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Gear Reviews

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Facts and Opinions by Justin “Scrappers” Morrison

Burton + Big Agnes Stone Hut 6
It officially sleeps 6 people, but we've tried it and think you'll be more comfortable with 4 people. But hey, it's your call. This tent is 6.5 feet tall. You can actually stand up to pull your trousers up. It randomly has built in tiny tables with cup holders along with all the pocket space you can wish for. Super rain and bug proof!

Last Chance // lastchancetextiles.com
Bandanas are a multitool. A bandana keeps your neck warm and from getting sunburned. A bandana keeps the blood in your body when you cut it open doing rad stuff. So get a good bandana. This one is made in California out of raw silk noil and dyed with natural indigo.
Dot-Danna // $45

Red Clouds Collective // redcloudscollective.com
If dogs wore pants they would like them to be durable double-layered waxed canvas made in Portland, Oregon where mud puddles get ran through non-stop.
Waxed Canvas Fitted Work Pants // $299

Cameron Balloons // cameronballoons.com
I was just being polite when I asked how your weekend was and now you’re telling me about the famous people you know and how your friend thinks one way and you think another way. I don’t want to be rude, but I don’t fucking care about your people problems. I need a personal hot air balloon to lift me up out of this conversation. I need a graceful escape.
The Hopper // $23,000

Juniper Ridge // juniperridge.com
Shut your mouth. Close your eyes. Cover your ears. Get down on your knees and put your face in the dirt. Take a deep breath. Keep breathing and I swear you’ll know the true essence of where you stand. This bottle contains the true essence of the Topanga Canyon because it was harvested naturally and responsibly from the native plants that grow there.
Topanga Canyon Field Lab Perfume // $55

Proof // iwantproof.com
These shades are made of recycled aluminum & sustainably sourced wood. They are also made of Top Gun VHS tapes, sunlight dancing on the bottom of a trout filled river, trout dreams, ice cream frost, and the feeling you get when you stand at the edge of a really high cliff.
Sundance Aluminum // $130

Vans // vans.com
This all-mountain snowboard boot has a high-tech lacing system that will hold your fragile life by the ankles while you propel your fun and freedom into the future.
The Verse // $389.95

Snow Peak's Tortu Shelter Lite is a monster!
This luxury tent is so huge it has an inner tent. Yea, a tent within the tent. So you can have a living room chill zone set up separately from your bedroom sleeping zone. Close your eyes and image this thing set up to the full size of: 11.7ft X 19ft X 6.5ft. It's not just big and built to Japanese standard of perfection it's rare as fuck! It's not even available to buy, but when it is it'll clock in at $1,249.95.

Heimplanet's "The Cave" tent is like a balloon animal from space.
This future tent's poles are balloon tubes full of air. Could you imagine how much grief this saves on a long backpacking trip? The Cave is a 2-3 person tent. If we camped on the moon we'd use this tent!

Outerknown // outerknown.com
If you have a salty-toothed smile and sand under your toenails, you’re probably surfing through life in this merino wool and organic cotton sweater.
Harbor Crew // $13

The James Brand // thejamesbrand.com
This stainless steel pen could be used as a weapon and bring more meaningful justice and liberty from oppression than any dumb bloody sword could ever dream of. Made in the USA.
The Benton // $60

Red Clouds Collective // redcloudscollective.com
Let’s go deep. Deeper than the pockets of this tote. Deeper than a nighttime skinny dip. Deeper than the sunken canoe on the bottom of the lake. Deeper than crawdaddy dreams. Deeper than moonlight reflecting off fish fins all the way back to the moon.
Over the Shoulder Tote Bag // $150

Mouyobi // mokuyobi.com
Wildflowers will shift their gaze from the sun to you. Rainbows will turn upside down to smile at you. Birds will land on your shoulder and sing into your ear a song about borrowing your shirt.
Noodle Doodle Tee // $35

Morakniv // morakniv.se/en
Peter Pan survives in the wildness of Neverland armed with only a tiny knife like this one. Keep the children wild, but keep them safe with a solid finger guard and rounded tip.
The Scout Knife // $30

Sanuk // sanuk.com
Feet are ugly. Feet are the deformed and neglected underworld of the human body. Feet are tortured artists. Feet have weird taste that our beautiful brains will never understand. Fuzzy slippers are pure poetry for the feet.
Shor-Knitty // $65

Burton // burton.com
Your camp chair is embarrassing. It shows up to the campfire all drunk on wine coolers, lighting cigarettes backwards, saying “Duuuude” for no reason, and falling over all the time. It has no style, no personality, no polka dots! Dump your old chair and fall in love with this one!

Uppercut Deluxe // uppercutdeluxe.com
Guys are filthy and disgusting wild animals, but they clean up pretty good when they have a good reason. The reason is usually sex. Who am I kidding. The reason is always sex! If it wasn’t for sex we’d have no reason to clean our hairy wild animal bodies.
Combo Kit // $45

Snow Peak // snowpeak.com
When we hugged it felt weird. Then you pulled the collapsable metal camp stove out of your shirt pocket. We hugged again and it felt way better. We boiled water for tea on a windy Californian island and it was ready in about three minutes. I fell in love with this stove. I could see why you keep it in your shirt pocket, closer to your heart.
GeoShield Stove // $115.95

Levi’s Vintage // levi.com
Once the mushrooms started to kick in, Billy walked away from the campfire and roller coaster laughter of his friends. Beyond the warm firelight, he found a Joshua Tree ablaze in the blue starlight of the Universe. A single tear rolled down his cheek and into his beard. He was barefoot. He ripped his trippy shirt off and howled like a coyote. He was free. He was wild. He took his pants off. He stepped right onto a sharp cactus thorn. He howled again, but in pain. He was high as fuck and never saw that shirt again.
1960’s Shorthorn Shirt // Priceless