Picture this. You get to camp, but it’s pouring rain and you need to get your hammock set up as soon as possible. If you already own a Hennessy Hammock (see video), you know that it can take about 5 minutes to get the entire Hennessy system up and sorted out in the best of […]

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I bought a pair of Mountain Hardware Cohesion Rain Pants recently to try them out. They were billed to weigh 9 oz. My current rain pant is a Golite Reed pant that actually weighs 6.4 oz in a size extra large. The Reed is a very basic breathable rain pant. It sheds water but and […]

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I’ve become hooked on Probars. Those of you who read my post Powerbar Bakeoff will be amused because I now like them more than Amish powerbars. It was an accident, I swear!

In order to do a fair evaluation of Probars, I ordered a dozen from Baker’s Box. They sell 12 for 29.99, or $2.50 each, […]

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I went on a 5 mile hike today in the Middlesex Fells, a natural area close to my house that has some of the best hiking near Boston. It was a sunny day and a pleasant 64 degrees. I chose to hike the Rock Circuit Trail because I wanted a good workout and because it […]

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I’ve owned my Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo tarp tent for about a year. When I bought it, I didn’t bother seam sealing it and it has withstood many torrential rain storms without any internal dripping whatsoever. This season I plan to spend a lot of time hiking in Vermont where it rains a lot, […]

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