Pack for the Top: Three Climates in One Train Ride
At Marshfield Base Station, the trip ahead can look straightforward. There is a train, a track and a summit waiting somewhere above the trees. Then the Cog starts climbing. In less than an hour, ...
Build an Ultralight Toolkit That Fits in Your Wallet
Ultralight backpacking has a way of making you question everything in your pack. At home, an extra tool seems harmless. On the trail, it rides up every hill with you, and after enough miles even ...
Pocket Tomahawk vs. Coyote Camp Axe: Which Belongs in Your Pack?
A camping hatchet can earn its place quickly. It can split firewood, knock down kindling, and handle the heavier jobs around camp. It can also spend an entire trip strapped to your pack ...
What Tools You Should Carry in Your Glove Box
My glove box used to be a junk drawer on hinges, packed with old receipts, expired paperwork, napkins, soy sauce packs, half a snapped pencil, and a dry marker. Then a bad motivator lef...
I was playing badly enough that even my mysterious companion had run out of advice. So I took a small pull from the flask, looked across the fairway, and decided the scorecard had already d...
A Guide to What's In Your Bag That Isn't A Club
Pack Light, Play Well I’ve never claimed to be good at golf. My mysterious companion has the kind of swing that makes strangers nod in approval; mine looks more like I’m trying...
