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Gear · Jul 22, 2020
Introduction: Oru Kayak Bay ST Review The Oru Kayak Bay ST (Oru Kayak Website) is a beautiful lightweight folding kayak, that can take you on amazing day trips or epic overnight adventures. Unfortunately, its design c...
Gear · Jun 9, 2020
If you have been following along with my backpack designs and attempts, this is my third and final one for a bit. I need a break! But I am very excited with how it came out and took it on its first short trip this wee...
Gear · Apr 20, 2020
MYOG Backpack Overview About two weeks ago I made my first attempt on sewing a backpack and it didn't go so well. I basically stopped 90% of the way through because I wasn't happy with how it was coming out. It wasn't...
Gear · Apr 4, 2020
I have been planning out sewing my own backpack for a really long time. Whenever I daydream, I would always find myself thinking of a daypack/camera bag that I would want to make myself. Lightweight but easily accessi...
Gear · Sep 4, 2019
This past weekend my fiance and I took a trip to beautiful Catalina Island where we went Kayaking to our own private beach (Trip report). For this trip, I needed a large dry bag to keep all my gear dry while we kayake...
Gear · Aug 7, 2019
Peak Design Travel Backpack Review: Introduction I have had to Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L since it came out on Kickstarter, and this is a review I have been really wanting to write for a while now, but I wanted t...
Apps · May 10, 2019
Background There are a lot of apps out there that users bring on the trail with them for mapping and navigational purposes, but I never really enjoyed any of them enough to use out on the trail. traditionally I have a...
Gear · Jan 8, 2019
The long-awaited Nemo Switchback is finally here! Since June we have been following the news on the Nemo Switchback which is the first real competitor to the Zlite Sol by therm-a-rest in the closed cell foam sleeping...
Gear · Nov 27, 2018
Peak Design recently came out with the Travel Line, their latest Kick Starter which includes a new backpack designed for travel along with a slew of accessories and that pair modularly with the Travel Line Backpack. I...
Gear · Sep 6, 2018
First off I am a huge fan of the Garmin inReach for safety while outside of cell phone range and other means of communication. I have one of the first inReach devices from before they were purchased from Delorme, and...
Gear · Jul 18, 2018
The Outdoor Retail Summer Market Expo is happening out in Colorado from July 23rd to July 26th. Any cool news pictures announcements etc. from the Outdoor Retail Summer Market Expo will be posted in this discussion. F...
Gear · Jun 29, 2018
LiteAF is a new cottage outdoor company focusing on ultralight Dyneema (aka Cuben Fiber) products. We first started discussing them here on Seek Adventure here, and currently, their products are limited, but it looks...
