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These Bears Have a Job, and It's Destroying Coolers
When I was 23, I spent a summer working as a counselor at an overnight camp for eight-to-12-year-olds near the central mountain town of Genesee, Colorado. After a stern talking-to about what might happen if anyone went to bed with a snack in their sleeping bags—bears, people!—we’d zip the kids into their tents for the night, lock up the cabin containing our kitchen, and try to catch a few hours of sleep.
Take a Note from the Finns and Build Yourself a Sauna
First we roasted sausages over an open fire next to a lake. At dusk it was time for the sauna(the only Finnish word in the English dictionary). I had no clue what I was doing, so I followed the Finns. I was 18, had just graduated from high school, and had flown to Finland to visit Hanna, an exchange student who’d lived with my family in California a few years prior. We piled into a wooden shack heated by burning wood, with way too many people naked under towels.
How to Fix That Core Shot in Your Skis or Snowboard
Ski Week 2020 You can P-tex small gouges at home If you’ve got small- to medium-sized gouges in your base and a DIY attitude, ski builder Chris Hounsell has some tips for you. (Photo: Megan Michelson) Early ski season brings one guarantee: rocks. Spotty snow coverage means chances are high for running over a sharp edge and ripping up the base of your skis or board.
Our Favorite Stuffsacks and Drybags for Every Situation
Keep your gear compact and safe with these handy haulers Get the right stuffsack for your adventures. (Photo: Christopher Kimmel/Cavan) There was a period in my life when I used a series of disposable plastic baggies to organize all of my things when I traveled. Socks went into gallon Ziplocs, cords into sandwich bags, extra batteries into snack bags—it was a simple system. The only problem? Unless you’re packing a turkey sandwich, disposable bags are too flimsy and fragile to store things reliably.
Bee's Wrap Is the Perfect Plastic-Wrap Alternative
It's another simple step you can take to eliminate single-use plastics Bee's Wrap, cotton sheets covered in beeswax, is an awesome, reusable alternative to plastic wrap. (Photo: Ariella Gintzler) I never knew how much single-use plastic I had in my fridge until I started using Bee’s Wrap. Made with sheets of organic cotton coated in a thin layer of beeswax, jojoba oil, and tree resin, it’s designed to store half-eaten food.
Gear to Make Running Long Miles More Comfortable
Gear Guy Save yourself the aches and pains Training for a marathon is hard. A good running kit could make it easier. (Photo: Sarah Jackson) It’s marathon season again, which means long training sessions and races after a lazy summer of gin and tonics and barbecues. But have no fear! The right setup can make running—and recovery—a lot less painful. Shoes (Photo: Sarah Jackson) Hoka Stinson ATR 4 ($130) Hoka’s Stinson ATR 4 is the trail shoe I wear when I want to go easy on my feet.
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