I am not usually a city person. Over the past year of my life, I have visited many of America’s most famous (or infamous) cities. From the liberal-leaning Austin to clean marble of Washington DC, from the verticality of New … Read More

In 2013, I led my first bicycle tour down the pacific coast, from Eugene, OR to San Francisco, CA. I had never toured on a bicycle before, my background was almost entirely in kayaking and backpacking. Luckily, many of the same principles and … Read More

Even though I do the vast majority of my content creation on my Macbook Air, I rarely travel with it. Obviously, I will have it on my road trip, but I will not take it with me when I am … Read More

For years, I have been looking for a compact, solid, well-made, and beautifully designed fixed-blade knife. This search has consumed many hours of internet wanderings. I have oscillated between the Benchmade Bushcrafter, the Bark River Bravo-1, the Helle Udvaer, the Vulture … Read More

As I transition away from synthetic hygiene or food products, I am constantly reminded of a glaring contradiction in my own consumer history: My gear. There are certain companies in the outdoor tech industry that have an environmentally-focused conscience. Patagonia, … Read More