Field Notes
Field Notes is our collection of stories, reviews, and observations gathered from weekends spent outdoors. These aren't first impressions or sponsored reviews—they're written after the trips are over, not the day the box arrives.
Field Notes
Field Note 012 — Stop Upgrading Your Camping Gear
You probably don’t need to upgrade your camping gear. If it still works, still fits your system, and still does its job, use it. Let the field tell you when...
Field Note 012 — Stop Upgrading Your Camping Gear
You probably don’t need to upgrade your camping gear. If it still works, still fits your system, and still does its job, use it. Let the field tell you when...
Field Note 011 — The Instant A-Frame Tent
I bought an Ozark Trail Instant A-Frame Tent because it was cheap. Years, dozens of trips, desert windstorms, and one very smug Johnson Valley moment later, it’s still one of...
Field Note 011 — The Instant A-Frame Tent
I bought an Ozark Trail Instant A-Frame Tent because it was cheap. Years, dozens of trips, desert windstorms, and one very smug Johnson Valley moment later, it’s still one of...
Field Note 010 — Carry the Basics
Most roadside and trail repairs aren’t really repairs. The goal is usually simpler: carry enough tools, air, power, straps, and cheap little fixes to get yourself — or somebody else...
Field Note 010 — Carry the Basics
Most roadside and trail repairs aren’t really repairs. The goal is usually simpler: carry enough tools, air, power, straps, and cheap little fixes to get yourself — or somebody else...
Field Note 009 — Coleman Compact Roll-Top Alumi...
After roughly twelve years, two beat-up Coleman roll-top tables have become some of the most useful gear in my camping system. They’ve served as kitchen counters, work surfaces, cleaning stations,...
Field Note 009 — Coleman Compact Roll-Top Alumi...
After roughly twelve years, two beat-up Coleman roll-top tables have become some of the most useful gear in my camping system. They’ve served as kitchen counters, work surfaces, cleaning stations,...
Field Note 008 — Build a Box
A camping box isn't about finding the perfect container or following somebody else's packing list. It's about giving the little things a permanent home, letting years of actual use shape...
Field Note 008 — Build a Box
A camping box isn't about finding the perfect container or following somebody else's packing list. It's about giving the little things a permanent home, letting years of actual use shape...
Field Note 007 — Kijaro Dual Lock Chair
After more than twelve years, four Kijaro Dual Lock chairs, countless campsites, and the spectacularly slow death of Old Red, I have a pretty good idea what these chairs can...
Field Note 007 — Kijaro Dual Lock Chair
After more than twelve years, four Kijaro Dual Lock chairs, countless campsites, and the spectacularly slow death of Old Red, I have a pretty good idea what these chairs can...