9 Nov
It looks somewhat like this one, the Ajungilak Sphere Spring. US$445 on the Marmot website.
My cost … US$76.
I bought it at the best department store in Kathmandu, BhatBhateni Super Store.
When I asked the clerk if it was “made in Nepal“, not in Romania as it claimed on the label, he vigorously denied [...]
8 Nov
UPDATE: In the end I decided not to buy it. Too heavy. Too bulky when worn as a coat. … I’d really like something half as heavy, half as warm.
=== Original post:
Who would buy one of these things?
… I think I’m just about to.
I am looking at one right now. US$190.
I’ll use it [...]
26 Oct
Before I traveled in Europe, I vaguely thought of their gear as … nice. Way overpriced. Gaudy. And sometimes completely goofy. (Especially the tents.)
Then I toured the huge Sportler store in Bolzano, Italy.
Later I was overwhelmed with the even bigger Schuster store in Munich.
Brands like Salewa, Kaikkaalla, Meru, La Sportiva, Mammut, Vaude, Deuter, [...]
21 Oct
When I gave up on carrying a water filter, I gave up on Nalgene wide mouth bottles.
In recent years I’ve simply carried a soft drink bottle. It’s fantastically reliable and fits more easily into my pack pocket than a Nalgene.
Crow recommends …
… a 20 ounce “Vitamin Water” bottle. I wanted a wide mouth [...]
20 Oct
I travelled and hiked over the past summer with 4 wicking t-shirts:
→ Patagonia
→ Adidas
→ Nike
→ MEC Rapidi-T
The best (and cheapest by far) was the MEC Rapidi-T.
On return to Canada I stocked up, buying 4 more short-sleeved. And 1 long-sleeved. (You never know when this product will be discontinued or the fabric changed.)
$18.00 CAD (US$16.80) [...]
15 Oct
Or a Banana Guard ™
official website – Banana Guard
Check the Froot Guard and Froot Case while you are there.
It actually works perfectly, if you want to carry the extra weight.
Thanks Rockin’ Ronnie for embarrassing me with this piece of goofy gear.
12 Oct
by Besthike editor Rick McCharles
I’ve not changed my system much over the past 3yrs.
This works for me.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Leave a comment if you have an opinion.
An unusual item shown was a waterproof “stash” bag. When day hiking, I dump everything into that bag [...]
7 Oct
Fedak linked to an interesting post on the Fixing Your Feet (FYF) blog:
… I talk about moleskin because it has been around for so long. For years it was the standard hot spot and blister patching tool. In the next edition of FYF, I will make reference to moleskin as a product, which has seen [...]
4 Oct
In Asia we called illegal The North Face knock-off clothing … The North Farce.
They should go after the Asian companies producing those goods, not a teen in the mid-West.
A Missouri teenager frustrated with his classmates’ sheep-like following of a popular clothing line came up with his own parody apparel and now faces [...]
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