Be Prepared

Sometimes, you don't have to find extreme situations. They find you. Mind you, it doesn't have to involve frostbite and near cannibalism every time. It just needs to drop-kick you out of your comfort zone.

In times like these, remember one thing: It's all about the path ahead of you. Don't let anything else get in the way. If your clothes weigh you down, they'll slow you down. Then they'll let you and everyone else down, so don't go there.

Our gear is unbeaten by the heat of the Sahara, the ice fields of Antartica and the energy sapping swamps of the deep south.