Outkitted Field NotesGear guides, destinations, skills, and field notes — every post labeled honestly. Useful field notes, no filler.https://outkitted.com/en-usOne Belt, One River: The Plan for a Summer Day on the Guadalupehttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/guadalupe-one-belt-day/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/guadalupe-one-belt-day/Texas Hill Country fly fishing in July — where to wade, what to throw, when to beat the tubers, and the stripped-down kit that rides in a hip bag on a wader belt.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Pocket Loadout, No. 1: What's Actually in My Pocketshttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/the-pocket-loadout-001/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/the-pocket-loadout-001/The smallest kit I own is the one I use every day. Item by item — knife, light, wallet, watch — and why each earns its pocket.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Four Things That Almost Made My San Juan Loadouthttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/san-juan-shakedown/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/san-juan-shakedown/A pre-trip shakedown on the living-room floor — the near-misses in my backpacking loadout, what the scale said about each one, and the insurance-versus-fear test.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Truck Camp Kit: Building for Two Nights and One Tailgatehttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/truck-camp-weekend/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/truck-camp-weekend/A camp-and-overland loadout built for a Hill Country creek weekend — where car camping stops being a compromise and starts being the point.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Ultralight Backpacking Gear Guide (Built From a Real Closet)https://outkitted.com/gear/ultralight-backpacking-gear-guide/https://outkitted.com/gear/ultralight-backpacking-gear-guide/A no-nonsense guide to a sub-10-pound base weight — the Big Three, the small stuff, and the real trade-offs — anchored to gear I actually carry and track.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDurston X-Mid 1: Why It Won the Shelter Slot in My Closethttps://outkitted.com/gear/durston-xmid-1-review/https://outkitted.com/gear/durston-xmid-1-review/The offset-pole geometry, the fly-first pitch, and the value math that made the X-Mid 1 my shelter pick — a Gear Lab breakdown, trip log starting at zero.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTRidge Wallet: The Buy That Ended a Categoryhttps://outkitted.com/gear/ridge-wallet-review/https://outkitted.com/gear/ridge-wallet-review/An At-Home Test of the aluminum wallet that retired my costanza-era bifold — what it is, what it fixes, and the full ledger on the $95 question.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Real Cost-Per-Ounce of My Fly Rod Collectionhttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/cost-per-ounce-fly-rods/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/cost-per-ounce-fly-rods/I ran the dollars-per-ounce math on every fly rod and reel I own. The results are funny, a little painful, and weirdly useful.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCamp Chef Everest 2X: Why It Won the Camp Kitchenhttps://outkitted.com/gear/camp-chef-everest-review/https://outkitted.com/gear/camp-chef-everest-review/The two-burner that ended my stove shopping — the simmer-control argument, the propane math, and the honest flaws, straight from the Gear Lab.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDurston Kakwa 55: The Case for an Ultralight Pack With a Real Framehttps://outkitted.com/gear/durston-kakwa-55-review/https://outkitted.com/gear/durston-kakwa-55-review/Why a 31-ounce Ultragrid pack with a genuine frame won the pack slot in my closet over the frameless cottage darlings — the Gear Lab breakdown.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding Outkitted, Week 6: One Closet, Three Surfaceshttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/building-outkitted-week-6/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/building-outkitted-week-6/A non-technical founder's honest notes on building a gear app, a blog, and a review site as one thing — and why there's no signup wall.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNitecore NB10000 Gen 3: The Power-to-Weight Math That Ended My Two-Bank Habithttps://outkitted.com/gear/nitecore-nb10000-review/https://outkitted.com/gear/nitecore-nb10000-review/10,000 mAh at 5.3 oz — the Gear Lab case for paying the ounce tax, what voltage conversion really leaves you, and the known downsides.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Afternoon Shakedown: Cut Two Pounds Without Buying Anythinghttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/two-pounds-in-an-afternoon/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/two-pounds-in-an-afternoon/A repeatable method for shaking down your pack on the living-room floor — four questions, one scale, zero purchases.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTNine Days, Two Countries, One 40-Liter Bag: The Planhttps://outkitted.com/field-notes/nine-days-one-bag/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/nine-days-one-bag/The complete packing plan for a Lisbon-to-Porto trip in a single carry-on — the clothing math, the sink-laundry system, the shoe program, and the scale that keeps it all honest.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe 45-Liter Rule (and When to Break It)https://outkitted.com/field-notes/the-45l-rule/https://outkitted.com/field-notes/the-45l-rule/Why 45 liters is the honest ceiling for one-bag travel, what actually fits, and the two trips where a smaller bag wins.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT