Spot Satellite Messenger

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

If you did not already know, I am a geek; That means that I watch and read geeky things. One such geeky thing that I watch is the Tekzilla podcast. On a recent episode they covered a neat little device called Spot (nice review). The spot is a one way GPS ...

Marmot goes green, sort of

Friday, February 15th, 2008

I've read quite a bit lately from different sources that seem to think attempts by manufacturers to "go green" is fizzling out. Well, apparently Marmot missed that note and has announced a new sleeping bag. Named the Marmot EcoPro 15, the bag billed as a three-season bag and ...

Finding/Generating Power in the Backcountry, part 2

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

We recently discussed a new way to generate power in the backcountry for your gadgets, but how about generating power from just wearing a shirt?

Finding/Generating Power in the Backcountry

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Most of the time when I go backpacking I have some sort of device that requires power. That is just part of it for me, I like having at least a camera and a camcorder with me. Recording my adventure is part of the fun and allure of going. Soon ...