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I'm always on the fence about this. Area I grew up in was rife with burglaries with lots of stolen guns. The knowledge of a firearm in the area could be just much tantalizing as it might be intimidating to the opportunistic sticky-handed fellow.

It might not stick very well with a 5 year old, but it's never too soon to start teaching things! Growing up my folks sent us into the immediate area with a scavenger hunt for local flaura and my dad set up orienteering courses for taking/following bearings with a compass. Maybe since he's...

I think cribbage must be a camping thing, I grew up playing it on campground tables with the boy scouts and to this day the only people I meet who ever know how to play (much less have a board!) are campers of one kind or another. Needless to say it comes on all my trips. Fun and easy to teach...

You guys have any suggestions for length? I've got a short bow saw for cutting wood to size so I figure I'll mostly be splitting, but I'm shying away from just getting a hatchet because I hate getting single-use items. There are so many available lengths that without having used an axe in a few...

Thanks to all! I found a copy, super excited to use it when this nonsense is over! :D

I camped between Sequoia and King's Canyon with my girlfriend for a weekend, did a day in both. I remember driving the canyon to the point where the paved road stopped and wishing we had time to explore further. I can't wait to revisit with more time and my truck after seeing your pics!

This has gotten a little off topic, but I'd like to say that I've been attacked with knives by drugged up madmen and strangled by same. I only survived because I was not alone in these instances, and while the life was being choked out of me lemme tell you... I did not think "Well at least he...

First I've heard of it. They may make it, but I still wouldn't trust it haha. Completely agree on the 9mm. I was hiking with a buddy who almost drew reflexively on a large bear we encountered at a fairly short distance. We both had a pretty good laugh about what a catastrophic mistake that...

I like a good 9mm for practicality. Bear spray is for the bears, I've never felt stopping anything of that size with a handgun is practical. It's a sad reality, but the pistol is reserved for predators of the 2-legged variety. I've been trying to figure out a good set-up for carrying with a...

I'm "unfortunately" in Colorado now where I have plenty to do and enjoy, but I have to admit I'm still trying to find my way back. Maybe after my current contract is up. And too true, there's just something great about that body style.

Grew up roadtripping with the parents every chance we got, not always long ones but even weekend trips are worth it to show the kids how interesting the world can be. Lots of camping trips, starting with tents but eventually a pop-up trailer that served us well for years all over Washington...

I'm a french presser as long as I'm not backpacking, and I have to agree it can be a real PITA to clean, but I recently learned to use a small sifter to empty it out. Just fill the press with water and drain it through the sifter. Not a water-efficient method by any means but it makes clean up...

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm new to the state and have the same question... I'll look into those trails but what is the book being discussed? Link/image seems to be expired.

I've toyed with trying BRCC for those exact reasons, but it's always been just a little too pricey (understandably) compared to beans from the local grocery store. If I were to try ONE roast, as a dark roast, black-drinking guy, any recommendations? Think it's high time I gave my money to people...

I've been fairly impressed by Dunkin's in-store coffee, given the choice I'll often stop in one on a roadtrip over other options because good coffee and donuts is too hard to pass up.

I used to get buckets of generic brand instant coffee for taking friends camping since there's always at least one who complains about anything that isn't "roughing it" enough and I've found weirdly sweet coffee crystals seem to do the trick. After ending up with a bucket of the stuff sitting in...

Hope I'm not too late to the party (and that you can still do this!) but if you don't mind going further north in WA you should really check out the North Cascades. Dunno about trails in the area but it's arguably the most beautiful region in the state (the peninsula fights hard for that too but...

Howdy everyone, I'm David, currently located in Denver but prone to moving around for work (haven't lived in one place for more than a year in a few, the downside of contract work :/). I've got a 2020 Chevy Colorado Z71 that I'm still breaking in, no pictures as of yet but I'll try to get some...