The Spark R&D Surge Pro is big mountain splitboard binding designed for powerful riders looking to shave some weight in their touring setup. Spark R&D Surge Pro Stiffness The Spark R&D Surge Pro Bindings are stiffer than Spark’s Surge Bindings thanks to a carbon-reinforced highback. With the ability to go from -13 degrees in tour […]
My favorite tent to test this year was hands down the Big Agnes Copper Spur UL3 mtnGLO Tent. This lightweight 3 season tent built for 3 people is just about perfect. Toss in the mtnGLO tech and you have a truly unique tent. Copper Spur UL3 mtnGLO Tent Weight Starting with the weight, the Big […]
After wearing the Costa Del Mar Slack Tide Sunglasses on hikes, climbs, backpacking, and, of course, fishing, I finally realized what a fishing buddy of mine told me years ago: Costa Del Mar Sunglasses are the best glasses, hands down. The Costa Del Mar Slack Tide Sunglasses are proof that Costa makes the best glasses […]
When looking for a great helmet for road biking these are 3 important things I look for: comfort, airflow, and aerodynamics. The Lazer Bullet 2.0 Helmet offers all three of those important features as well as easy adjustability of fit, compatibility with Zeiss Magnetic Lenses, rear LED light for safety and works with LifeBEAM heart […]
I decided to check out the new Scarpa F1 Boot and pare down the weight for those upcoming sufferfests. Would this weight reduction come at a price? Would I sacrifice control to save some grams? If this boot handled like its last version, then I had nothing to worry about. This touring ski boot was […]
I got a chance to test out the Kelty Dirt Motel 2. I was not disappointed. I love to sleep under the stars. So, if I don’t have to set up a tent, I will certainly opt not to! However, on a classic Teton summer night- warm, starry with the sound of the Snake River […]
Of all the new gear I pulled out to play with on our backpacking trip into the Sawtooths, my son freaked out the most over his new pair of Merrell Hydro Choprock Sandals. He tried them on immediately, started running laps around the living room, ran out for a couple of rounds of jumping on […]
I jumped at the chance to try out the brand new Black Diamond Ascension Skins as for years now pretty much all my ski partners have sworn by Black Diamond skins on their AT setups. Splitboarding is at least 80% going uphill and so I’ve always put much more stock in uphill performance than anything […]
The MSR Reactor Stove simply outperforms every other stove in the outdoor world. When comparing the MSR Reactor to the others there really is no competition. If you like hot boiling water fast in the backcountry this is the stove for you. MSR Reactor vs Jetboil We recently took the MSR Reactor Stove on a […]
Have you been looking for a way to sleep comfortably in the outdoors, if so the Exped SynMat 7, was made with you in mind. This sleeping mat offers a comfortable and quiet way to enjoy sleeping in your tent year-round. Temperature Rating With a temperature rating of 1.4 °F and an R-Value of 4.90, […]