Lucky Sheep Sleeping Bag Demo Video
In this video I explain: Difference between the Rewilder modal and the Tree Hugger modal How it packs into the pack Dimensions and weight Handling Tips Strap Attachment System (how to use it to pin down to your sleeping pad so it doesn't move around) How...
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Outdoor Biz Pitch Competition
Lucky Sheep was selected as one of the top five finalists at the North Carolina Outdoor Biz Pitch competition on September 18 in Asheville, North Carolina. I didn't take home the prize but my buddy and fellow Outdoor Gear Builder Adam Masters at Bellyak...
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My Bones Remember: How I Discovered the Healing Effects of Forest Bathing and Invented Natural Fiber Outdoor Gear
About 15 years ago I was hiking barefoot up a mountain trail with a friend and started talking about my crazy idea to reinvent backpacking gear to match the philosophy of barefoot walking. Here I was breaking one of the rules I was taught during my Outdoor Leadership...
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User’s Manual
Congratulations and welcome to your Lucky Sheep™ Sleeping Bag! You are about to discover a new sleeping experience. This bag is a game changer and will extend your sleep and adventure limits in several ways. This bag should last you many years and to ensure you get...
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Q. How does your Wool Sleeping Bag compare with down and synthetic fill bags? For weight and volume during dry weather, wool is about the same as synthetic and heavier than down. During damp weather, wool wins out. We believe there is more to sleeping outdoors than...
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Get in Gear Fest March 19, 2017 in Asheville, North Carolina
Mission Statement
I Stand for Organic I stand for organic I stand strong against the toxic fumes winds blowing hot in my face like a dragon's breath I stand for and with the trees and the smallest butterfly flitting from blossom to blossom I fight, letting my anger express keeping a...
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A few years ago I had a strange fascination with living outside on the edge where the frost or dew greet me every morning. Not JUST when backpacking but ALSO when backpacking. I had MCS or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and I went into nature to heal. It was where I...
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The Lucky Sheep Daypack Review
I have designed the perfect daypack. If you love to walk and travel freely, and stay organized, and wear natural fibers...this backpack is for you. Here's the story of how it developed... It’s all about Body Mechanics and Ergonomics I live a very active...
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Rewilding Your Outdoor Clothing Part Three
I have created a set of outdoor clothing utilizing wool and waxed cotton primarily. This gear packs into a 20 lb. base weight backpack for all year hiking and camping. I show how my natural fiber outdoor wardrobe fits into my backpack and how each article...
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Rewilding Your Outdoor Clothing: Part Two (The Shell)
See Part One here:In May of 1984 when I embarked on an outdoor leadership training expedition with Paul Petholdt and 21 other students in Nantahala National Forest In the Shining Rock Wilderness which was basically the backyard of the land where I grew up...
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Organic Camping Resources
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Trans Zion National Park Thru Hike–Part One: Gear Breakdown
What would you take if you were backpacking five days traversing the Zion National Park? We are lucky to have a complete gear breakdown by Kevin Anderson who is right now testing the Lucky Sheep Rewilder Sleeping Bag as part of his gear set, as he grabs...
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Rewilding Your Outdoor Clothing–Part One
A few years ago I wanted to go all natural with my outdoor wardrobe. My quest started with my indoor environment getting rid of everything plastic and synthetic in my house including clothing, bedding and furniture to create a clean healthy living...
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The Early Origins of Sleeping Bags
Before I started Lucky Sheep I did some research on the early evolution of sleeping bags. I found this amazing article from Field and Stream published in 1917 explaining the Eskimo version which used animal fur insulation and seal skin for...
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How to Rewild Your Outdoor Sleeping
Open air sleeping under a tarp. Fresh air blows through freely allowing the full experience of Forest Bathing. Weighs 2 lbs. and fits two people and gear. A few years ago I had a strange fascination with sleeping outside. I wanted to find a way to make my camping...
read moreWhy Down isn’t a Good Bedding or Clothing Choice
Besides the problem that most down is cruelly live-plucked from birds who live in inhumane conditions...down has problems of it's own as a bedding and clothing insulator. For decades, down bedding has traditionally been thought to provide superior comfort...
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The Art of Organic Camping Intro
Summer is the perfect time for getting into the wilderness. However most people don't know how to do it. And others know how but could up their game by learning and applying the principles of Rewilding. This is the first of a series of posts laying out the...
read moreThe Paleohacker’s Guide to Outdoor Adventure Part One [VIDEO]
This is a part of the class I taught live at the Trail Dames Conference July 11, 2018 in the same building my dad taught chemistry for 15 years during the 1960s and 70s at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee North Carolina.Hiking, Camping and...
How I Learned to Live with and Love the Outdoors
Background of how I came up with my outdoor gear ideas and Related Articles The Tipi Experiment Balancing Your Circadian Rhythms for the Sleep of Your Dreams At Ease in the Cold (How to generate body heat and be comfortable in winter). Deconstructing...
Paleo Trail Foods Recipe: Carrots Alive Breakfast Salad
This is my go-to breakfast for a refreshing, bursting with juicy flavor way to start the day. For protein I also eat some Pemmican (see recipe) which is a lot like bacon or sausage. The fiber and chewing is great for toning the intestines and stimulating...
Paleo Trail Foods: How to make Pemmican
A few years ago when I went paleo and started Forest Bathing as part of my healing journey, the first thing I ran into was what to bring for food. Because all my life I was taught to carb load with grains, pastas, dried fruits and these were the things...
Home Sweet Tipi: Notes from The Tipi Experiment
Tipi as shelter. It’s more of an escape from shelter. When shelter becomes nmbing, 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....
Embracing Minimalism and Environments that Make our Bodies Work: Podcast
I had a strange entry into the world of Rewilding. When I was 15 years old (1979) I had a sudden awakening when watching a Native American History documentary that caused me to go home and reinvent my life. I got rid of the furniture in my room, taught...
Sleeping on a Firm Surface How and Why
Q. It seems so counterintuitive. How can a big soft bed be uncomfortable and a board be comfortable? A.The soft modern bed is like a wheelchair for an ailing society. It is only comfortable is your definition of comfortable is NUMBING, where you do no work and it...
The Tipi Experiment Series
During a two year span I spent six months on and six months off living in a tipi as I was exploring how to merge with nature, sleep on the earth, and all this without leaving my job and society.I started in the summer of 2012 and practiced Cold Thermogenesis in the...
Seven Most Important Things to Optimize Sleep
We often say jokingly, "I need to recharge my battery". This is not a joke. Our body is actually IS a battery. It is called the mammalian battery and it works by capturing electrons from our environment and storing them. Our net charge can even...
How Textiles Effect our Health and Sleep
We have the illusion that clothes and bedding made from synthetic fibers are safe, but the materials are in fact full of invisible chemicals the clothing/furniture industry prefers we don't think about. A hundred years ago, bedding and clothing was made of natural...
Trans Zion Trail Trek Part Two
See Part One Here: Planning and Gear BreakdownJoin Kevin Anderson as he tests out his all wool clothing set and Lucky Sheep Sleeping Bag on the Trans Zion Trail in early April with his buddies who have mostly synthetic gear.Day 1:After our flights into...