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Can new gear excitement be inherent?

9th May 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

New gear tested by the generations

It finally arrives, that package you’ve been waiting for, for so long – that new tent/ice axe/helmet/anything else. After months of reading, comparing, checking again, asking friends, going to the store to try and then doing it all again 3 times, you pick what you want. You order it and wait. You know that the […]

Filed Under: Gear, Ideas Tagged With: adventure, outdoor gear, tent

What inspires me to go outdoors

22nd March 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

Pen-Y-Gehnt in the Yorkshire Dales

Staying at home is great, it really is – you are mostly comfortable, you have company, entertainment, food as you like, water that doesn’t need filtering, you can sit/lay/rest as you wish and many other great things. Yet for some reason we still go outside, to the cold/hot weather, the bugs, the sweat, the wet […]

Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: Adventure Journal, Adventure Travel magazine, Backpacking Light, challenge, Family, Going outdoors, Outside Online, Seattle Backpackers Magazine, Semi-Rad

Dealing with solo weekend guilt

21st February 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

A solo guilt free climb up a ridge in New Zealand

There is a real problem in being torn between two worlds, between the family/home world and the outdoors. It is almost like having a demanding mistress but knowing the demand exists only in your head. I guess this guilt exists with any hobby or personal activity that takes us away from home; but there is […]

Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: Backpacking, Camping, Family, Guilt, Hiking

How to mentally climb a mountain

4th February 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

Thinking how to climb that mountain

Climbing a mountain is not just a physical challenge, it is also a mental and emotional one. Often times when I find myself going uphill on a long stretch, I have the words that Robert M Pirsig wrote in “Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance” echo in my head: Mountains should be climbed with […]

Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: inspiration, Robert M Pirsig, Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

Winter blues and going outdoors

31st January 2015 by Gilad Nachmani

Frozen steps in the Peak District, England

It’s cold outside, again, or should I say still? It is wet, too, and might freeze with how cold it is, but it will never turn into snow. Winter blues are a real pain. I’ve been craving some outdoors time for a while now, but winter and my daughter’s nursery blessed me with a truly […]

Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: camping in winter, Going outdoors, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter blues

How to approach gear reviews

20th December 2014 by Gilad Nachmani

Gear reviews are probably my main use of the internet by now. I’m guessing this is a problem for any gear head, and outdoor gear heads are not any different. We want to upgrade, replace, change, have another or just-in-case kit for anything, so we read reviews. We read reviews from small one person blogs, […]

Filed Under: Gear, Ideas Tagged With: Blister Gear Review, Gear review

Why there is no such thing as the best outdoor gear

3rd December 2014 by Gilad Nachmani

2 tents, but can one of them be best - what is the best gear?

If you have been searching for gear for any outdoor outing lately, you will find lists everywhere – “Best gear for…(name the activity)”, “Best 10 jackets for….”, “The 10 best packs for 2015” and so on. Those lists are offered by many sources – from major chains to niche retailers, gear reviewing sites, personal blogs […]

Filed Under: Gear, Ideas Tagged With: the best outdoor gear, the bestgear for you

What acivities can you do outdoors?

29th November 2014 by Gilad Nachmani

Scrambling at the Cairngorms, Scotland

We have already discussed the fact that we go outdoors to have fun, and as much as just being helicoptered to the middle of nowhere for a few hours with an icebox full of beers and snacks sounds great, most people want to actually do something when they are out – but what? The outdoors […]

Filed Under: Gear, Ideas Tagged With: Backpacking, Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fell Running, Hiking, Mountain Running, Mountaineering, Outdoors activity, Skiing, Snowboarding, Trail Running, Tramping, Trekking, Walking

Defining the idea of “The Outdoors” and what it means to us

26th November 2014 by Gilad Nachmani

When nature is just overwhelming

If you had a quick look at the “about us” page, you saw that for me the outdoors is my sport; while some are just runners, or climbers, or hunters, or golfers or skiers, I’m an outdoors guy. But does that mean? And what is the big “Outdoors”? Let’s start by understanding what it is […]

Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: get adrenaline rushes, go outside to have fun, Going outdoors, walking meditation

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