Winter is hanging on this year and we are thrilled about this moisture and the late season POW we are getting to play in. Also, Spring it right around the corner and folks are planning river trips, desert climbing weekends and all sorts of warm weather adventures. It’s time to bring in your Spring and Summer gear! What does that mean? Here’s a few ideas to inspire your gear closet clean out:
Kayaks, bikes, tents, packs, pfds, sandals, drytops, hiking boots, camp stoves, camp pads, sleeping bags, bike parts, hitch mount racks, and much much more!
Just a couple hours from Durango, Valles Caldera is a great cross-country skiing destination, with surprisingly good snow and very few visitors.
Valles Caldera National Preserve is a popular hiking destination in the summer and a surprisingly great skiing destination in the winter.
When spending one night (or many) in the backcountry, a warm dinner at night and hot beverage in the morning can make the difference. That invariably involves using a stove of some sort–but which one?
Stove technology has been around for decades, but new tech is making them lighter, more efficient, and more dependable than ever before. Here’s a rundown of the different kinds of backpacking stoves:
If you are camping in bear country, or in any place where food storage is a concern, you should strongly consider using a bear canister–a storage system that is built to keep bears out of your food. And in some places, particularly parks in California, Montana, Colorado, and Washington,backcountry campers are required to have and use bear canisters.
While you may get lucky by hanging your food in a sack from a tree, this is not permitted in many areas and virtually impractical in many alpine anddesert backpacking zones. Bear canisters are the preferred method for storing food and other smelly items, but there are many kinds to be aware of. Let’s look at them in more detail.