Few things in the outdoor world carry the kind of universal, cross-generational gravity that a s'more does. It is not a complicated recipe. It does not require culinary training or exotic ingredients. And yet, the simple act of roasting a marshmallow over open flame and pressing it between graham crackers and chocolate has become one of the most enduring rituals in American camping culture. The s'more is a campfire handshake. It is the thing...

Field Report: 02-23 | Assessing the seamless transition between terrestrial and aquatic environments. Proving Grounds: The shallow, flooded granite basin of Lake Aloha, California.   Within the PDW design lab, the "Amphibious Rated" designation identifies a system of equipment engineered for functional utility across both terrestrial and aquatic environments. For the modern explorer, the packraft is the ultimate expression of this philosophy—a technical vessel that transforms a sub-six-pound load on your back into a craft...

A field report from the third annual Windup in a Bay expedition, from campfire to cold Pacific water on the Big Sur coast. There are few places on earth that feel as mythologized and untamed as California's Big Sur coastline. The cliffs seem too steep, the Pacific too violent, and the roads too beautiful to be entirely real. It's the sort of place that attracts a particular kind of person, someone who sees adventure...

PDW Expedition Watch Band Compass on Ti-HDR Strap with Marathon GSAR watch. Photo Credit: Brock Stevens   The magnetic compass has been guiding humans across oceans, deserts, and mountain ranges for nearly a thousand years. The wrist compass is a more recent idea, but its history is richer and stranger than most people assume. It did not begin in a military quartermaster's office. It began, of all places, knee-deep in a Finnish snowfield in...