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Muk for sure. I had a Pug, rode it half a dozen times and on that experience alone became a vocal detractor of fatness. Then, I bough a Mukluk and blushed. "Oh, this is what it is supposed to be like....aaaahhhh." The Muk is really more fun to ride. I would go with the Mukluk. I sold mine for a...

I was initially skeptical of the support legs, and even during the first few uses, still wondered if they were an oversight, a misstep. Then I went back to using a couple other tents without those supports and the absence of the support legs...annoyed the hell out of me. Going back to the...

I will make that weight correction in my review on the home page. Sorry for the confusion on that. I have to say, this is one of the better products I have reviewed in the last couple of years, and I do approach these things with a critical eye. I try to put myself in the position of the...

So, let me pop my head in here and see if I can clarify the crossed messages. The OP's assertion, by way of his linked article, is that those causes on the side of the "environmentalists" are corrupt, or at least exploited, by big commerce. Jonathan is simply pointing out that the inverse...

Kurt, To give you some more information on a couple actual tents: The MSR Hubba NX: One of the things I like about that tent is they symmetrical floor plan. It's a simple rectangle with a central peak. That means, anytime I pitch it, if the ground turns out to be sloped toe/head, I can just...

The only option that is truly backpack worthy is that Thermarest cot. It was really the only such option a few years ago, so Cascade Designs, the parent company of Thermarest, did the smart thing and bought that cot company. There have been some other attempts to make a backpack worthy cot, but...

I have a Cuben tarp and Amsteel lines I use with one of my hammocks, and still think I prefer a ground tent especially if I anticipate really poor weather. I started using hammocks about ten years ago when they were touted as "the thing" for ultra-distance mountain bike racing. I was even a...

That Terra Nova tent I used for a month in Iceland was a bomber shelter. It survived a couple 40-60 mph wind storms, buckets of rain, and offers superb versitility if you remove the inner room. I can't believe how small it gets compared to it's large inner volume. Again, the only drawback is...

lol, Nate. I can't quite imagine backpacking with that tent cot. :) As for hammocks, I spent a couple of years trying to love the hammock idea. I have freinds at ENO who send me new gear to try all the time and I just can't get into the concept, even after dozens of nights tryint to. For one...

Boy, this is right in my wheelhouse. Let's see... For cooler temps and use in really nasty weather with good ground, nothing beats my Terra Nova. The only caveat would be use on hard ground...it needs good stakeouts...or in very hot temps. For everything else, this tent is just awesome. Packs...

The more our OJ team rides, the more TKC 80 usage we seem to do. On our trip to Baja last spring, we logged roughly 2200 miles, of that probably only 25% of it was on rugged terrain, but it was pretty gnarly. The rest of the time we just chewed up pavement and the TKC 80s, Savas, and other...

Here's just one example of IMBA's effectiveness. In 2005 I started an LLC in Prescott to help develop our mtb community. I did this knowing it would be a temporary project to drum up a community which we could then pitch to IMBA to absorb as an affiliate club with a board, members, etc. In 2010...

I've been an IMBA member for longer than I can remember and have worked very closely with them on a number of larger projects. First off, I've never been convinced their surveys are very effective and that 4 bike, $1500 number seems whacky to me. Given that tires cost $120 a set, bike races...

This may seem like a counter intuitive statement, but even as an avid overlander and passionate mountain biker, I'm typically all for more wilderness areas as long as those boundaries and designations are applied with some logic. Here again, this is often where the 4x4 groups differ from many...

Stunning images, Clark. Really beautiful.

The only place where mountain bikers are excluded, are these wilderness trails we're talking about. The density of riders around population centers is simply a reflection of the mountain bike lifestyle. Because many riders hit the trails almost daily, they usually ride close to home, and most...

Ha ha. Ain't that likely the truth. One of the fortunate aspects of all of this is the cross-over. I'm regularly drawn into discussions with my mountain bike pals about adventure motorcycling and of course, wheeling. This is why Overland Journal and Expedition Portal are featuring more mountain...

Oh, and by the way, many of us probably log more off-road miles on bicycles than many ardent 4x4 drivers do. I spent 6,700 miles on my bicycle last year, a rather low number for me. Of that, over 3,500 of it was on PURE off-road. Singletrack. How many 4x4 drivers spend more than that on pure 4x4...

Cycling as a whole has regularly ranked as the number 7 recreational activity behind things like walking, fishing, camping, and somehow bowling slips in there. Go figure. In the last few years bike sales have hovered around 2.6 million units sold per year. Since 2009 this number has far...

Oh, we had some fun today. 3400 feet of climbing in the snow will sure put fuzz on your peaches. I do love this bike.