My favorite gear

When you hear the brand Adidas you may think of cleats worn by injury-faking soccer players or perhaps the shoes on the feet of tennis stars, but the Adidas Outdoor division puts out plenty of great gear for travel and the outdoors. Over the years when I ran the Practical Travel Gear site I tried …

When I went on my most recent Nepal trek, there was a lot of travel gear carnage on the trail. Someone’s backpack strap broke. My hiking boots literally fell apart and had to be super-glued to make it through until the end. Many of us had supposedly waterproof jackets that didn’t turn out to be …

Most of the travel gear brands I’ve written about on here before are familiar ones, but when I’m around a bunch of other frequent travelers and wearing my Oboz shoes, I get some curious questions. This company has been around for a decade though, based in Bozeman Montana. (The impetus behind the name.) Their tag …

I’ve been challenged in the hair department for quite a while and spend a lot of time in sunny places, so I rarely go on a trip without packing one of my Tilley hats. I’ve tried a lot of brands over the years and they still come out on top. This Tilley Hats review was …