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Gear Reviews & Field Tests

Single-product reviews and field tests from real Pacific Northwest trips, each with the video, how I tested it, honest pros and cons, and a verdict.

Mr. Heater Portable Buddy heater glowing on a tent floor next to a white carbon monoxide detector

Mr. Heater Buddy: 16-Hour CO Test in a Tent

A Portable Buddy on high for about 16 hours in our REI Kingdom 6, with a CO detector right beside it.

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Jetboil Flash and Optimus Crux Lite stoves running on red 8 oz fuel canisters on the forest floor

Jetboil Flash vs Crux Lite: 8 oz Fuel Test

How long one 8 oz MSR IsoPro can lasted in each stove at full power, and about how many boils you get.

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Edward in the snow beside his Toyota Tundra with the iKamper Skycamp 2.0 rooftop tent open

iKamper Skycamp 2.0 Review

Six months of rain, snow and wind on my Toyota Tundra: setup, locks, room, weight and the mattress fix.

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Silver Toyota Tacoma with the red CVT Mt. Rainier rooftop tent and annex set up at a forest campsite

CVT Mt. Rainier Rooftop Tent Review

First look plus a 1-year update: wind, rain, bugs, rack squeak, and why I sold it.

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Blue and gray Napier Sportz truck bed tent pitched on a silver Toyota Tacoma in the woods

Napier Sportz Truck Bed Tent Review

About a month in my Tacoma's 6 ft bed: fit, rain fly, ventilation and the pole problem. My rating: 7/10.

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