February 2012
4 posts
We just launched the best backpacking backpack...
The Backpacking Backpack review is live. We tested the best packs head-to-head on backpacking trips as short as a few days and as long as 22 days. Ian Nicholson led the tests and spent all year charging around the North Cascades, Aconcagua, Patagonia and Alaska. Actually, he has spent the last decade doing that. It’s safe to say Ian spends as much time carrying heavy packs as anyone between...
Best day of Surfing at Ocean Beach?
Maybe. Definitely huge and fun. Just wish I had been in some of these photos
January 2012
3 posts
New handheld GPS device review
Max Neale just released an awesome handheld GPS device review over at OutdoorGearLab. If you are looking for a handheld gps device for hiking, backpacking or climbing, definitely check it out. Max also wrote a GPS buying advice article which starts by asking if you really even need a gps device. I find I almost never use a GPS device in the backcounty and prefer to stick to old fashioned maps....
December 2011
4 posts
Favorite Books Of 2011
Unbroken - I highly recommend the audiobook
Ghost Wave - Story of maybe the biggest wave in the world. You don’t have to be a surfer to appreciate this book because the author ties in great character profiles and non-surfing history.
The Quest - Great overview of the history of US Energy use and where we are headed.
Not A Gas Station - Self published book on how to start your own bio...
OutdoorGearLab voted #1 Outdoor Gear Blog by...
OutdoorGearLab voted #1 Outdoor Gear Blog by Outside Magazine. Thanks everyone for the support, feedback, and user gear reviews!
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Favorite Books of 2007
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt Omnivores Dilemna by Michael Pollan The Beatles by Hunter Davies I am America by Stphen Colbert In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Innocent Man by John Grisham Into the Wild by John Krakauer Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright Measure of a Man by Sydney Poitier On Writing by Stephen King Takedown by Rick Cowan Three Cups of...