Camping

Bamboo Tent Poles – The Gear Junkie Scoop

In a “quest for innovation and environmentally conscious design,” NEMO Equipment Inc. of Nashua, N.H., recently unveiled plans to manufacture thin tent poles made of…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 15, 2008

Gear Review — PUR Purifier of Water

PUR markets its latest water-purification product as a “mini water treatment plant in a packet.” Indeed, I turned a bucket of brown river water from…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 22, 2008

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Packs To The Size Of Your Nalgene Bottle

The world’s lightest, most advanced three-season air mattress insulates and compacts to lighten your backpacking load.

Written by Stephen Regenold August 07, 2008

Gear Review — Luxury Camping Equipment, part II

A solar-charging messenger bag, a food box for Fido, and a watch that predicts when the fish will be biting. These products round out my…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 22, 2008

Gear Review — Luxury Camping Equipment, part I

From portable hot-water spigots to tent pegs topped with pink flamingos, this is the first in a two-part column on luxury-oriented camping gear. None of…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 21, 2008

Gear on the Wall

Car racks can get your gear from home to any given adventure destination. But what about keeping things straight and racked up at home? Here…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 02, 2008

Fresh Bath Travel Wipes

Fresh Bath Travel Wipes are a “sponge-bath solution for the adventure set.” Clean your dirtbag body dreads to toes with these aloe vera/potassium sorbate-infused towelettes,…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 01, 2008

Jetboil Helios Review

In my test of the Helios High-Performance Cook System — Jetboil’s latest camp stove creation — the burner produced a “10-inch-tall dancing blue genie” of…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 16, 2008

Cargo Box on a Small Car

My goal was singular and precise: To outfit a small stationwagon with maximum equipment-carrying capacity. This included a rack, bike mounts and a cargo box…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 09, 2008

‘Green’ Gear Roundup

Going green is not a new phenomenon in the world of outdoors gear. But today’s eco-friendly gear is a far cry from the hemp hoodies…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 19, 2008

Gear Review: Crazy Creek HexaLite Camp Chairs

I blogged on the HexaLite camp chairs from Crazy Creek a couple weeks back. Now, after some more in-depth testing ’round the campfire, here is…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 12, 2008

Gear Review — Dream Island Sleeping Bag

The Dream Island sleeping bag from Big Agnes — when used in tandem with the company’s unique pad system — can feel like the simulacrum…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 14, 2008

SteriPEN JourneyLCD Review

I spent part of last evening zapping helpless microorganisms swimming in tepid water. But it’s ok, the little suckers were trying to make me sick.…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 04, 2008

Redwood Creek Cooking Contest

Calling all campfire cooks. Redwood Creek Wines is sponsoring a unique cooking contest with a $10,000 prize. Last year’s winner, Leah Lyon of Oklahoma, pulled…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 20, 2008

Adventure Medical Kits (Thermo-Lite 2 Bivvy; Heatsheets Bivvy)

A bivy sack is a sleeping-bag-like product, a large shell to slip inside and lie down, though without lofting insulation. They repel rain, wind and…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 16, 2007

SteriPEN Adventurer Review

This review is about pills, underwear, an ultra-violet-light-emitting device, and most of all clean water. Indeed, if you don’t wanna get Legionnaires’ Disease (or diarrhea,…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 04, 2007

Zinetic Pocket Slippers

“Boots off. Happy on.” That’s Zinetic Inc.’s slogan for its line of unisex pocket slippers for the outdoors. Kind of (somehow) sexy sounding I thought…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 21, 2007

SPOT Satellite Messenger

I blogged on this last week in my OR Show wrap-up, but the PLB-like device deserves a bit more attention. Indeed, the SPOT Satellite Messenger…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 28, 2007

Adventure Medical Kits S.O.L. Survival Pak

The S.O.L. survival kit goes with a silly pun and a stretch of an acronym — “survive outdoors longer” — but the tiny package is…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 24, 2007

Guyot Designs’ Splashguard

Sometimes the simplest solutions are among the best. Take Guyot Designs’ Splashguard Universal, a $3.25 cap designed to fit all wide-mouth water bottles from Nalgene,…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 23, 2007

Gear Review — Guyot Designs Squishy Bowl

Backpackers can fold, cram and stuff these silicon bowls in the bottom of their rucksack. They weigh almost nothing and pop back to retain their…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 17, 2007

Eagles Nest Outfitters Hammocks Review

Summertime is made for lounging outdoors, which is exactly what I did for much of last weekend. Specifically, I chilled in a hammock from Eagles…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 09, 2007

Gear Review — Gregory Z22 backpack

Designed for day-long excursions — mountain trekking, peak bagging, adventure racing, and the like — the Z22 can manage up to 25 pounds of cargo…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 05, 2007

Pop-Up Tent For Adventure Comfort: SylvanSport Trailers

The aesthetic of camping with the ease of trailer living, SlyvanSport’s pop-up tent makes adventure comfortable. From a new company, SylvanSport, based in Transylvania County,…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 02, 2007

Buck/Mayo Kaala knife

Knife geeks call this new blade from Buck “light, fast, agile and elegant.” Seriously, they do. Those adjectives are front and center on the press…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 20, 2007

The Bedroll Protector Review

In the realm of mediocre product ideas, Blackstone Outdoor Gear’s new Bedroll Protector wins a top prize. To be fair, this water-resistant sleeping bag cover…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 18, 2007

BigFoot Gear Bag

“It’s a tarp! It’s a ground cloth! It’s the Ultimate Carry Anything Bag!” Thus screams the headline on www.bigfootbag.com, where PortaQuip LLC of Loveland, Colo.,…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 18, 2007

Gear Review – BigFoot Gear Bag

“It’s a tarp! It’s a ground cloth! It’s the Ultimate Carry Anything Bag!” Thus screams the headline on www.bigfootbag.com, where PortaQuip LLC promotes its new…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 14, 2007

Gear Review – The Bedroll Protector

In the realm of mediocre product ideas, Blackstone Outdoor Gear’s new Bedroll Protector wins a top prize. Essentially a body bag, the Bedroll Protector is…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 13, 2007

Eagles Nest Outfitters’ camping hammocks

Summertime is for lounging outdoors, which is exactly what I did for much of last weekend. Specifically, I chilled in a hammock from Eagles Nest…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 29, 2007

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