Trek Light Gear’s Cyber Monday deal is your chance to save with the absolute lowest prices available all year. This year’s coupon is good for 30% OFF everything in the store, including all of our newest products. From lightweight hammocks and camping accessories to compact, eco-friendly bags, Trek Light Gear has the perfect gifts and [...]

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Mountain Hardwear- Women’s Wool Nut Cadet Cap

Perri, one of our Outside San Diego gear testers, declared the Mountain Hardwear Wool Cadet Cap one of the warmest, cutest, and coziest winter caps she has ever used. Made of pinstriped wool with a embroidered floral design, the classic flat top hat is perfect for nights on the [...]

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Here are a few of my favorite things that make great gifts for the outdoor loving guy in your life:

Mountain Hardwear- Nitrous Hooded Jacket

This super sweet lightweight 800-fill goose down sweater is a perfect companion to help keep warm on those nippy Anza-Borrego nights. It is warm and comfy, and stuffs down smaller than [...]

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While a snow shovel is an odd item to review on a site dedicated to the outdoors as it related to San Diego, it does snow in parts of our fair city.  In addition,  I have spent many of nights gazing at the stars from a snow kitchen in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  A quality [...]

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With all the buzz in the outdoor blog community surrounding The Gore Tex Bloggers Summit, I thought it was about time that Outside San Diego really got to the bottom of the debate.  Does the fabric your shell is make from really make a difference in performance?  This debate has been raging for a long [...]

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One of the best online gear retailers out there has a coupon for 20%.  What a great way to get a jump on your holiday shopping.

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Several weeks ago my daughter and I collaborated on a review of the Geomate Jr.  This unique geocaching device has opened up a new pastime for us, and it continues to come with us just about everywhere we go in search of new and interesting caches.
I am not the only one who has discovered that [...]

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As the weather begins to cool to a moderate level here in San Diego, the weather in our mountains and deserts get positively chilly.  These are the places I love to hike and backpack, so a quality, warm, wicking baselayer is essential to being comfortable and having fun.  This winter I have the opportunity to [...]

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About halfway through my morning run, the first in many weeks that have featured sunlight rather than starlight, I looked up to find myself on the verge of passing a rather perturbed skunk.  It was apparent that the skunk was not receptive about me passing on the right or left of the narrow sidewalk and [...]

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I long ago found that the advantages of a high quality pair of shades more than justifies the price.  Well crafted sunglasses fit better, have clearer less distorted lenses, last longer, and in general look better than their mass produced 5 dollar counterparts gracing the shelves of your local convenience store.  I also trust that [...]

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