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  • A coffee update

    A while back I wrote a post about coffee, and our options for coffee while camping. I said that I’d never tried the pour-over method. On a recent trip to REI (I swear, that place has become my new Home Depot) I showed Michael the GSI version:  He saw the price ($12.95) and said “why…

  • A last little getaway

    After Michael gave his notice at work, we took the opportunity for a little getaway and headed up to the high country with the dogs and the bikes. I apologize for these pictures – they are definitely not up to my standards. But with the house sale going on (inspections and appraisals and such), I didn’t make…

  • The Big Announcement

    This one’s a doozie, I’d say. It’s been in the works since last October, and everything is falling into place. It’s time to let everyone in on the secret: Michael and I are going to run off and be adventurers for a year. In Taco Negro. We’re bringing the dogs, our bikes, and our running…

  • Pros and Cons of the rooftop tent (RTT)

    So I belong to the group on Facebook called Pickup Truck Camping. It’s moderated by a guy named Ryan Shauers, author of a book called “Big Travel, Small Budget: How to Travel More, Spend Less, and See the World.” I read the book a while back and I think it’s pretty cool. Ryan has traveled…

  • UPDATE: the search for a waterproof duffel

    I’ve been trolling the internet in my search for a waterproof duffel bag. I finally found one! From Cabela’s: The Boundary Waters Duffel Bag. Not cheap, but definitely not as expensive as the Patagonia bag. And this one is fully waterproof! I ordered the large and it arrived over the weekend. I was so excited!…

  • Paleo banana almond butter pancakes

    Well, we finally came up with a pretty good recipe. Yay!   It took a couple of attempts, but Michael helped me come up with a recipe for these awesome pancakes. On the first attempt we used almond flour. They were tasty, but we needed an entire cup of almond flour. Not ideal. Why? Well,…

  • Camping Coffee Options

    Ah, coffee. What would I do without you? I’m guessing 15 to life. There are a few options for making coffee while camping, and for us none of them involve plugging in our reliable drip coffee maker. We’ve experimented a bit over the years – here are our results. Instant: Not necessarily the cheapest, most…

  • The search for a waterproof duffel

    It’s starting to feel like a needle in the haystack, I tell you. So we have a plain old duffel bag from REI. Pretty sure I got it on a prodeal, which accounts for the horrible color scheme. At 84 liters (5100 cubic inches) it’s plenty big enough for all our clothes on a 10-day…

  • Gear Review: the Luci Light

    I remember one of our previous trips to Moab. We went late in the fall – like, right around Election Day. In some ways it was the perfect time to go. Daytime temps were in the 60’s. But it was after Daylight Savings Time started, so it got dark at 5pm every day. Also, as…

  • Gear Review: Coleman 424 Dual Fuel Stove

    We’ve had our Coleman 424 Dual Fuel Stove for years. Mostly because a few years ago it quit working. We changed out the generator but that didn’t help. I was working at REI at the time, and I found a Coleman combination grill/stove at a garage sale for something like $20. So the 424 ended…

  • Gear Reviews

    Time to take a look back on the trip… and see what worked, and what didn’t. First up: The Yeti 45 cooler People who are familiar with Yeti coolers seem to either love them or hate them. The hate mostly stems from the price – would you believe that bad boy costs $350??? Yeti Tundra…

  • Last day… for this trip.

    So we arrived just before dark at the dispersed (i.e. free) camping at Bookcliffs. I didn’t take any pictures until this morning, and I still can’t believe it. This place is empty. I mean, empty. I couldn’t believe it! Moab was packed. It took us 30 minutes just to get inside Arches NP yesterday. And yet we’ve got…

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