My relationship with Sierra Designs goes back to some of my earliest days of doing stuff in the outdoors. As a teenager, I had a tent…
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It’s hard to believe that it’s already been four years since I covered the original Backcountry Bed. At the time, I loved the product for its…
Sierra Designs recently upgraded their DriDown Hoody to ‘Elite’ status with the addition of 850-fill hydrophobic goosedown. It’s a warm, lightweight puffy for the functional minimalists…
There are some destinations where conventional waterproof/breathable kit just won’t cut it. I went to one of those pieces earlier this summer and wondered how on…
Anyone who has been watching Sierra Designs over the last two years has got to be wondering something: when will they have a seasonal product release…
As Sierra Designs continues to celebrate their 50th anniversary, the list of new and creative products from the 2014-2015 season is getting longer and longer. I’ve…
I believe I have stated before that my all-time favorite tent is from Sierra Designs. It’s the Mojo 2 which, sadly, is no longer in production…
There are a few things that are hard to improve on: mom’s carrot cake, the original Star Wars trilogy and a powder day come to mind. …
Within the last year we’ve covered the whole gamut of Sierra Designs’ new product line. Their Summer ’14 kit was absolutely game-changing and I was impressed…
I’ve heard it said that Sierra Designs makes the best three-season tents on the market. This, mind you, was from a grizzled old senior guide at…
Good design is always in short supply. It’s gotten a little less scarce, though, ever since Sierra Designs introduced their new line of 2014 trailwear. We’ve…
Built for backpacking, not BS’ing – that’s the tagline for Sierra Designs’ trailwear collection this summer. Sierra Designs is making a huge push with their new…
We’ve all heard the old maxim ‘cotton kills’ before. Maybe you heard it from a grizzled Scoutmaster like I did; maybe you found it deep in…
“Ugh, I didn’t sleep a wink last night.” This perennial camping complaint has been uttered everywhere from Zion to the Hillary Step, and with good reason. …
Look out world – Sierra Designs upended their entire 2013 product line so that they could come out of the gate with a completely fresh approach…
They’re here – after months of waiting, Sierra Designs’ innovative new line of sleeping kit has hit the market and our testing trips. The Backcountry Bed,…
There are a few staples that defined mid-century mountaineering. Wool was one necessity, 60/40 fabric was another – when Sierra Designs debuted their new cotton/nylon blend,…
Let’s go back in time to the middle of the century. The year is 1968 – Yvon Chouinard is still making money off of pitons,…
Technical is good in the hills and bad if you’re out on the town. I don’t want my 800-fill, 10D nylon puffies anywhere near nacho cheese…
Sierra Designs has a long history of making spanking good down products and, as everyone knows, they kicked that up a notch when they introduced DriDown…