Montbell North America Super Spiral Down Hugger #0
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
Three inches of extra space in the shoulder area make this a primo bag for the broad shouldered.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
You're hiking. You slip. You're hurt. But the first-aid kit is back in the car--12 miles away. What should you do?
When the ground is drenched, look in your pack for dry, flammable fuel.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
Take our etiquette quiz to find out if you're genteel or a heel.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
The click, click, crap of a dead battery is about as welcome as the rattle of a diamondback in the latrine. Here's what to do.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
A big-guy favorite that packs small despite the extra internal dimensions.
Now you've done it, fumblefingers: bobbled your belay/rappel device or dropped your harness, with one 5.8 pitch left before the summit and three pitches below you back to the ridge. What to do?
Drowning is the #2 cause of outdoor deaths (falls are #1), so avoid wading waist-deep or too-fast rivers (a tossed, fist-size rock shouldn't move downstream before sinking), but if no choice exists:
"Hello, this is 911. Please state your emergency." If you're calling for backcountry help on your cell phone, what you say--or sob incoherently--next could determine when you get rescued.
Ounce for ounce, few items can improve your survival chances more than a humble trash bag.
Lost your hiking partner? Here's what to do to make sure you both come home in one piece.
Doing more (fresh-baked pizza and rumaki hors d'oeuvres) with less (a canister stove and a frying pan) is the essence of backcountry cooking. But when you're stuck without pots, pans, or utensils for more than a week, knowing how to cook and boil water with these four stand-in containers can be a vital, calorie-providing skill.
The Traverse Xt1's secret weapon? Sea To Summit's 3D NanoShell which keeps down dry without inhibiting breathability.
The Traverse Xt1's secret weapon? Sea To Summit's 3D NanoShell which keeps down dry without inhibiting breathability.
The Traverse Xt1's secret weapon? Sea To Summit's 3D NanoShell which keeps down dry without inhibiting breathability.
Fording the river didn't seem risky until the moment your butt hit the water. Now you're soaked up to your pits as the evening mercury drops below 45-degrees F. Your goal: Prevent hypothermia.
Word up to Eric Schlosser and all you other health-food ninnies out there: A bag of greasy chips could save your triglyceride-loathing, carb-counting, GMO-bashing arses.
Few forms of hiking are more frustrating, exhausting, and potentially dead-ending than postholing (aka, flailing through thigh-deep snow). If a storm struck overnight or you forgot to pack snowshoes--but still have miles to go--save energy and stay drier by constructing your own Ojibwas.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Without any traction, you're not going anywhere. Here's how to cross an icefield with the stuff in your pack.
Put that hooch to good use with these tips for starting a fire, treating water, and even signaling for help.
This mummy is stuffed with 850+ fill down and protected by Sea to Summit’s 3D NanoShell.
This mummy is stuffed with 850+ fill down and protected by Sea to Summit’s 3D NanoShell.
Long before satellite beacons, humans thrived in the wild with the best technology available: a knife. And with that one tool and some basic knowledge, they fulfilled all life-sustaining needs.
This mummy is stuffed with 850+ fill down and protected by Sea to Summit’s 3D NanoShell.
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From softshells to bibs, the toughest and most comfortable pants for every cold-weather outdoor adventure.
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Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
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Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
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Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Everything you need to stay sated in the backcountry.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Upgrade your zzzzz's with this luxe and versatile system.
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
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Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.
Check out Katie Herrel's author page.
Get a grip on the best carbon poles we've ever tested.