Posts by Jake Harmer

I like Father's Day because 1. I'm a dad, and 2. I get to buy a cool gadget for my dad. I usually pick a piece of gear that I've been wanting to try out and buy it for him so he can test it. Then a...

This isn't the stone age- you shouldn't be drinking out of ponds and puddles and trickling streams anymore. Whether you're set up in a comfy KOA with 'potable' water, or roughing it wild camping out...

Although Pinewood Derbies are traditionally an activity in the Cub Scout organization of the Boy Scouts of America, they can be an excellent activity for all sorts of groups of youth or even adults....

LASIK eye surgery had been my dream ever since I first heard about it as a teenager. Glasses are better than not being able to see, and contacts are better than glasses, but both are terrible options...

There are lots of different variations of climbing harnesses, but they all do the same job. They provide an attachment point for a rope that protects a climber more comfortably and safer than just...

There are lots of reasons not to start rock climbing- at least that's what you tell yourself. You might not be good at it, it might be dangerous, it could be expensive, it could be hard. If you are...