Seamless Is Down and We're All Going to Starve (Updated)
My existence hinges on three things, each interconnected: Food, laziness, and websites that bring food to me. Today,…
How To Wash And Maintain Your Down Jackets And Sleeping Bags
Down has the highest warmth-to-weight and warmth-to-packed size ratio of any widely available material. And quality…
Winter Is Coming, Are You Ready?
Well, are you? Here’s a comprehensive guide to staying warm, staying dry and staying active when it’s cold outside.…
Could Humble Milkweed Replace Down Feathers In Your Outdoor Gear?
Down is the most effective commonly-available insulator for outdoors apparel. But, it’s also expensive, loses its…
We Tested Waterproof Down By Jumping in a Frozen Lake
Down is the most effective, commonly available insulator known to man. So long as you keep it dry. But, new hydrophobic…
How to Find the Perfect Sleeping Bag
The foundation for comfort outdoors, a sleeping bag is probably the most essential item of camping gear. But, they now…
How to Find the Perfect Sleeping Bag
The foundation for comfort outdoors, a sleeping bag is probably the most essential item of camping gear. But, they now…
The Coziest Two-Person Sleeping Bag YetÂ
Thanks to its shoe-style, zipper-free design, this new Backcountry Bed Duo from Sierra Designs packs bed-level comfort…
Can The World's Lightest Down Jacket Stand Up To Backcountry Abuse?
The Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket is the lightest fully featured down jacket in the world at 7 oz. It's…
Adventure Tested: Mountain Hardwear Mtn. Speed 32 Sleeping Bag
Planning a fast and light cold weather adventure? The Mountain Hardwear Mtn Speed 32 employs a new type of nylon to…
The Site That Tells You if Sites Are Down Is Down
Downforeveryoneorjustme.com is the site we all use to figure out if sites are actually down or not. But right now, that…
Adventure Tested: Nemo Tango Duo Slim Two-Person Sleeping Bag
A two-person sleeping bag that packs down no heavier or larger than a single one-person bag? The Nemo Tango Duo Slim 30'…
Adventure Tested: Sea To Summit Spark SP1 Ultralight Sleeping Bag
The lightest, smallest high-performance sleeping bag you can buy? This new Sea To Summit Spark SP1 weighs just 12.3 oz…
A Facebook Bug Pretty Much Took Down the Entire Internet
If you thought the Internet freaked out for a little bit and every site you went to was down, you're not alone. Major…
Facebook Is Down (Updated)
According to users and various reports, Facebook is currently down in the US of A. As in it's not working. As in it…
Is Twitter Completely Down for You?
Twitter is having big time problems in some places right now. Out in California, I can't even get the website to load…
Yesterday's Wikipedia Outage Caused By Dumb Ass Cutting Cables
Wikipedia went down for a couple of hours yesterday. The reason? Some dumb ass managed to sever the fiber cables…
Google Talk Is Down
Google is reporting that there's a widespread outage of its Talk IM service. The company explains that it's "aware of a…
Gmail Is Down (Update: It's Back)
Gmail went down for a period of an hour or more today, affecting two percent of users worldwide. Google just confirmed…
Hardcore Gifts for the Winter Backpacker
For some people, weather means nothing; they have to get outside and into nature no matter what. Here's the thing,…