ScottS

I don't own a smart watch and never will. For mapping while tripping, I use a Garmin GPS mounted on the thwart in front of me with...

I wear a Garmin 265s daily. I like it a lot. I do a fair amount of running and it's nice for that. When using it purely as a watch it...

My $25 Casio watch with a dial face is the perfect tripping watch. It is waterproof, has a 10 year battery, I won't cry if I lose it...

I grew up spitting distance from Matt's and the 5-8 Club. Still go to one or the other when I visit, depending on whether I want to eat...

Now we have to argue about which is best, Matt's Juicy Lucy or the 5-8 Club's Juicy Lucy.

Boy Scouts was great preparation, if I had ever ended up in a maximum security prison. I remember being leaned on to earn merit badges...

Robins get ridiculously aggressive during mating season. They will attack their own reflection, smacking into house windows and...

There are seams on the body, but they are under the arms on the sides.

A cagoule is knee length. The idea was that you could sit and pull your legs up into the cag for an emergency bivvy. With a draw string...

I tried to photograph my anorak/cag pattern, but it is easier to describe it, and if you can sew one, you can work up your own pattern...

I've been in a Minuteman control room. You take an elevator down about 60 feet. Then, there are 2 spherical rooms on either side of...