Last summer I got word of two new hand held GPS receivers that would be entering the market in late 2007/early 2008: the Magellan Triton and the Garmin Colorado. The Triton hit the market first, and the release was a disaster. The units suffered hardware and software issues, and they have been pulled from the [...]
On Sunday I will be heading our for a week on the JMT with some fellow Northern CA hikers. We’ll be going in at Kearsarge Pass on Sunday, and I’ll be exiting at Muir Trail Ranch the next Sunday while Paige and crew exit the next day at Piute Pass. As I finalize my maps, [...]
I uploaded a few reports to BackpackGearTest this week. The Sierra Designs Electra sleeping bag test series is now completed, and my reports can be found here. I was very pleased with this bag – for the first time ever I slept warm all winter long. Figures it would take a -20 degree bag to [...]
I just filed my Field Report for the Sierra Designs Electra -20 degree Down Sleeping Bag. I am in love with this piece of gear – it kept me plenty cozy and warm at near-zero temperatures this weekend. A stellar performer.
I’ve finished my Backpackgeartest.org test series on the Dunham Alcatraz shoes. I liked them for a while, but they fell apart a bit too early for my tastes. One of the advantages of BGT is getting to keep the gear as ‘payment’ for doing a test series, but in this case, the test period lasted [...]
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