In the video below, I ride the Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 cafe-racer/future-retro-scrambler/adventure-bike on Hwy. 33 through the Los Padres National Forest, do a tiny bit of fool-hardy off-roading on a sanctioned Off-Highway Motorcycle Trail, and have a fantastic Mexican dinner in Ojai, California. It’s my second moto-camping weekend and it was […]
As outdoors enthusiasts, we are always on the lookout for new gear to buy, and I try to keep track of it. This is a running list of camping, photography, and motorcycle gear — along with the occasional watch that has caught my eye, or someone’s whose opinion I respect. […]
REI Half Dome Tent My 2-person REI Half-Dome backpacking tent is coming up on 17 years of service in my outdoor adventures. It has been my camping companion for every solo adventure and quite a few 2-person outings. It survives a 16-year marriage — in fact, it was one of […]
I hadn’t ridden a motorcycle in close to 20 years, but I maintained my motorcycle license for whenever that soulless phase of my life would end. While crossing an intersection on a walk with my daughters a few weeks into the COVID-19 quarantine, I froze in the middle of the […]
[Updated for 2019] This guide is the result of exhaustive research to replace our family tent. I gave away our family tent when we moved because I never, ever wanted to set it up again. There are tons of tents out there that won’t last a weekend of use by […]
