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Western big game hunters are masochists. No other sport combines such effort and exhaustion in pursuit of an animal - that is in exponentially better shape than you - with the foreboding cer…

As if organizing your tags, scouting locations, preparing your gear, and physical conditioning wasn’t enough, meal planning for your backcountry hunts can add an additional layer of complication. You’…

Want to cut your backpack hunting weight? Don’t know where to start? Big game hunting while living out of a backpack is an elite (crazy) sport, and the weight you carry is critical.  This isn’t…

Did you recently draw a western United States hunting tag? Whether you knew you were going to draw or not you are probably now looking for a few extra pieces of gear to throw into your kit or build a…

Faces of Seek Outside: Father’s Day TributeKevin Timm, President of Seek Outside, has worn many hats. Lead Guitarist in a rock band, Waiter, and Network Security Engineer being a few, but when I think…

Dad jokes can either make you laugh or cringe. If you have a teller of dad jokes in your life, you may be looking for a gift as rad as your dad! Check out our Father's Day Gift guide! Warning: All pun…

The new Goshawk is a pack that I would say is “sitting nicely in the sweet spot”. It has enough capacity (4800 Cubic Inches) to stuff a week’s worth of adventure gear in while remaining small enough s…

Joe at Seek Outside enjoys fly fishing, mountain biking, backpacking, hunting, photography, hiking, painting and gazing at the gorgeous Colorado night sky. No, this isn’t a dating advertisement, (alth…

“Desert Alpinism” is a term coined by Seek Outside’s Lacie Jurado. It entails climbing desert towers in Western Colorado’s Colorado National Monument while scoping out the unique desert flora wit…

Who needs the Brooks? Hunters who want one backpack to do everything. The Brooks covers all trips from dayhunt to multi-week backpack sheep hunt, or packrafters on long unsupported expeditio…

A nest is a fine mesh inner tent with a zippered door and a waterproof bathtub floor. All of our shelters have nests that will fit in them. Nests provide protection from crawling or flying insec…

Who needs the Peregrine?The day hunter who needs organization and the ability to haul meat. To see the Peregrine, click the link below:Seek Outside Peregrine 3500Best FeaturesThe Peregrine is fea…

There I was, living my life to the fullest. I was young, dumb, and full of ambition. Growing up in Vail, I had ski boots on my feet before I began to walk. Skiing was my life, and I shared my soul wit…

“Tipi’s pitched on a sandbar of an Alaskan river, it’s been raining for four days, EVERYTHING is soaked, how do I light a fire in my stove?”We get asked this and similar questions frequently, so we de…

Winter camping and hot tenting can be an incredible time to be out. Some of the benefits of winter snow camping are that it's far easier to find solitude and you have far more travel and packing optio…

Sealing one of our tipis or backpacking tents can be done quickly, effectively, and with little mess.Our seams are flat felled, meaning the fabric is folded over itself in a particular way before bein…

X-Pac™ fabric originates from the sailcloth industry, the same industry that developed Cuben and Spinnaker, among others. The need for huge yardages of ultralight, ultrastrong, waterproof fabric…

We aim to build the best backpacks in the world.  A result of this goal are periodic updates to our backpack lineup.  We're really excited about these changes and introductions.  They r…