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One-Bag Travel: Tech or Natural?

Up until I embraced one-bag travel, I was a natural fiber guy. And I guess I still am. I love wearing a lightweight Egyptian cotton aloha or custom...

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One-Bag Travel: Jeans?

I’ve already worn them on two separate cross-country, red-eye trips, though have yet to be on a plane for more than 5+ hours. But they feel unlike ...

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One-Bag Travel: The Red Oxx Mini Boss 👍

I love this bag. It is among the finest I have owned. Is it the same as a Swaine Adeney Lonion Tan document bag or bespoke Gladstone weekender? We...

Photography

Keep Your Knives Sharp

The Photographer's Ephemeris releases integration with what3words.

Clothing

These Boots Are Made For Death Valley

When I say “fairly lightweight,” I mean they feel like you are wearing ordinary running shoes.

Clothing

Speaking of Cold . . .

The Camosun exceeded my expectations. It is incredibly well-made, comfortable, and reasonably lightweight for its capabilities. It is nearly windpr...

Clothing

Cold Weather Camera Operation & Gloves That Work

It's not easy working camera controls in the cold. I often give up on gloves and mittens, and simply use my bare hands. But when the wind chill is ...

Clothing

Crampon, Crampoff!

Not the "lash-them-to-your-body-Edmund-Hillary-style-so-you-can-hang-upside-down-like-Luke-Skywalker-in-The-Empire-Strikes-Back" good, but good eno...

Clothing

Not Nancy Sinatra's Boots

I have old man feet. A bunion on one foot, flattening on the other. So long as I hike with a light load, mass-produced boots will generally do me j...

Equipment

Photography Backpacks: F-Stop or Shimoda?

This is not a photography equipment website, and most of my visitors are unlikely to be in the market for any of the gear I am going to discuss tod...

Equipment

"Which Camera Should I Buy?"

I get asked this question a lot. And I realized today that I have been giving enough of the same answer that maybe I should post the information an...