The Bowl is an establishment grounded in co-dependency. While officially spares and strikes are the main draw, we cannot imagine any part of that experience separate from its mandatory predecessor: beering. A new rule can feel inspired when born of honest intent. In this case, beer in the left hand, bowling with the right. When …
In the design process for Brick Bag, we ensured was that it would securely attach, with no flopping around, to the side buckles on GR2. When hiking or just walking around with a rucksack, the preferred technique is to keep heavier items closer to your spine. This allows for better weight distribution through your shoulders …
Cross-loading weight and supplies can be important. But this time everyone seemed fine having me safeguard a 30 pack of poolwater in my GR2. And I didn’t object to this important job. The only problem was that by the time we reached the Lake and got ready to set up shop, it was too warm. …
Ranger TV unites all who share it, ensuring that camping is more than just time in a tent. Any debate on the greater importance of beer or fire should not exist. Each is vital to the experience, but if there’s no fire, it’s just drinking beer around a tent, and might as well be called …
Our favorite local hike, an hour’s drive from our factory in Bozeman, begins in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness outside Livingston. A mile up, Pine Creek Falls. 5 miles up, and well worth the extra scenery, Pine Creek Lake. Java does not enjoy outside beers as much as we do, though he does have other loves. …
Local is always the right answer in Madison, Wisconsin. And everywhere else, too. I was in town for the Challenge, and to visit the good folks at Context, and happened to find a great local spot to hang out, chat with good people, and buy a book with more character than just the words inside. …
