The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick
byIf you’re trying to sneak stuff onto public transportation, there are certainly many ways to do it—I mean, not that I would know about…
If you’re trying to sneak stuff onto public transportation, there are certainly many ways to do it—I mean, not that I would know about…
This is an excerpt from the new book I co-authored with Forest Woodward, The Camping Life: Inspiration and Ideas for Endless Adventure (available at…
[NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I started it, I’ve been fortunate to get to do…
Two things will be here soon: Camping season, and a bunch of articles telling you what gear to buy for camping. Here at Semi-Rad.com,…
Because you know you want your car to smell like your weekend. —Brendan
A couple nights before leaving on a backpacking trip, I decided to finally dig up a Trangia stove I’d received as a gift eight…
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or depictions of climbing in energy drink ads, rock climbing…
For a quick getaway last weekend, my friends and I planned a three-night stay in nature. Nature is not listed as an Airbnb rental…
Location, location, location! This one-bedroom is close to nothing. Step inside the 29-square-foot ripstop nylon palace and say hello to your new home! The…
Nothing’s better than a brand-new sleeping bag, that miraculous cocoon of warmth that enables you to sleep under the stars. Nothing, that is, except…
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks me: What’s your favorite piece of outdoor gear? I…
Earlier this year, my book Surviving the Great Outdoors came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking around in the out-of-doors—climbing, backpacking, hiking,…
Did you hear that? What was that noise outside the tent? Some possibilities: A Bear That noise was a bear. That bear is going…
Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan More stories like this in my new book, Bears Don’t…
That’s right, summer’s not over yet. Here are some tips to make the best out of your last few nights under the stars. If…
Bears don’t care about your problems. Call your mom, tell your Twitter followers, or take a Sharpie and write them on the wall of…
One Friday this past March, I hiked a few miles down a trail and set up a tent in one of the quietest places…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years: a big, fat book…
You know what really brings a group of people together in the outdoors? No, not the person with all the compelling stories or funny…
It’s summer. Which means it’s camping season. Which means you’ve got a great opportunity to get into nature and meet new friends at a…
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read it and get something out of it: a laugh,…
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new gear, to sarcastically review entire categories of gear, or…
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery After…
Every year since 2008, I’ve set a goal of sleeping outside for a month of each year. I don’t do well with training goals,…
Dear states of Utah and Colorado: Hey, so you know what would be cool? If Utah and Colorado became one giant state called “Utahlorado.”…
Do you have trouble fitting that last item in your backpack, or struggle to hang a piece of clothing in a closet between all…
I was talking to my friend Mark about mountain biking a while back when he mentioned linking together a bunch of shorter trails around…