HydraPak Partners with Katadyn®

          HydraPak Partners with Katadyn® to Launch BeFree™Water Filtration System Collaboration Offers Ultralight Microfilter and Soft Flask Combo (OAKLAND, CA) -HydraPak® -the creator of innovative hydration solutions for performance-driven people -has partnered with Katadyn®, the Swiss leaders in water filtration and purification, to launch the BeFree™water filtration system. Perfect for backcountry and urban travel, the BeFree™is … Read more

Thermarest Slacker Rain Fly

The Thermarest Slacker Rain Fly provides protection from the weather for you and your gear.  The Slacker Rain Fly is basically a stretched out, hexagon shaped, waterproof tarp.  With the Slacker Rain Fly, Thermarest includes four shepherd‘s hook style aluminum stakes, four guylines with installed line tensioners at the corners, a ridgeline with tensioners at … Read more

Flowfold Vanguard Limited Billfold Wallet

Once you check out the Vanguard Limited wallet from Flowfold, you won’t want any other wallet in your pocket. It weighs so little, it floats. It’s water resistant. It’s got style, so you’ll look smart when you take out your wallet to pay for your next bit of outdoor or cycling gear. It’s made in America! … Read more

VSSL Supplies Survival Flashlight

It‘s been said that great things come in small packages, and VSSL Gear doesn‘t disappoint with the Supplies Survival Flashlight. I was able to rely on this one tool for my brief camping adventure. First and foremost, what is a survival flashlight? Well, VSSL has found a way to combine more than a dozen essential … Read more

A Few Words About Freedom

For most of us, once you get past the fireworks, BBQs, and American flag t-shirts, today is about freedom. And not just freedom to enjoy a day off from work. Freedom means different things to different people. The Merriam-Webster version is “The quality or state of being free”, which really covers quite a bit. But rather … Read more

Spitting In The Soup

New Book, Spitting in the Soup, Explores the History of Sports Doping and Shines Light on Doping in Olympic Sports  Sports journalist Mark Johnson examines how deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports and the changes required to kick drugs out of sports once and for all.   Boulder, CO, USA – June, 2016 … Read more