This spring season, Sea to Summit has released a groundbreaking new line of down-filled sleeping bags. The Sea to Summit down sleeping bags are so packed with technology, it’s more than we can adequately describe on rockcreek.com, so we’ll be examining one technological aspect each day all week. Curious how Sea to Summit’s designers have […]
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Sea to Summit down sleeping bags, part 1: the 3D NanoShell
This spring season, Sea to Summit has released a groundbreaking new line of down-filled sleeping bags. The Sea to Summit down sleeping bags are so packed with technology, it’s more than we can adequately describe on rockcreek.com, so we’ll be examining one technological aspect each day all week. Curious how Sea to Summit’s designers have […]
Buy a Mountain Hardwear Drifter tent at Rock/Creek now and receive a free footprint!
Light enough to bring backpacking but sturdy enough for campground use, the Mountain Hardwear Drifter tent is a popular 3-season camping tent at an excellent price. Mountain Hardwear is well-known for exceptional quality, and the Drifter tents are no exception; the 3-person model was named the “best bargain” 3-person tent in Backpacker Magazine’s 2010 gear […]
Staff Pick: the Patagonia Ultralight Down Shirt
As far as we can tell, our friends at Patagonia hate it when you head out the front door without anything warm to put on, should the weather take an unexpected U-turn. I can hear my mother’s voice now: “you’ll catch a cold if you go out like that!” First, Patagonia released their Nano […]
Shop our Marmot sale now at Rock/Creek and save 20% on select tents and sleeping bags. One week only!
From now until March 20, 2011, select Marmot sleeping bags and Marmot tents are on sale at Rock/Creek and rockcreek.com. Whether your passion is trail or travel (or just camping with good friends), Rock/Creek has the Marmot gear you need, and for the next week you’ll save 20% on these sale items! This Marmot sale […]
The new Marmot Plasma sleeping bag wins a Backpacker Magazine Editor’s Choice award
Marmot is making a big splash this season with their newly-introduced Plasma series of sleeping bags.