With the mountains beginning to shed their cold, icy layers and wild flowers bursting through their green fuses, it’s time for urban-dwellers to start thinking about returning to their primitive roots. We’ve compiled a list of essentials to keep at the ready for a backcountry cookery, campground culinary regale, or local park feast. Read More …
Sam Lund
Set Up Your Outdoor Kitchen
By: Sam Lund and Kyle Marston | March 26th, 2010The Dirtbag Games
By: Sam Lund, Tanya Christensen, Austin Holt and Thomas Bracken | January 25th, 2010
When we heard that this year’s winter games would be held in Canada, we were thrilled. It wasn’t until we saw the event lineup that reality hit. And it hit hard.
Our vision of a two-week, beer-fueled Canadian riot-turned-civil-war was crushed. In its place we got curling. We can appreciate any athletic event that involves brooms, but we had hoped for a little more edge in 2010; something that would drive the imaginations of our mindless reality TV generation to the brink of fascination. Alas, it was not to be. Read More …
Backcountry Buffet: Freeze Dried Meal Taste Test
By: Daniel Boccia and Sam Lund | June 16th, 2009
An intrepid tester casts his vote.
We love whipping up gourmet treats with fresh ingredients and fancy cookware during backcountry hut trips as much as anyone, but packing a heavy cast-iron skillet and a block of the finest brie simply doesn’t work for longer missions or fast-and-light trips in the wilderness. Read More …
iPhone vs Stick
By: Sam Lund, Daniel Boccia and Beth Lopez | March 24th, 2009
We all know how important the iPhone is when you’re showing off at the bar and solidifying your status as the most cutting-edge member of your crew, but how useful will it be when you find yourself munsoned in the backcountry? Read More …
