
Haines to Fairbanks | Lost & Found EP.04
We start our journey off as we arrive in Haines, Alaska after spending a week in Juneau. Our goal was to take the ferry all the way to the northern part of Alaska, but due to COVID and Canadian Border closures there was an influx of people relying on the ferry to get north. By the time we booked our trip they were booked and as far north we could make it to Haines.
Mendenhall Glacier | Lost & Found EP.03
Happy New Year everyone! We’re so excited to see you back here and hope that you had a wonderful holiday! Let’s get into episode three of Lost & Found!
Juneau, AK | Lost & Found EP.02
Juneau was our first official stop in Alaska! We’d heard wonderful things about the area and looked forward to a week of stopping in the state capitol.
The Ferry to Alaska | Lost & Found EP.01
It’s hard to believe this day has finally come. This is a project that’s been in the works for nearly a year now… Our first episode of our series Lost & Found documenting our travels and the lessons learned from them as we traveled through Alaska this summer.
New Video Series!
MAK here! Owen and I have been a little quiet on our end working on a bunch of things such as our new video series and we wanted to bring you all up to speed on everything to look forward to!
Fitness On the Road
As people who love to be active it’s important to us to get regular excersize as we travel. However, it can be hard to make that happen depending on the season and climate we’re in. So we’ve found that the best way to get consistent exercise is actually to have a few different options at any given time.
Overlanding in a Borrowed Four Wheel Camper (Pt. 3)
Hello everyone! MAK here! It’s hard to believe that this is the last episode of our our mini series “Wish You Were Here”! Enjoy the episode!
Overlanding in a Borrowed Four Wheel Camper (Pt. 2)
I hope that everyone has had a great week! We’re back with episode 2 of 3 in our mini series! Here is the episode, enjoy!
Overlanding in a Borrowed Four Wheel Camper (Pt. 1)
Our friends over at Four Wheel Campers asked if we’d be interested taking a test trip in two of their demo rigs. Not ones to pass up such a fun sounding opportunity we immediately turned to our friends Chase and Aimee of Tight Loops and asked if they’d be interest in trading in their Vanagon for two weeks to travel in a FWC!
Finding the Perfect Rain Jacket and How To Care for It
Today we will be talking about hardshell/rain jackets! I want to go into detail of what jacket I had, why it failed, how to pick the right jacket for you, how to care for your new jacket to be sure it stays waterproof AND some crowd suggestions from all of you!
Intro to Backpacker Meals
Today we’re diving into an introduction to, and the theory of backpacker meals. We will detail how we plan food for backcountry travel while also taste testing a few different major brands of backpacker meals out there.
Backpacking on the Olympic Peninsula
As we crept ever closer to the US and Canadian border we found ourselves in the coastal rainforest of Washington. Those of you who have been following us for at least the last year, you know that we have fully become desert dwellers. The moss-draped trees felt completely foreign to us, but we were so hungry to dive deep into this incredible new terrain.
Leave It Cleaner Than You Found It
I’m sure you’ve picked up on the fact that I really like to leave places cleaner than I found them. We typically stay on public land where camping is free, I see “Leaving it Cleaner Than We Found it” as paying these places back for our stay. Today I’m going to be taking you through all the ways that we leave places cleaner than we found them so you can do the same while you are out camping and exploring!
Overlanding the Alvord Desert
We rarely drive from point A to point B. Instead, we like to take the scenic route when we are “commuting”. This spring as we started to make our way, slowly, towards the US and Canadian border we wanted to find a creative route to get us off the beaten path so that we can see something new, have some fun and still get to where we need to go.
How To Take The Alaskan Ferry
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the ferry because it’s not a widely known option of transport to this area. When we were doing our own research we didn’t find a ton of information on things like how to prepare your vehicle, what to pack, the many ways you can sleep on board, food, boat amenities, and things of that nature. Since taking the ferry we’ve been able to clear a lot of those things up and now will be able to come better prepared in the future and I want to pass that wisdom on to you all!
How We Find Camping
Today we’re going to sharing how we find camping! We haven’t shared this info with you all yet because it’s a process that we’ve been practicing and evolving for the last five years. Often people ask us how we find camping so we are excited to finally distill the process into a video and blog post!
Camping Coffee: Gear & Recipes
Today we’re talking camp coffee brewers. The idea here isn’t to declare one brewer as better than the others, but to figure out which of these eight brewers will be best for YOU and YOUR needs when you head out camping! In addition to reviewing individual brewers, we also share our favorite brewing recipes we used for our testing!
5 Unsung Gear Heros
We’ve started referring to a few pieces of gear as our unsung heroes. Our unsung heroes are things that we use every day and often find ourselves wondering what we’d do without them, but for whatever reason always forget to recommend them. Maybe we forget them because they seamlessly fit into our lives and using them is second nature to us. Today the unsung heroes: Binoculars, walkie-talkies, utility knife, Garmin InReach, and the Garmin Instinct will forevermore get the recognition they deserve!
Backcountry Coffee Review
There is nothing quite like starting a cool morning in the backcountry with a cup of coffee. However, carrying in a big coffee setup isn’t an option when backpacking. Instead, we take instant coffee or single-use pour-overs when we’re heading out on an adventure because they’re more compact. Today we’re going to test a bunch of different options and share the results with all of you!
Renewable Gear - HOKA X Cotopaxi at REI
We love a good collaboration. When great minds come together with one goal it's a golden opportunity for something new and innovative to be born. Our friends over at Hoka One One, Cotopaxi and REI have done just that.