Origo has a few different lines of watches, all designed with specific sports in mind. Their Granite Peak series is for the outdoor adventurer, weather it’s hiking, climbing, or mountaineering. The Granite Peak Field watch is one of their sleeker designs, combining functionality and style.
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Upcoming events in the Pacific Northwest
For those of you in the Seattle and Portland areas, there are a few outdoor-related events going on in the coming weeks. Mark your calendars–details below.
Review: GSI Pinnacle Dualist
The Pinnacle Dualist from GSI Outdoors contains nearly everything you’ll need to prepare and eat meals for two. Bring along a lightweight stove and some food and you will be completely set.
Backpacking Recipe: Corn Chowder
After a long cold day backpacking, there’s nothing better than a bowl of warm chowder. Here’s our version of corn chowder that only requires boiling water to prepare on the trail.
Review: LEKI Diva AERGON Antishock Trekking Poles
When it comes to trekking poles, LEKI is the most established brand on the market; they started making ski poles in 1948 and their use of innovative technology and European engineering has helped them branch out into the outdoor market. The Diva AERGON Anti-Shock poles are one of LEKI’s women-specific trekking pole models. The pair…
Trail Review: Larrabee State Park
Founded in 1915, Larrabee is the oldest state park in Washington. This 2683 acre park is home to 14 miles of trails and a beautiful section of Washington shoreline.
Patagonia cuts all ties to SIGG
It looks like there’s been another update to the SIGG story we posted a few weeks ago. We were reading Backpacker magazine earlier and noticed a SIGG ad featuring the founder of Patagonia holding a SIGG bottle. At the time we thought it was a bit unfortunate given the recent news, but didn’t think much more than that. Apparently the people over at Patagonia also noticed the ad and weren’t too happy.
The care and cleaning of outdoor gear
So you just spent the better part of a paycheck on a bunch of backpacking gear. Now, how are you going to take care of all this gear so it will give you years of use?
How to make your own energy gel.
Energy gel was a revolution for athletes everywhere. Unfortunately, gels aren’t exactly light on the wallet. At $1.25 per gel, the costs can add up quickly. Our recipe comes in at a fraction of the cost of commercial energy gels.
Laken water bottles contain BPA too
Laken water bottles It would appear that SIGG isn’t the only water bottle company with a dirty little secret. According to a press release from the President of Laken (Greg Garrigues), the company’s water bottles contained BPA up until August 2008.