A camping pillow is the piece of the sleep system most people leave at home and then spend the night regretting. On a firm pad the neck needs real support, and the three usual answers (an inflatable, a wool-filled pillow, or a stuff sack of clothes) behave very differently at 2 a.m. This article compares […]
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It was almost by accident when I first learned about the power of wool to not only increase vitality but to up the comfort level of winter. It was at a time (late 1990s) I was well aware the outdoor community was adopting synthetics as the new best thing to stay warm. I too had
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Kickin off the new year with a bang…I had an awesome interview on Divine Superconductor Radio with Matt Blackburn about my upcoming book, The Rewilder’s Guide to Camping and Backpacking. We covered a ton of ground, going back to my epic journey from sickness to health with the Primal Diet, and how that lead into
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This is the fourth year since the kick off of Lucky Sheep. It has been an exciting journey and my mission to introduce natural fibers to the outdoor market is catching on as people discover there is an alternative. Some of you know me through my previous blogs such as Paleo all the Way and
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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
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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
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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
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Here’s an easy recipe for Raw Egg Mocha Latte which became my go-to dessert for living in cold weather. Some people have told me the idea of eating raw eggs is not appatizing. However, I have introduced this recipe to many people who have agreed, you don’t taste the raw eggs. They are completely transformed
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I spent a total of three years from 2011-2014 on and off living in a tipi starting in summer and acclimatizing myself to winter by dipping in the cold mountain streams every day in incrementally longer times. When true winter hit it was still a shock. Would this really work? My fingers were so numb
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Forty degrees and raining will chill you faster than twenty degrees and clear. Anyone who has camped in the Southern Appalachians in November knows it, and the question “why does damp weather feel colder” has a plain physical answer: water moves heat away from your body far more efficiently than air does, and damp conditions
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