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Choosing a sleeping bag is the decision that determines whether you actually sleep on camping trips or lie…
Fly fishing has a reputation for being expensive, technical, and intimidating to learn. The reputation isn’t entirely fair,…
Stopping to dig a water bottle out of a frame cage breaks rhythm on a technical trail, and…
Dress for the climb rather than the trailhead. If you feel comfortable standing at the car, you are…
These solve different problems, which is why the question is less about preference than about what the snow…
Cold hands in good gloves usually means your body is deliberately reducing blood flow to them, which no…
A hat is the fastest temperature control you have. Removing one dumps heat in seconds, and putting it…
Merino suits multi-day trips and variable conditions, and synthetic suits high-output days and hard use. That is the…
Snow reflects a large share of the light hitting it, which means winter eye protection deals with light…
Cold hands on a winter hike are rarely a glove problem. Your body pulls blood away from extremities…
Face coverings in cold weather run into one problem immediately. Breathing through fabric puts moisture into it, that…
A base layer manages moisture rather than providing warmth, which is the part most people get backwards. Sweat…
A flask that keeps coffee hot for six hours instead of twelve is not a failure of the…
