern that is really comfortable. The top side has a silver coating designed to reflect body heat back up. It folds accordion style rather than rolls so depending upon...

Living in the drier part of the western U.S., the fall colors are heavily oriented to yellow. As in aspens among the conifers with shrubs of various colors in some places. Nothing like the photo from @campforums. Still its a lovely time of year. I have an upcoming blog post titled "The...

We now have a couple packs in south-central, Oregon from males that traveled down from the vicinity of Enterprise, Oregon and somehow found mates down here. Most recently one traveled through the Columbia Basin, Southern Blue Mountains, and Northern and Central Cascade Mountains and has been in...

Here's a little piece of knowledge I've been thinking about as I lug my 40 pound (18kg) pack around trying to get into shape. The water badder I put into the pack holds 3 liters (2.6 quarts) that's 3kg of water (6.6 pounds) or 17% of the total weight. Since the trip I'm taking will follow a...

For those that don't know, the pack weighs 2kg and can hold up to about 23kg. The way I pack it in the video the total weight, pack and all is about 18kg. Thanks for the kind words! You missed the jets going over and the occasional brushing against the mic, but I was using a lavalier mic so...

I'm joining some fiends for a backpacking trip on the Jim Weaver National Recreation Trail around Waldo Lake in Oregon in a few weeks, so I'm training. I started carrying my pack, partially filled, for a one mile (1.6 km) walk. I'm now up to 2.5 miles (4 km) with the pack almost filled. I'm...

The UK Boy Scouts listed ten unofficial rules for camping in a recent blog post with my remarks in parenthesis: Turn off the phones (not a problem if you're remote enough) The kettle should always be boiled (thinking of those English folks and their tea) Don't end up accidentally feeding the...