In an ideal world I’d use a pack for a few years before reviewing, after all, its those later years that really  separate the good packs from the great.  But as we all know this isn’t an ideal world, products and companies can undergo significant change over the course of only a year or two, [...]

I’ve been back from Oregon for a few days now and have a bunch of posts in the toaster-oven just waiting to cook all the way through.  We’ll start out with some hot appetizers to prime the appetite and move from there as a I gain time and motivation.
After watching Thai Airways maul my backpack [...]

I’ll say this first: I’ve always been a big fan of Evolv. Aside from the quality climbing shoes they produce, the company’s environmental stance and - from what I’ve been told - excellent resoles via Yosemite Bum set the bar pretty high. Being the miser that I am, I was looking for a cheap-o pair [...]

The rain fly shed the water like Emile Hirsch shed pounds in “Into the Wild”