Articles by: Cameron Ownbey

What Is The Best Snowshoe

What Is The Best Snowshoe

What Is The Best Snowshoe? The best snowshoe is one that adapts to all snow conditions, is relatively lightweight and unbreakable. Having worked with over[Read More…]

by November 16, 2018 0 comments Gear
The Sawatch 15 Sleeping Bag – A New Way to Look at an Old Design

The Sawatch 15 Sleeping Bag – A New Way to Look at an Old Design

Katabatic Gear takes a new look at the traditional sleeping bag with the Sawatch 15.  The Sawatch 15 sleeping bag features a unique quilt style[Read More…]

by July 12, 2016 0 comments Gear
Teen Survives Washington Plane Crash Video

Teen Survives Washington Plane Crash Video

Interview with Autumn Veatch, 16. Teen that survives Washington plane crash killing her step-grandparents.  Veatch survived for two days in the rugged North Cascades of Washington[Read More…]

by July 17, 2015 0 comments Community
Bicyclist Crashes Into Deer at 28 Miles Per Hour

Bicyclist Crashes Into Deer at 28 Miles Per Hour

Sausalito Crash 12:14:14 Calafornia Bicyclist Crashes Into Deer at 28 Miles Per Hour

by December 20, 2014 0 comments Community
Top 10 List Of 10 Essentials Lists

Top 10 List Of 10 Essentials Lists

Top 10 list of the 10 essentials lists   REI 10 Essentials http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html 1 Navigation (map and compass) 2 Sun protection (sunglasses and sunscreen) 3[Read More…]

by July 23, 2014 0 comments Community
April Hikes 2014 Recommended for Seattle Backpackers Meetup

April Hikes 2014 Recommended for Seattle Backpackers Meetup

April Hikes 2014 If you are a Seattle Backpackers Meetup organizer here are some April hikes from years past that were a lot of fun[Read More…]

by April 5, 2014 0 comments Trail of the Week, Trails
Coexisting with Wolves in Washington

Coexisting with Wolves in Washington

After decades of monitoring depleted wolf populations in the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has called to remove the gray wolf, Canis lupus,[Read More…]

by February 16, 2014 0 comments Earth
Our Top Picks for Winter Boots

Our Top Picks for Winter Boots

With everyday warmth on the brain, staying warm on the trail and prepared for winter conditions should be too. Here are SBM’s top choices for winter boots when heading out in the cold weather this year.

by December 16, 2013 0 comments Gear
Brooks Range Tension 40 Tent Preview

Brooks Range Tension 40 Tent Preview

Brooks Range has outdone themselves with this new offering for Summer 2014. I was a little afraid to take this featherweight (weighing in at barely four pounds) out in the late fall in the northwest. It rains a little out here.

by November 19, 2013 0 comments Gear
(Photo by Ty Smedes.)

Coyote Attacks

Coyotes are generally timid animals — opportunists that feed on plants, small animals, carrion and garbage. They rarely attack unless protecting their young. But there has been an increase in coyote sightings in urban areas, a trend that could lead to more attacks, since they begin to lose fear of humans through close contact.

by November 6, 2013 0 comments Community