Hey, Dad! (a.k.a. Grampa)
At the Beacon, we don’t discriminate. Just as we did for our Mother’s Day Gear Gift Guide, we’re doing the same for Father’s Day.
Here’s a list of 10 gear gifts that you can get Dad for under $50, including shipping.
Since it’s early in the week, ship it USPS Priority … but if you procrastinate, you’ll have to go with 2nd Day or Next Day Air.
Have a better idea? Post them here. You could also take Pro Athlete Andrew McLean’s lead and make a wish list on Backcountry.com.
mer than you ever thought? The solution to cold-weather discomfort has more to do with your clothing and sleeping systems than it has to do with the weather. To fight the cold, you have to know how your body loses heat in the first place. 
Despite often being mistaken for feathers, down is really the soft clusters underneath a goose’s feathers that insulate them in cold weather (who would have thought?). The lofted down filaments overlap and create small air pockets that trap warmth or body heat.
