Gear

Q: You need convertible trousers but don't want to look like too much a backpacker when walking the city streets, what do you do? A: Buy the Kuhl Liberator Convertible pants. Kühl calls it...

The more round-the-world packing lists I read while making my own, the more I realized I might actually need some help organizing my backpack. Therefore, I ended up with a Eagle Creek Pack-It Cube Set for...

When packing for our trip, I was as picky with shorts as I was with my footwear. I only wanted to pack two actual pairs of shorts: the first pair casual and comfortable, the second would be light running...

This was one of the last items we picked up before leaving — the Sea to Summit X-Bowl. It was almost an afterthought, a head-slapping "duh" moment when we realized how helpful it would be to carry our own...

Let me introduce you to my Patagonia R2 fleece jacket, or my "monkey jacket" as Britnee calls it. A fleece jacket so light, so warm and so damn comfortable that I wore it day AND night throughout all our...

When I was looking for a backpack to take with me on this trip I had a few priorities in mind: it needed to be comfortable to wear while walking through a new city to a hostel, while being durable enough for...

As much as I stared at them, the price on the Bose QuietComfort 20i Acoustic Noise Canceling Headphones wasn't coming down. I had returned to my local Best Buy in Utah to debate this purchase for the...

Over the past seven months, of the five pairs of underwear I packed, I've mostly used just three of those pairs--my ExOfficio Give-N-Go Boxers--and for good reason. ExOfficio, (visit them...

Hoping to reduce weight I chose the Eagle Creek Pack-It Specter Quick Trip toiletry bag to pack my hygiene kit for the year. But for the remainder of this review I'll refer to it as the Quick Rip!...

I really like that my Osprey Farpoint 55 backpack is panel loading with a single, locking zipper. Unfortunately that’s all I like about it and it failed to make my revised round-the-world packing list. A...

Besides picking a good backpack, selecting the right shoes was probably the most important decision I needed to make when shopping for this year-long trip. Thankfully, unlike my backpack selection, I was...

Too early for a Mark Johnston Gear of the Year Award? Maybe... then again maybe not. This is my first gear review for the bunches of clothes, electronics and random assortment of other junk I stuffed and...