Trip reports in the Rewilder format: location, conditions, equipment, what happened, what worked, what didn't, what we learned.
Trip reports in the Rewilder format: where, what conditions, what gear — what worked, what didn’t, what we learned.
Gear claims are cheap; nights out are not. Field Notes are honest backpacking trip reports from the people who make and use Lucky Sheep® gear: four days in Linville Gorge in the rain, three winters living in a canvas tipi with the first wool bag, a Colorado thru-hike on wool and pemmican — and the night synthetic gear failed on Mount LeConte, which is where the company started.
Been out in our gear? Send us your field report — the failures are as useful as the successes.
For three winters, on and off, I lived in a canvas tipi in the mountains of Western North Carolina with the first wool sleeping bag I ever sewed and nothing synthetic in the bedding. I had spent a few years testing the ideas on short trips. I wanted to know what happened when the experiment
Field Notes: Three Winters in a Canvas Tipi With the First Wool Bag Read More »
Four days in Linville Gorge in late November was the first time I carried my own gear into a group using the latest synthetic equipment: a wool sleeping bag I had sewn myself, waxed cotton shells, a two-pound open tarp. It rained. This is the field note, scored the way I scored it at the
Field Notes: Four Days in Linville Gorge in the Rain Read More »
Years before there was a Lucky Sheep®, I hiked up Mount LeConte in the Smokies in winter with the best synthetic gear I could afford and came down hitchhiking. Nothing tore. Nothing leaked. My gear simply did what sealed synthetic gear does once you are wet, and that one cold night is where everything I
Field Notes: The Night My Synthetic Gear Failed on Mount LeConte Read More »
The trail was wide and relatively flat, with a gentle uphill incline. We felt up for the challenge. As the water crashed against the boulders, we breathed in the refreshing negative ions, savoring the sights and sounds of the deep forest. Majestic views greeted us as the trail led us along sheer cliffs, with massive
A Rewilder’s Summer Adventure: Backpacking with Natural Gear and Nutrition Read More »
Chris Holmes is one of those serious outdoor lovers that eats, breathes and sleeps adventure. Chris spends most of his time choosing between snow sports, sea kayaking, and long distance trail hiking. Chris is also a connoisseur of outdoor gear and though years of putting equipment to the serious test, has come down with a
Colorado Thru Hike with Wool and Pemmican Read More »
Evening of Day Two–Making Fire in the Rain After a challenging wet hike on Day Two (see part one here) me and my comrades went into our individual tents to dry off, warm up, and recuperate from a prolonged cold exposure. When I finally crawled out of my sleeping bag and tent a couple hours later at
Linville Gorge Backpacking Trek Part Two [With VIDEO] Read More »
What is an all natural fiber backpacker’s clothing set made of? Would wool and waxed cotton work even for backpacking in rain and cold conditions. Check this out to see what I packet for a four day trip in November in Linville Gorge Wilderness, Western North Carolina My gear included: Base Layer: Merino wool top
What I Wear on Four Day Backpacking Trip in the Rain [VIDEO] Read More »
I had the opportunity to put my entire crazy Rewilder’s Backpacking system to the test through many weather extremes this weekend. I jumped on this chance to join a Meetup Group called Educational Backpacking Treks when they were planning a trip to the nearby Linville Gorge Wilderness. I wanted to test my Lucky Sheep gear
Linville Gorge Four Day Backpacking Trek Adventure Part One Read More »
My best adventure so far this summer was exploring a creek watershed only five miles from my home in the South Toe Valley, Pisgah National Forest. My hiking buddy David had seen some amazing waterfalls up the Three Creek watershed years ago and our goal was to see how far we could get and simply
The Water Trail: Boulder Hopping to Thee Creek Falls Read More »
Tipi as shelter. It’s more of an escape from shelter. When shelter becomes numbing, cutting me off from the things I want to experience. I want the wind, rain, sun sweet breezes, birds. I WANT it. Tipi is not the best SHELTER as far as protecting from the environment. There are better, easier things out
Home Sweet Tipi: Notes from The Tipi Experiment Read More »
