Here is the gear I take for 3-season solo hiking. I’ve spent a lot of time and money figuring out what works for me so…
Author: dandurston
Long Term Review: Tarptent Stratospire 2
Summary All lightweight tents are compromised in some way, most commonly space. The Stratospire 2 takes a different tact by offering perhaps the most space of any lightweight 2…
Review/Warning: Evernew 300ml Double Wall Ti Mug (ECA354)
I normally like Evernew products. I have several pots I’m quite pleased with. That’s why I’m blown away they released and still sell a product…
Ten Photos From Summer 2015
Summer has been good. So good I’ve fallen far behind at blogging about it. Instead of trying to catch up with trip reports that are…
Clear Cutting the Walbran Valley?
There aren’t many low elevation forests on Vancouver Island, BC (or anywhere in BC) that haven’t been clear cut. Some logging is necessary to provide…
Guide: Stein Valley Park
I’ve written the first draft of a guide to the Stein Valley Provincial Park in the southern coast mountains of BC, Canada. It can be…
Cascadia Pack
I’ve been wanting to make another pack after realizing that the Strathcona pack I sewed in the fall turned out incoherent. Originally the Strathcona pack…
BMWO 2015 – Thalwegs and Insomnia
Preface I like a good challenge, so when I read last summer that no one finished the 2014 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open I knew I…
Packing for the Bob Marshall Wilderness Open
This weekend is the 2015 Bob Marshall Wilderness Open, an unofficial A to B traverse challenge across the rockies. I showed up in 2012 and…
Tarp Project: 9′ x 11′
Tarp’s aren’t the most glamorous of homemade gear projects, but I’ve made a few and learned a few things along the way so here’s a…