You dig through the pile of borrowed gear. This isn’t how you normally spend your weekends, but your friends promised they would show you the ropes and keep it mellow. Regardless of their encouragement, you are very aware of the…
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We are innovators and explorers by nature. We seek out unclimbed peaks and first tracks. It’s only natural for us to question norms and march by the beat of our own drum. For this reason, we reviewed some of the…
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Think back to your first camping trip. The first memories that hit you will probably be of ghost stories, s’mores or wildlife sightings. Maybe you learned to pitch a tent or build a fire or how to leave your campsite…
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Have you ever wished you could squeeze in a few turns before work? Climb a couple pitches in the afternoon? Wake up and look out your window at rocky peaks and thick pines? For a few, this is a part…
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Maybe it was a best friend that passed on movie night. Maybe your hiking partner went for a weekender with someone else. There’s been a moment in everyone’s life where we’ve seen a close friend take a different path In…
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Some decisions come down to more than performance or cost. As an outdoor industry brand, we are inherently invested in the sustained health of our environment. In this edition of Therm-a-Rest Gearshed, we hope to give you a closer look…
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There’s a certain feeling that accompanies crossing a state or county line. It fulfills our innate desire to roam and wander. New experiences and settings are on the horizon and a simple rotation of the steering wheel can take us…
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You’ve been strolling around the gear shop for hours, wandering aisles filled with packs, sleeping bags, stoves and sleeping pads. The shop’s employees and have given up on you. It’s not that you are trying to be difficult. It’s just…
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You look at your watch and realize you are only eight hours into the race. The morning started in a fog. A small cup of coffee, the constant bob of headlamps and last minute nerves before the starting gun. You’re…
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You scroll through your phone, looking for potential adventure partners. It looks like this weekend will be a solo mission. You dig through your gear closet. Should you bring a tent? A bivy sack? In this edition of Therm-a-Rest Gearshed,…
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After a week of the daily grind, the weekend has finally arrived. You have spent forty hours (or more) with your nose to the grindstone, daydreaming about what your weekend had in store. So, why not squeeze every precious second…
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As outdoor natives, we spurn anything that keeps us from getting outside. Work. Injuries. Weather. Deadlines. The flu. Societal norms. However, not all of these are doomed to be obstructions to your adventures. A finger injury while climbing can lead…
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