This is a part rant part advice kind of a post – until not long ago I’ve done all the customer service for my company and got to answer many emails, most from customers that took a brand new product and tested it outdoors. That was most prevalent with the Vecto as we kept on […]
Back To The Keyboard And An Apology
Well, this is a bit awkward but I guess it is what it is: the last post on this site is from almost a year and a half ago, and even that one was a filler after a year without writing. This means this site has been dormant for almost two and a half years. […]
Outdoors Father in not Gone, Just Busy
I know this site has been very quiet for a while now, but I have just been so busy – forming and making a company is hard and time-consuming and having kids is a real time suck! Anyway, this is just to say that I have a few posts and projects on the way and […]
My Take on the Layering System
There is so much that has been written about clothing and the layering system for outdoors adventures by many great outdoor adventurers. In any case, clothing and layering outdoors is an extremely subjective and personal topic, so I figured I can add my preferences and opinions to the abundance of articles on the subject. I […]
Backpacking Eagle Creek in Winter
It has been a while since I have had a chance to sit and write: days have been elbow deep in sick kids, hysterical Portland snow and lots of work pushing my business, Cnoc Outdoors, to the next step. Because of all this, I also failed to even go hiking, but I still have a […]
2017 Outdoors Night Challenge For Parents
I’m not a fan of doing end of year reviews or new year’s resolutions, but I am a big fan of planning, especially when it comes to upcoming trips. As a father to two kids under 3, a business owner (well, a start up) and a loving husband, finding time for going outdoors, especially overnights, […]
Knee Pain When Hiking – Probable Causes and Solutions
Most hikers (and, well, most of the other regular humans we know) suffer from some sort of knee problems: either after 10 km of hiking, after 30 miles or just when going downhill with a heavy pack. I am no different – I used to always get knee pain when hiking and I couldn’t even […]
Gear Review – Inov8 Race Ultra 290 Shoes
Back to the footwear conundrum I have been dealing with for the last… forever, I have tried my luck again with a pair of Inov8’s: the Race Ultra 290. I know I said I would be avoiding Inov8 shoes after my Cape Wrath Trail experience with the Trailroc 235 in 2015, but I had a […]
British walker’s guide to hiking in USA
I recently relocated from London, UK, to Portland (Oregon), USA, and had no doubt that my hiking life was not over, but actually started a new chapter. After hiking for so many years, hiking the the USA shouldn’t be that hard, right? Well, after 5.5 years in the UK, I am by now a fully […]
Your base layer is not meant to keep you warm
You may already be ready for an argument about this: “but I am warmer with my base layer” you will probably angrily reply to the screen (though you can comment it at the bottom too…), but wait a second – I have a point here. Base layers will keep you warmer than being naked, or […]