Going Prepared

Fenix LD15 LED Flashlight Video Review

Fenix makes some, big, complicated lights, but they also do a really good job of making small and simple ones as well. The E01 has long been a standard of inexpensive, simple lights. The output on the E01 is not … Continued

Fenix LD15 LED Flashlight Video Review

Fenix makes some, big, complicated lights, but they also do a really good job of making small and simple ones as well. The E01 has long been a standard of inexpensive, simple lights. The output on the E01 is not … Continued

Fenix TK45 Video Review

The Fenix TK45 is an interesting light. In a time when most other companies are ditching multi-LED setups for the newer, massive LEDs, Fenix headed in the opposite direction with the TK45 and put three LEDs in three separate reflectors. … Continued

Surefire S2 Stratum 3 Mode Flashlight Video Review

The Surefire S2 Stratum is usually the light that I point outdoor users toward when they want a Surefire and don’t want to plunk down the cash for an AZ2. The Stratum has three brightnesses, 5, 50, and 160 lumens, … Continued

What do you do about sketchy guys on the trail?

The last post about a bad experience on the AT made me start thinking about some run ins I have had with sketchy guys on trails in the past. I have never had anything quite like those two women experienced, … Continued

Cautionary Tale From the AT

First off, let me say that for those of you that do not do much backpacking, this is in no way a common occurrence. That said, I have run into guys like this in the past, but you can be … Continued