Brent Rose's discussions

I totally agree! Read more

The Nyan Cat wasn't random. It's actually a secret move which I triggered. There's also YMCA. Read more

Someone lost a fair amount of arm hair the other night when the wind shifted. Way more bad ass than a video game. Read more

I hear you. This was day one and upload speeds were atrocious. Had to keep the video super small. Speeds have gotten a little better, but I haven't seen the scorpion in the last couple of days. Read more

No, it weighs much, much more. It just as 3,000 lbs of steel added onto the truck platform. Read more

Well, Joe may fire me yet. We'll see... Read more

Well said, and yes, the gravity filter is killer. It filters out everything except viruses (which are rarely an issue in North America). My backup filter is a Katadyn Hiker which has served me well for many years, it's just not as convenient. Read more

Actually, no. Look at the Odds and Ends section. Read more

Whoops, thanks. Fixed. Read more

Right you are. Fixed. Thanks. Read more

Actually they've promised a Jelly Bean upgrade before 2012 is over. I meant to include that. Thanks for the reminder. Read more

Yes, we needed to chop a lot of wood, and a lot of it was large in diameter. Tons and tons of driftwood, and we needed the smaller pieces to get the fire up to temp. The big logs kept it going. Loved that axe. Read more

Yeah, well, I was testing a lot of extra gear and had a full wetsuit with boots/hood/gloves/wax... Read more

The Aether is really nice, but I liked the extra pockets on the Argon. Read more

Big Agnes has larger versions. You might also look at the REI Quarterdome if backpacking, or the Halfdome of you're not going as far. Read more

Agreed. Read more

Let me just address a few things that I've been seeing in the comments: Read more

I loved the coffee maker that I mentioned in the article. Easy to make it as strong or light as you want. We just carried the coffee in a ziplock. Read more

I definitely didn't neglect the coffee. Re-read. Read more

What unsurprised said. Also, look at the photo of the log in that picture by the axe. We had to cut A LOT of those. Fallen trees that had become driftwood. That would have sucked real, real hard with a small backpacking saw. The axe ended up being one of the most-used items on that trip. Read more