Permethrin is a contact pesticide that kills black flies, ticks, and mosquitoes on contact but has no harmful side effects on humans if used properly. It is the active ingredient used in Buzz Off and Insect Shield clothing sold by Ex Officio and kills bugs when they land on your clothing by overloading their nervous […]

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I’ve decided to replace my Ursalite bear bag system and replace it with a higher capacity and more robust system that I’ve assembled myself. If you read my previous post on the Ursalite, you’ll see that I had to make modifications to it to make it more robust. In the end, I’ve decided to just […]

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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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