Three years ago I blew $85 on a bear canister I couldn’t close properly, then spent 40 minutes at a trailhead repacking it in front of a ranger who watched the whole thing. If you’re shopping for a bear canister for beginners, the good news is you don’t need to repeat my mistake — most … Read more
Most states open firearms seasons in October and run them through December, and every year the first shots echo near a trailhead full of dog walkers who never thought about it. Your golden retriever at forty yards in low brush reads exactly like movement to a hunter glassing a treeline — blaze orange is what … Read more
Daylight saving ends November 1, and if you walk your dog after work, that means your evening route goes dark overnight. Most dog owners clip a reflector tag on the collar and call it done. Here is what that looks like from the driver’s seat: a single small point of light that reads as a … Read more
The first real snow usually catches people the same way every year: dead battery in a cold parking lot, or a low tire on a dark shoulder, and a trunk full of whatever a 73-piece bargain box left behind. Those boxes sell on piece count. Nobody opens one until the night they need it, and … Read more
Losing cell signal in the backcountry used to mean you were on your own. A broken leg six miles from the trailhead meant a very long night, or worse. Satellite messengers changed that equation, and the category just got a jolt of new energy with Garmin’s Mini 3 Plus landing this fall. But here is … Read more