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What to Look For in a Titanium Flask

What to Look For in a Titanium Flask

My outdoor adventures combine a love of innovative equipment, and a desire to have the most fun possible outside. That’s why we go outside, right? On most of hiking, biking, camping and paddling trips, I like to bring a little liquor to the toast the pleasures of a day spent outside. But, an ordinary, heavy flask isn’t a good fit for me. I like newer, cooler gear, and I don’t like anything...read more

What to Look For in a Titanium Stove

What to Look For in a Titanium Stove

Titanium is great for many outdoor gear applications—but it especially shines in the world of stoves. Camping and hiking stoves must endure tremendous heat, must be durable enough rattle around in your pack and have to handle extreme shifts in temperature in short periods of time—all while maintaining the lowest possible weight. Thankfully, titanium excels at all of these tasks! Here’s a great primer to buying the best titanium stoves for outdoor...read more

Walking Upright: The Principles Behind the ExoTi Backpack

Walking Upright: The Principles Behind the ExoTi Backpack

An ExoTi 50 between its two evolutionary predecessors, an internal frame pack on the left and an external frame pack on the right. Image credit: Edwin Durning @old_man_grom Evolving over millions of years, human locomotion has become a highly efficient process. However, carrying a backpack requires us to deviate from our natural upright walking posture. The more we, as backpackers, can maintain our natural upright posture while walking, the more comfortable and...read more

How to Hike 2,189 Miles: Interview with an AT Thru-Hiker

How to Hike 2,189 Miles: Interview with an AT Thru-Hiker

Ahhh…the grandeur of thru-hiking… 5,000,000 steps. That’s roughly how many steps it takes to thru-hike a major trail like the Appalachian Trail. And while most people take vacation for a little R&R (rest and relaxation), some instead choose to attempt to thru-hike a major trail like the Appalachian Trail with their vacation time–a grueling endeavor at the total opposite end of the R&R spectrum. Thru-hiking is simply completing a trail from beginning to...read more

Vargo Titanium Triad Stove_ Upgrade Your Outdoor Cooking

Vargo Titanium Triad Stove: Upgrade Your Outdoor Cooking

Elevate outdoor cooking with Vargo's Titanium Triad Stove! Weighing just 1 ounce, it's lighter and more efficient. Enhanced features include a 450% larger filling hole and stable indented bottom. Perfect for backpackers and hikers.

Vargo BOT 700 - It's Not Just a Mug!

Vargo BOT 700: It's Not Just a Mug!

Explore the Vargo BOT 700, a revolutionary lightweight camping mug crafted from pure grade titanium. This versatile outdoor gear combines the functions of a mug, pot, and water bottle, enhancing your backpacking experiences.

The Ultimate Fire Starter™

The Ultimate Fire Starter™

“Okay…so what is it?” Fire starters come in a plethora of different styles, shapes, and sizes. Some create hot sparks while others generate flames. Others even use electricity to generate enough heat to cause combustion of any flammable material. However, they all have one major flaw. And to understand this flaw, we need to go back to our handy dandy Fire Triangle. What’s the Fire Triangle? Glad you asked. The Fire Triangle:...read more