What happened to the Golite Pinnacle backpack? Recently, I noticed the Golite Pinnacle is increasingly unavailable from camping gear retailers. Campmor? No longer available. Amazon? Out of stock. Campsaver? Not any more. EMS. Was never there to begin with. It has even vanished from the Golite website. As readers of the Bushwhacking Fool well know,
Perfect Note Recording System for Bushwhacking/Backpacking Adventures
Keeping notes while out bushwhacking can be a rather tedious task. From carrying a notebook and writing utensil where they are relatively handy to making sure the notebook does not get wet during inclement weather, there is a lot of necessary juggling involved to keeping notes. Unfortunately, note taking is a necessity if one wishes
Gear Review: Leica Ultravid 8×20 binoculars
Compact binoculars are an ideal choice for the ardent backcountry enthusiast. Their small size and lightweight allow for easy access even when bushwhacking through dense vegetation. Leica Camera AG manufactures a perfect example of a compact binocular in the Ultravid 8×20 BR. Leica Camera AG is an international company in the optics industry with a
Gear Review: Golite Tumalo Pertex 2.5-Layer Storm Pant
After an entire winter of procrastination and a swiftly approaching bushwhacking season I was left with no other choice but to find a replacement for my now ineffectual Golite Reed rain pants. I narrowed it down to two different rain pants: the Marmot Essence and the Golite Tumalo. And the winner was….the Tumalo Pertex® 2.5-Layer
In Search of New Lightweight Bushwhacking Rain Pants
Decisions, decisions…. After getting soaked from the knees down last summer while bushwhacking in the Pepperbox Wilderness of the Adirondacks and again this spring hiking out of Trout Pond in the Catskills, I knew I had to start shopping for a new pair of rain pants. I put this off since last summer because I
Is Black the New Black in Backpacking Rain Pants?
Recently, I was in the market for a new pair of rain pants. In fact, new rain pants were an imperative since late last summer when I discovered my old rain pants were no longer doing their duty while bushwhacking on a wet morning in the Pepperbox Wilderness. Unlike previous trips these well-worn and much
Aside: Packing Backpacking Gear for an Airplane Flight
Going to California to hike a portion of the John Muir Trail back in the summer 2009 (read about my trip out there here) required doing something I had absolutely no experience with: packing backpacking gear for an airline flight. In fact, I had not even flown on an airplane in almost a decade prior
Gear Addiction: Is there such a thing as too many snowshoes?
I have a problem. It used to be much worse but I pretty much have it under control now. Hi, I am the Bushwhacking Fool and I am a gear addict. As part of my therapy I thought I would start a series of occasional blog posts about all the duplicate gear I have accumulated
Bushwhacking Fool News
There have been some exciting changes at the Bushwhacking Fool over the last few months. Hopefully these changes will enhance the enjoyment and usefulness of the information presented on this website. These enhancements include a greater visibility for trip photographs, more advertising opportunities, some changes to post formatting and an increased exposure for the Bushwhacking
New bushwhacking toys….uuuhh….I mean, equipment.
Recently, I purchased several new bushwhacking related products (i.e. toys that I rationalized purchasing based on their use during bushwhacking trips). They included a new handheld GPS, a tripod (head and legs) and a personal digital voice recorder. I purchased each of the products for different reasons. The GPS replaced (and upgraded) my previous GPS
