Articles about gear and equipment
26th
Sep
Recently I posted about my quest for a new travel bag that would also work as a daily carry. Well, after much deliberation, I settled on the Boundary Supply Prima System. I just got that bag and have just started using it. I’ll review the bag eventually, but today is to show you how I’m […]
17th
Sep
I’m currently on a journey to find the right setup for my travels. I’m reaching analysis paralysis, so I thought I’d leverage my network and see if others have any opinions that might help sway me one way or another. So, without further ado, here is my dilemma. Current Setup At the moment, I do […]
6th
Jul
Photo credit: Lou Toni for the feature image above I’ve been using Fujifilm for just over a year now. About three months ago, after gathering dust, I finally sold my beloved Canon 6D an lenses. (I did keep my nifty fifty and Canon Elan 7NE. I couldn’t entirely give up Canon, and that is my […]
22nd
Jun
One of the early enhancements we made to our Cricket was a cell signal booster. We went on 26 trips in the first year of our Cricket. That’s every other weekend plus a few longer trips (4–16 days), and we continued going out throughout the cold winter months, so having a good cell signal allowed […]
8th
Jun
It’s been a few weeks now since we installed solar on our Mantis, and so far we are loving it. Instead of plugging our Mantis in when we get home, we just turn off all the power draws (including the fridge), and let the solar panels bring the power back up and keep the batteries […]
25th
May
Now that we’ve had a few weekends to take out our Mantis camper from TAXA Outdoors, we’re finally ready for the grand tour of our new home away from home. We love how open it is. There are so many windows already. Add to that the pop top with over 90% covered in mesh windows […]
18th
May
I tend more towards backpacking than car camping, yet the ability to bring a basecamp—a home—with me on trips has always been appealing to me. I am lucky enough to be married to a wife who has shared that appeal, and so a little over a year ago, after watching the progression of small camping […]
10th
May
If you’ve followed our journey on the TAXA Trailer Owner’s Facebook group, you’ll probably know we’ve struggled a bit with our tow vehicle. What you probably don’t know is how painful this decision process has been. We started the search in February, well before our Mantis was delivered, so we had plenty of time. We […]
8th
Apr
One of the steepest learning curves when we first started using our camping trailer was learning how to manage our power. Camping used to be fairly simple. You had certain items that needed power, and when they ran out, you couldn’t use them. But with our camping trailer, suddenly we had large, expensive batteries that […]
19th
Nov
Over the years, I’ve carried my fair share of heavy gear. On backpacking trips, my record is in around 14 pounds of camera gear alone. Though I know folks who’ve carried more than that. Still, my goal is not to have the heaviest load. Especially as I left my 20s, carrying a lot of stuff […]