Saw this come across my email recently: For decades, Helly Hansen has partnered with outdoor professionals around the globe to develop performance-driven gear since day one. For its spring/summer ’23 global campaign, The Open Mountain, the brand celebrates the power of spending time outside...

Two experts at ActionHub tested six cellphone compass apps to see how well they did. Three were for iPhone, and three for Android. Here's what their article said: We used six apps to see how well they worked. We compared the accuracy of these apps to three different bearings, each determined...

There's been a ton of fanfare today about Suunto's new sport watch, the Vertical. It has maps and amazing GPS accuracy and battery life. A couple of the reviews I've seen are here: DC Rainmaker article: Suunto Vertical GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Solar, Mapping, WiFi, and More! ActionHub...

Probably one of the most difficult things for a compass user to understand and apply in a real-world situation is magnetic declination — because even if s/he understands the overarching concept, it’s critical to know how to actually deploy the technique to your wilderness navigation. Adding to...

The best long throw flashlight for search and recue that I found so far is the NITECORE P30i i-Generation High Output Searchlight. It seems to be among the most recommended but isn't exactly cheap, $200 is what a new one should run you from Amazon. Haven't purchased it yet, hoping to see what...