Having tested outdoor gear as my main gig for over a decade ... I am a big proponent of wearing synthetic (rather than wool) socks for winter pursuits. I have tested over 150 socks—ranging ...

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Teams in the Sheep to Shawl competition have 2.5 hours to shear a sheep, card and spin the wool, then weave it into a shawl.

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By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter In the back of my truck lives an innocuous looking bag. It is roughly 12 x 18 and nine inches thick. With it, I am prepared for many minor emergencies. There is ...

There’s a snow slipper, for winter driving or air travel, and a plush, wool-lined leather boot that ... especially when hunting and dog-sledding.) They have one of the highest warmth-to-weight ...

He works with one of six “bounty hunting” teams hired by Xiji county in China’s northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region this fall. Their prey? Wild boars. In recent years, China has ...