A Chair with a View – The Helinox Chair Zero Backpacking Chair
This article contains affiliate links. Why I use a Backpacking Chair My butt sent me a memo. After years of squatting on logs, perching on questionable boulders, and … Continue Reading →
Category: Gear
Equipment both commercially available and self-made
How to Care for Your Rain Gear (Video)
It doesn’t matter if you own a $500 rain jacket or a $50 jacket. If you don’t look after your rain gear you will eventually experience “wet out.” This … Continue Reading →
The Magic of Game Cameras (Video)
Sometimes when I hike in the Santa Cruz mountains, I feel I’m being watched. Often, I discover wildlife hiding nearby. But sometimes I trace this feeling to a nearby … Continue Reading →
Sharing Music, Finding Connection – Free Flute Giveaway
We have all been touched by the crisis around us. We are plagued by an illness that brings fear and uncertainty to our very doorsteps. The capricious nature of … Continue Reading →
DIY Sleeping Pad Inflator (Video)
I love inflatable sleeping pads! Now don’t get me wrong – sliced bread, electricity, and indoor plumbing are great too. But as a wilderness backpacker, inflatable sleeping pads are … Continue Reading →
12 Bushcraft Knives You Should Own
What is Bushcraft? Bushcraft is the practical knowledge of our natural world. You can use bushcraft skills to provide shelter, water, fire, and food from materials found in your … Continue Reading →
How to Know when You’re Buying Too Much Stuff! (Humor)
The holidays bring family gatherings, good cheer, and holiday sales extravaganzas! As a public service, I offer the picture above that has been circulating on Facebook, source unknown. If … Continue Reading →
My Most Popular First Aid Supply of the Year – 2019
This article contains affiliate links. The envelope please. And the winner is… <drum roll> Wait! Who am I kidding? There’s no such thing as a “popular” first aid supply. … Continue Reading →
Protecting Your Feet in the Elements
Many NatureOutside readers earn their living outdoors. They work as rangers, survival instructors, wilderness guides, and in a variety of other outdoor occupations. Guest author Mark Hedman writes about … Continue Reading →
Famous Knife Maker Caught Selling Aluminum Knives!
(AP) April 1 — Reprinted with permission A lawsuit filed in federal court today accuses famous knife maker, Growl Lake Knives, of secretly selling aluminum knives to consumers instead … Continue Reading →