Uncharted Supply Co. is a company that produces high-quality survival gear, and the Seventy2 Pro Survival Backpack is one of their most popular products. This backpack is designed to help you survive in any situation, whether you’re lost in the wilderness or caught in an urban disaster. The Uncharted Supply Co. Seventy2 Pro Survival System […]
Peak Design is aptly named. Their products are the peak of design. There are other camera gear companies with more purpose-built products that I like to use in my daily photojournalism work, but Peak Design’s products are far and above the most aesthetically pleasing and well thought out. The Peak Design Everyday Backpack, like most […]
Mystery Ranch’s T100 Pack is a super-hauler, ideal for extended treks built to handle any mad quest your heart may throw at it, to this horizon and the next one. At 100 liters, this is a real-deal backcountry adventure carry sack, able to carry literally everything you’ll need for camp, mission, and more. Plus given […]
I needed a new midsize pack for day trip mountaineering adventures, and am stoked to be testing the Gregory Alpinisto 35. It is a comfortable pack, and the size L fits my 5’11”, 210lb frame well. Gregory Alpinisto Test I have used the 35L Alpinisto Backpack while cragging, backcountry skiing, and mountaineering. It is not […]
The Union Rover Approach Skis Backpack Carry System is the latest piece of splitboard style gear from the Union Binding Company. With the Union Rover Approach Skis you can walk or sort of slide uphill while having a traditional snowboard attached to your back. This pack made our list of the best snowboard backpacks for […]
If you haven’t been paying close attention to the lightweight backpack revolution, I can now state with confidence that things have really changed. I officially declare that my days of hauling around a five-pound pack to support a load are over! Many of us curiously watched lightweight packs develop from the sidelines but figured they […]
The 71 liter North Face Base Camp Duffel medium is my go to bag for airline travel and for organizing sport specific gear while vanlifing. The Base Camp duffel is compact enough that I have never gotten hassled about using it as carry on luggage, but big enough to carry everything I need for a […]
The Mountainsmith Apex 60L Internal Frame Pack is a rugged, well-designed overnight backcountry pack that has everything you’d need to plan an escape into the wild, far far from the rest of the world. A bomber supermachine made for moving fast and deep for days and days. Mountainsmith Apex Tuning Fork Waistbelt First thing you notice […]
The Patagonia Descensionist Pack is a great way to store all your gear while recreating in the backcountry. Whatever you do though, don’t let the look of the material fool you the Patagonia Descensionist Pack is durable enough to handle whatever you throw at it. This pack made our list of the best ski & […]
The Mystery Ranch Saddle Peak Pack is a well-built 25L ski and snowboard pack suitable for riding lifts, slaying sidecountry, sled skiing, and bare-bones backcountry tours. I tested this pack skiing OB at Jackson Hole, and on several tours of assorted lengths in the Wydaho backcountry. Some of those tours involved a little ‘schwacking, and […]