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The New Sleeping Bag Paradigm: Does EN13537 Testing Really Work?
EN13537 sleeping bag testing claims to guarantee temperature consistency, but in our experience, it doesn't. -
Women’s Winter Sleeping Bags: REI Halo +10 & Radiant +10
REI's women's Halo +10 and Radiant +10 compete with each other...but which is better? -
MONSTER Packs: Osprey Argon 110 & Kelty Red Cloud 6650
For half the price, can the Kelty Red Cloud 6650 backpack beat the Osprey Argon 110? -
How To: Winter Cycling In Safety And Comfort
Winter cycling can be fun, safe, and comfortable...with some planning! -
How To: Backpacking In Autumn
Late September and October are the best time of year for backpacking: Warm days, nights cool enough to make a campfire and a warm sleeping bag welcome, few bugs around to bug you . . . -
How To: Backpacking Camping Checklist
Note: this list is always a work in progress, feel free to contact me with additions or quibbles timjones@easternslopes.com -
Many Ways To Move . . .
It’s easy to get lost in yearning for the things I can’t do. Pedaling, paddling, backpacking, fly fishing, rock climbing, archery, rollerskiing, swimming, surfing, windsurfing, ziplines and aerial adventures, even something as simple as playing Frisbee—all things I like to do at this time of year—are off limits until this injury heals. The good part of this injury is that it should heal completely—if I just give it some time. But in a way, the very fact that it’s temporary creates it’s own problems. -
Salty Kayaking
My sweetheart Marilyn for all her great sense of adventure, doesn’t swim and has not been comfortable around water. She’d tried canoeing, definitely didn’t like it, and was content for awhile to stay on shore and watch me paddle away . . . until it began to gnaw at her that she hadn’t actually tried kayaking and therefore didn’t know if she liked it or not. She doesn’t like missing out on anything fun, and likes making her own decisions about what’s fun and what isn’t. -
Stearns Dog Life Jacket
My dog Chester is an old boy…14 1/2, at current count. He’s also a rotten swimmer, and he’s skinny and can’t float. But…he loves going out in the kayak with me. Stearn’s Dog life jacket is a perfect solution to the problem. It’s cheap ($18 at Kodiak Outback), adjusts easily, and while it doesn’t make [...]