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Gear · Mar 11, 2022
MYOG Two Person Backpacking Quilt Overview My Wife and I love backpacking, and have found two person backpacking quilts the best way for us to stay warm in the backcountry. She sleeps cold, and I sleep warm... the bac...
Gear · Jan 5, 2022
HMG Camera Pod Review The HMG Camera Pod is exactly what I needed for my backcountry camera needs, lightweight camera protection with plenty of options! Despite always trying to be as light as possible while out in th...
Gear · Jul 30, 2021
MYOG 2.92 Dyneema Overview I can't believe I am already on backpack number 6, but I keep making small tweaks to my design and it keeps getting better and better. If you haven't seen my original versions here is a quic...
Gear · Jun 10, 2021
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Camera Pod Overview In this age of digital information its surprising to first read about a new piece of gear in a real life magazine before seeing any leaks images or announcements online. Thi...
Gear · Apr 30, 2021
Waterproof Camera Bag Overview If you have been reading any of my blog posts on Seek Adventure, you may have noticed I really like photography. I bring my Sony A9 (Amazon Affiliate) everywhere I go on every adventure....
Gear · Apr 18, 2021
MYOG Backpacking Quilt Overview Now this is a project that has been on my mind for a while. This MYOG sewing project is for an Apex Climashield synthetic backpacking quilt. Apex Climashield backpacking quilts are some...
Gear · Mar 9, 2021
Pakayak 142 Overview/Background If you frequent my site you probably know that my fiancé and I used to have two Oru Bay ST folding Kayaks, and eventually returned them. They were a lot of fun but for our kayak camping...
Gear · Dec 20, 2020
HydraPak Recon Water Bottle Introduction The HydraPak Recon water bottle (Amazon Affiliate) is a brand new water bottle from HydraPak, that is advertised as: Utilizing Eastman Tritan™ Renew technology to transform pla...
Gear · Nov 14, 2020
I thought my V4 MYOG backpack would be my last project for a while but, there were a few minor design flaws with it that I needed to fix. I kept pushing the project to the side though and then RipStop by The Roll came...
Gear · Oct 24, 2020
Fossil Outdoor BōnDry Overview Hydration bladders are great ways to carry a lot of water for long distances and have even evolved into small lightweight collapsible water bottles in recent years. The number one proble...
Gear · Oct 9, 2020
Garmin UltraTrac Overview Garmin UltraTrac is a battery saving mode on Garmin watches for hiking. The idea here is that a Garmin watch can capture your GPS position at longer intervals and save its battery life in ord...
Gear · Aug 25, 2020
MYOG Backpack Overview Continuing on advancing my sewing skills to create a perfect balance between hiking day pack and camera gear hauler I officially finished MYOG V4 Dyneema backpack. This pack continues to be just...
