When you're in a hurry to wash a few items, this washing machine easily solves the problem of having to wait around for your electric or gas washing machine to complete a full load of laundry or feel bad about only washing a few items at a time. Made of plastic with no mechanical parts, the hand powered washing machine comes assembled. Just attach the handle and go! It can last a lifetime......read more
Is it summer yet? It's barely halfway through February and we're already pining for our first summer road trip, even moreso after checking out this collection of pics from Elizabeth G Brown, in which the LA-based photographer captures her adventures rambling around California, enjoying the Great Outdoors. More "California Roaming" here....read more
Japanese outdoor gear brand Snow Peak has been bringing smart design to the backcountry since 1958. Take, for example, Snow Peak's collapsible Carry-On Chopsticks, a must-have for roaming noodle lovers. Made from recycled baseball bat wood, the wooden ends screw into stainless steel handles that expand to chopsticks to eating length. After use, simple unscrew them and tuck them away in the canvas......read more
The foldable, recyclable Cardboard Cooler Box is the ideal answer to eco-unfriendly single-use coolers. Created by the recycled materials pioneers at Cascades, the cooler is made of 70% recycled, FSC-certified cardboard and emblazoned with sharp graphics on the exterior. Thermal performance comes courtesy of metallic insulation that keeps marinated BBQ meats and your favorite drinks cool in sunny......read more
Ever been to Lake Crescent? Us neither. But now we want to... badly. The lake, found on Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, is where director Tyler Coray shot this newly-released Monster Rally video, a short and sweet clip of young people romping around the Northwest backwoods. It's a beautiful, vaguely melancholic reminder that summer is over. "Surf Erie" comes off of MR's Deep......read more
With the U.S. economy experiencing its worst downturn since the Great Depression, these will go down as dark days in American history. But, argues Nicholas Kristof in an NYT op-ed this week, there is one thing we can feel good about: nature. Our national parks and forests don't contribute in GDP, but their value is immeasurable. But they need our help, now more than ever.......read more
Thanks to an introduction last year from 01, we've been keeping an eye on the photographic work of Nich Hance McElroy for a while. Judging from his Flickr-folio, the Seattle-based photographer regularly ventures into the great outdoors to capture shots of wilderness at its most sublime -- and unforgiving. This selection, from his latest series entitled "The Great Divide," looks to......read more
From its homebase in Buford, Georgia, Exotac makes innovative outdoors and survivalist products built to withstand the harshest of environments. The Nanostriker XL -- an evolution of Exotac's gamechanging Nanostriker -- provides everything you need to start a fire in one tiny package. The key firestarting component is a 1/4" ferrocerium rod that burns at 5500°F. An ultra-sharp tungsten......read more
Exotac's affordable, durable ferro rod firestarting products have outdoors enthusiasts and survivalists fired up. The Exotac Polystriker XL updates the company's popular Polystriker tool, with the same innovative tungsten carbide striker design as the smaller Nanostriker. The ferrocerium rod, which strikes easily, even when wet, burns at nearly 5500 °F -- plenty hot to light a fire......read more
In terms of connecting with the rhythms of nature, there may be no greater pastime than fly-fishing. Add camping to the equation, and you have the perfect environmental experience. "Trout Is All" from Rolf Nylinder of Frontside Fly captures both activities in beautiful fashion. Shot on a summer sojourn to the upper Vindel River in the backcountry of northern Sweden, the clip features a couple of......read more