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I honestly don’t consider it a hassle to make coffee in a French Press and hardly feel “shackled” to the oppression of a coffee machine, but I do think this solution might be handle for picnics, short hikes, preparedness kits and other scenarios where you don’t want to worry about the usual coffee gear.

The Coffeebrewer is best described as a disposable French press. Inside the pouch is a filter with 26 g of freshly ground specialty coffee. To brew 3 cups of coffee, all you need is to open it, pour ½ L hot water into it, and let …
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If you’ve ever camped out in the back country, you know there are a lot of odd noises in the middle of the night.  Most of the time its me tromping off into the wood-line in the dark looking for a place to… Well, never mind.  There’s also security/warning from two and four legged visitors.

Mini Motion Detection Camp LED Light. Handy little LED light with motion detection built in. Battery powered by 3 standard AA batteries so it can be located anywhere in camp.

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The folks at Triple Aught Design have added some beauty to that mainstay of minimalist hikers and campers, the titanium spork.  Using a laser engraving technique on the sporks the add a hip skull design to the of respected titanium products manufacturer, Snow Peak.  I own one of the former’s nesting, titanium cookware sets. I wonder if they could do a custom patter and how much it would set me back?

We partnered with our friends at Snow Peak to bring you a new batch of T-Skull Titanium Sporks. A versatile companion, the humble spork can single-handedly replace the utensils …
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Billed as the evolution of a solution for washing small loads of clothes for the world traveler (and in this case we mean those folks that really put feet to the ground in remote areas), the Scrubba Washbag is a minimalist, super light bag with integrated washboard.  The inventors are raising funds on IndieGoGo and looks like they’ve already blown past their goal.  In my neck of the woods, one these might be an awesome addition to the gear list for a long distance hiker (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Coast Trail, etc).

The Scrubba wash bag will be a must-have item …
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