Camping | Stories, Tips & Gear Reviews for Outdoor Adventurers

Allen Crater

Jan 28, 20215 min read

Gear Review: Duckworth Comet Crew

Overview: If you spend any amount of time outdoors, it's likely that I don't need to sell you on the benefits of Merino wool. Sure,...

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Allen Crater

Nov 13, 202010 min read

Footprints

We cut our first elk tracks five miles in, post-holing our way through heavy snow often reaching past the knee. Kyle has taken the front,...

Allen Crater

Aug 24, 20203 min read

Gear Review: Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL3 Three-season Tent

Overview: From backpacking in the Rockies, Sawtooths, Sierras, Whites and Winds to chasing pike through Canada's backcountry and even a...

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Allen Crater

Aug 18, 20205 min read

Return To Wind River

The overloaded pack creaks and groans in rhythm with the boots. One foot in front of the other. 12 miles behind us and just under two to...

Allen Crater

Jun 15, 20203 min read

Gear Review: Luminox 3741 Survival Master Series Watch

Overview: I spend as much time as possible in the outdoors - hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting and I am notoriously hard on gear. For...

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Allen Crater

Jan 5, 202013 min read

Camping Gear Checklist

I often get asked about what gear I use for backpacking. Here is a fairly comprehensive overview to get you started.

Allen Crater

Jan 3, 20204 min read

Gear Review: Petromax HK 500 (Chrome) Kerosene Lantern

Overview: When I saw it in the 2019 Orvis gift catalog, I knew it had to be mine. Being an outdoorsman drawn to products with history,...

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Allen Crater

Jan 2, 20203 min read

Gear Review: Osprey Xenith 75 Backpack

Overview: Since my early college days I have backpacked all over the country; up and down California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New...