GearToon - There's A Problem With My Order...

Maybe it's just my lazy Southern drawl, but everytime I say 'Wicking shirt', it comes out 'Wiccan shirt'. That's pretty much all there is to this cartoon. Have a nice day.

GearToon - Trailname FAIL

Sometimes, it's better to pick your own trailname rather than let your buddies pick it for you.

I don't have a trail name, really. Some buddies and I went out once and thought it'd be funny to give each other crappy trail names. Nobody really liked theirs, so we had a gentleman's agreement that we'd forget the whole thing. I was pretty relieved, since the name they handed me was 'Puddin'. 

In case you're wondering, the reason I was called Puddin', was because I made some pudding in a freezer bag for desert that night. It looked like a bag full of sasquatch diarrhea, so nobody would eat it except me. And dang, if it wasn't tasty! 

GearToon - DWR vs. Waterproof: There's a difference?

There's a difference between 'waterproof' and 'water resistant'? Yep. It's good to know which your jacket is BEFORE the downpour begins. Anything that claims to be 'breathable AND waterpoof' is fibbing just a little. If it's breathable, it'll likely begin to wet out (allow moisture in) at some point, but waterproof fabric will withstand water way, way longer than anything that is just treated to be water resistant.

GearToon- Sea to Summit Pocket Trowel

Here's our GearToon review of the Sea to Summit Pocket Trowel.

GearToon- Dr. Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap

Here's another GearToon, our review of Dr. Bronner's castile (organic vegetable based) liquid soap.

Billy Cathole's Guide to Dropping a Deuce in the Woods

Here's a little comic we did to help you figure out the proper way to poop in the woods. Yeah, there's lots of articles on how to poop out there and do it so that you minimize your impact on the environment (and keep it off the boots of other hikers), but there aren't many comics that'll show you how! Not sure if that's a good thing or not...Hmm. On second thought, avoid this at all costs! Nightmares could ensue! Dogs and cats living together in sin! Run for your life!

 Nevertheless, if you dare,  you can view the individual pages and download the pdf file here. Enjoy!

The individual hi-res pics are also available for viewing or download here.
http://twogearguys.deviantart.com/gallery/45459679

View and Download PDF:  http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/233/4/5/cathole_fullcomic_small_by_twogearguys-d6j67nr.pdf

Sawyer Squeeze Water Filtration System

Sawyers hollow fiber membrane filters are certified for absolute microns making it impossible for bacteria like E. coli, Giardia, Vibrio Cholerae, Cholera and Salmonella typhi to pass through the filter. The filter comes with three collapsable water bottles or pouches. There’s a 16 oz., 32 oz., and a 64 oz. to be exact. The whole system is really light at only 3 oz. And you can roll up the pouches around the filter for packing, so it takes up very little space. We just keep ours in the side pocket of our backpacks. And of course you don’t have to take all three pouches with you. The system is so easy to use. You just screw a pouch onto the filter and turn it upside down. Gently squeeze the bag or slowly roll it up to force the water out. Never ever over squeeze or twist the filter. You could tear up your bag. You can squeeze it into a bottle or drink straight from the filter. Also, the filter will attach to most threaded water bottles including large 2 liter soft drink bottles. The pouches have these little pre-stamped holes at the bottom of each bag. So you can hang them up in a tree upside down to use as a gravity filter. This is nice to have in camp to wash your hands or dishes or stuff like that. And then there’s the syringe that attaches to the filter. You fill it with water and give it a forceful push to flush all the bad stuff out of the filter. That’ll help your filter last about one million gallons. The Sawyer won Backpacker Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award in 2012. This is definitely our favorite water filtration system. Sawyer also makes several other products that you can use with this filter so it’s really versatile. Also, Sawyer has helped provide clean drinking water to over 70 countries. That’s a company we don’t mind giving our money to.