Gear

Lightweight, breathable, and comfortable are the key attributes that come to my mind when thinking of early season hunting attire. Luckily, Stone Glacier had the same idea when they...

MSR vs Jetboil The year I was just getting into backpacking, there was a website also getting started. It was Rokslide--a forum and e-mag type website built around gear for...

A faded old picture of a Bibler tent pitched on a narrow shelf, high up a broken ridgeline with a backdrop of equally impressive mountains. No caption is necessary...

I have used a 20-degree quilt from enlightened equipment for the past 5 years. There are a lot of things I like about it. It's very light and compressible....

I’ve been on the hunt for a robust GPS adventure/fitness watch for a while. I wanted something capable of accurate navigation and detailed fitness tracking, durable enough not to...

I announced my archery project in preparation for the 2014 season a few weeks ago in It's Not the Weapon. Lord willin' I'll be hunting big bucks in Idaho...

Enlightened Equipment's Convert Quilt Review by Travis Bertrand, Rokslide Moderator You flip through the pages of your favorite backpacking magazine or scroll through the Rokslide forums and you...

The Kifaru  Fulcrum The excitement brought about by the arrival of the Kifaru Fulcrum was short-lived. Any city slicker can ride an old trail nag but only an experienced horseman...

The time had come to buy a new tent. Heck Yes! Who doesn’t love new gear?! To make it more exciting, I’ve never actually bought a high-end tent. I...

Besides the new Obskura Pattern and Sonora Line (see those reviews here and here) Kryptek added another new pant to their lineup: The Bushcraft pant. See it here. Kryptek Bushcraft Pant The...