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Recon: Salomon 4D GTX Quest

Recon: Salomon 4D GTX Quest

Do you go backpacking or hiking barefooted? Didn’t thinks so… unless you’re that nutjob Cody Lundin from Dual Survival, then you probably wear boots when you hit the great outdoors.

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Recon: Tracer Jacket

Recon: Tracer Jacket

When I first got a look of the Tracer Jacket a month or so ago in the much anticipated Triple Aught Design Friday newsletter, I have to admit, I was on the fence.

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Recon: Ranger Hoodie

Recon: Ranger Hoodie

The first encounter with Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings finds him garbed as a Ranger of the North. “A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark green cloth” are hardly words that you’d use to describe a modern adventuring fleece, but after spending over six months with Triple Aught Design’s Ranger Hoodie, I found a number of apt associations with Tolkien’s Rangers* that I’ll go on to mention…

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Recon: Stealth Operator Pack

Recon: Stealth Operator Pack

While in search of a sub-1000 cu. in pack, I found that this type of pack just doesn’t seem to get the attention that larger packs get. This small wonder is the coolest little pack I’ve seen in a long time.

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Review: Bear Core Fluffy Fleece Jacket

Review: Bear Core Fluffy Fleece Jacket

Way back in January (2013) I picked up a Bear Basecamp Hooded Fleece and it instantly became a hit. Over the course of the year the heavy usage started to show and it was retired to the position of home wear. This filled me with considerable sadness, so I was really excited to get hold of the updated version…

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Review: PatchPals

Review: PatchPals

I came across this really interesting product a little while ago and being into patches, I thought it was a really clever attachment method for PALS webbing.

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Recon: Salomon 4D GTX Quest

Recon: Salomon 4D GTX Quest

Do you go backpacking or hiking barefooted? Didn’t thinks so… unless you’re that nutjob Cody Lundin from Dual Survival, then you probably wear boots when you hit the great outdoors.

read more
Recon: Tracer Jacket

Recon: Tracer Jacket

When I first got a look of the Tracer Jacket a month or so ago in the much anticipated Triple Aught Design Friday newsletter, I have to admit, I was on the fence.

read more
Recon: Ranger Hoodie

Recon: Ranger Hoodie

The first encounter with Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings finds him garbed as a Ranger of the North. “A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark green cloth” are hardly words that you’d use to describe a modern adventuring fleece, but after spending over six months with Triple Aught Design’s Ranger Hoodie, I found a number of apt associations with Tolkien’s Rangers* that I’ll go on to mention…

read more
Recon: Stealth Operator Pack

Recon: Stealth Operator Pack

While in search of a sub-1000 cu. in pack, I found that this type of pack just doesn’t seem to get the attention that larger packs get. This small wonder is the coolest little pack I’ve seen in a long time.

read more
Review: Bear Core Fluffy Fleece Jacket

Review: Bear Core Fluffy Fleece Jacket

Way back in January (2013) I picked up a Bear Basecamp Hooded Fleece and it instantly became a hit. Over the course of the year the heavy usage started to show and it was retired to the position of home wear. This filled me with considerable sadness, so I was really excited to get hold of the updated version…

read more
Review: PatchPals

Review: PatchPals

I came across this really interesting product a little while ago and being into patches, I thought it was a really clever attachment method for PALS webbing.

read more