For those of us traveling far outside the reach of our usual healthcare resources, international medical services are an important component to trip planning.
Gear Scout: Stio Basis Shirt
The Basis Shirt is a long overdue product. In a nutshell, it’s a technical baselayer that doesn’t look like, well, a technical baselayer.
Kalaber Creations’ Warn Winch Mount for the Ural Gear Up
Despite its immense capability and tank-like build, the Ural Gear Up is not without limitation. The next time you find yourself up a certain creek without a paddle you’ll be wishing you had one of these.
Gear Scout: The Earl Backcountry Tablet
The only thing the iPad definitively proved is no device will ever do everything, but tablets can do far more than we thought possible just a couple years ago. Enter the Earl.
Gear Scout: LifeStraw
Released in 2005 and quickly dispatched to some of the most water challenged regions of the world, the LifeStraw performed beautifully, and since has won numerous awards.
Cooper Discoverer A/T3
Released in 2011, you could still call the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 a new tire. We’ve had the opportunity to test it over the last year on a variety of platforms and it has handily exceeded our expectations.
Head to Head: Synthetic vs. Water-Resistant Down
This time around, the new technology isn’t a wonder fiber, it’s a super feather. For the first in a very long time, this raging debate is finally getting interesting.
Adventure Photographer: Sony Cyber Shot RX100 II
This past summer Sony released an updated version of their popular Cyber Shot RX100, a camera which was already one of the best in its category.
Gear Scout: ArkPak Smart Charger
Unlike many power packs which are built around a sealed, proprietary battery, the ArkPak can optimize the efficiency of any 12V battery, keeping your gear fully charged.
Backcountry Classics: The Kelly Kettle
More than a century old, it still kicks those high tech stoves right in the proverbial pants
Overland Navigation: New Opportunities with Tablets
No longer do you have to trudge around with laptop computers and/or large paper atlases for off-road adventures. The technology is so practical you can even use it on motorcycles.
Book Review: Driving the Great Western Trail in Arizona
It’s a beautiful place accessed via a warren of rocky roads, some seemingly as old as the hills themselves. Finding your way through this state is not always easy with good guidebooks few and far between.
REV’IT! Releases New Line of Motorcycle Jeans
It almost seems like a disservice to call these jeans. They’re every bit as sophisticated as any highly engineered riding pants I have, but they appear to be normal jeans, and very nice ones at that.
American Overlander: Clikstand Alcohol Stove System
What alcohol stoves frequently lack is a good pot support with optimal flame protection. Thanks to the Clikstand, the long-loved alcohol stove is now––perfected
Long Term Review: Klymit Double Diamond Vest
The Double Diamond Vest might be their most unconventional offering and was the brain child of the founder, Nate Alder.
Reviewed: Delorme inReach SE
This was the device I had been anxiously awaiting as it had been preceded by a great deal of hype. After using it extensively in the subsequent weeks, I began to see what all the fuss was about––it is a brilliant product.
AltRider Releases New Skid Plate for the KLR
Affordable, capable, and as reliable as hammer, the KLR’s are excellent platforms. They do however, benefit from a few key modifications like AltRider’s new KLR Skid Plate.
Gear Scout: Remington 1816 Ilion Jacket
If you’re like me and prefer things that stand the test of time, Remington’s 1816 Ilion Jacket could be for you. A fusion of old and new the Ilion features the classic styling befitting the Remington legacy.
Adventure Photographer: Canon EOS 70D
Despite initial doubts, as the weeks have ticked by it appears the 70D is plodding along winning fans as it goes, even in some professional circles where it has become somewhat of a darling
Bear Aware: Why Some Say Spray
There’s a lot of debate on how to defend yourself from these magnificent creatures. Find out if bear spray stacks up to the competition.