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SealLine Black Canyon Bags
Cold Splinters got back late last week from an amazing paddling excursion down to Everglades National Park with our friend, partner-in-crime and frequent collaborator, Mikael Kennedy. (That article will be out this fall.) It was a real time down there in Florida, but we couldn’t have done it without these SealLine Black Canyon Bags. Sure, dry bags would have sufficed, but if you’ve got to get on a plane to get to the water, these are going to be your huckleberries.
Enjoy all your canoe/kayaking adventures this spring and summer, folks. And don’t forget the coolers, ice and wine.
New Balance Classics
It was a few months back that Mikael Kennedy, Chris Black and I went down to Southwest Texas with a trunk full of Made in the USA New Balance kicks. Mikael took some photos (yes, I’m the model) around Marfa and Big Bend that are now starting to be posted on the New Balance Classics Tumblr. Lots more to see and lots more to come.
Snow Peak Store
If you live in the Portland, OR area – and I know that some of you do – you should be happy to know that Snow Peak, one of our favorites around these parts, is scheduled to open their first store tomorrow, March 1st. Spring Fever ensues.
The shop is located at 410 NW 14th Avenue. Have at it.
Worn Wear
I’m sure most of your are hip to Patagonia’s new Worn Wear site, but if you’re not, get on over there today and start diving in. There’s not too much up yet, but even in its early stages, you know it’s gonna be a hell of a time in the months (years?) to come. Thanks for the picture above, Nick Yardly of Yorkshire:
Dear Patagonia,
In December of 1986, I left the dark, dripping, wet landscape of my native Yorkshire, England and arrived wide eyed in New England. I had two backpacks and $500 in my pocket and couldn’t have been happier.
I worked at a climbing school that had its office at the back of IME, THE climbing store in North Conway, NH and a Patagonia dealer. Everyday as I walked into the store my eyes fell on a Patagonia Snap-T fleece jacket. To me it stood out as a prime example of this brave new world I had arrived in. I purchased it with my very first paycheck in the USA ― I was sleeping on a mattress and barely had a couple of dollars to my name. That jacket was my constant companion for 7 years. Here it is living every Brit climber’s dream, road tripping across the country and sleeping in the desert. Oh, the car cost $450 ― my second purchase in the states.
―Nick
FairEnds And Upstate
FairEnds. Upstate. Both are Trail Mix alumni. They made a hat together. Need I say more?
Seven Summits Patches
Next Level Expeditions tapped designer Ben Noe to make patches of the highest points on each continent. So yes, that would make seven patches in all. Buy em here if you wanna.
DOWN BOOTIES
It’s getting to be Down Bootie season out east, and though I find myself wearing these around the apartment more than I do at a campsite, they really are good for both. Weighing next to nada, there are several brands that make these ugly things. Clockwise from top left: Sierra Designs, Western Mountaineering (that’s what I’ve got), REI, and Feathered Friends.
Anyone have an opinion about these thangs? Other than the fact that they’d sell better/be more acceptable if they weren’t called “booties?”
POLER NAPSACK
It was a few years back when Benji Wagner first sent me a box of his hand warmers to my office in Columbus Circle, NY. I was working for American Park Network, writing and collecting information for a collection of 25+ guidebooks to our beautiful public lands. Benji and the Poler team have since become great friends, so it’s pretty spectacular to see what waves they’ve been making since they branched out into backpacks, tents, headlamps and of course, their famous Napsack. Check out their latest video above and help support two majorly lovely guys working their ass off in the Pacific Northwest.
MJ, Patagonia, Rain etc.
