
Choosing and Using the Right Sleeping Bag by Jim Sutherland
I have created this video to share my experiences when choosing the right sleeping bag. Six different bags are described, and their pros/cons are discussed based on what I have found from using th...

SMD packing pods review by Jim Sutherland
In any one week, I can switch items of gear from one pack to another depending upon what kind of riding I am doing, e.g. local trail riding for an hour or so on my mountain bike, longer rides away...

Silver Shadow Mini - The Mobile Personal Shade Tree by Michael Vergalla
When flying XC (cross country) as a paraglider pilot your final landing destination is not always known, but at the end of the flight you will land somewhere, and that's a gravity-based guarantee, ...

Rock Climbing with the SMD Traveler by Francisco Miller
Backpacking has been my passion for close to 10 years now and my career for going on 7 years, and one of the greatest gifts I’ve received from my dive into the wilderness has been my discovery of n...

Using PechaKucha to Document Our Adventures by Jim Sutherland
How many times have you come back from a hike, or a bike ride with dozens, hundreds or no useful photos at all!? A couple of years ago I came across the PechaKucha style of presenting and it has c...

Your Guide to Truck Camping by Jada Lippincott
I got the dreaded text from my landlord a few months ago telling me that they were selling the house that I was living in and that I had to be out in three weeks, or I could buy the place. There wa...