Author: Paul Pinkerton

Paul Pinkerton is one of the authors writing for Outdoor Revival

A Sleeping bag, Sleeping Mat and a Bivouac in One Product

At the Swiss Textiles Association’s Innovation Day, the new start-up firm Polarmond presented its patented all-in-one sleeping system. This combines the functions of a sleeping…

New Fabric Uses Sun And Wind To Power Devices

Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few years. Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have…

Survival use for a Pair of Socks

Filtering water through fabric can help remove the more visible sediment and creepy-crawlies. Pour dirty water through the sock and into a container. (Ladies, you…

Primitive Cooking Fires in the outdoors

Paul Pinkerton

Cooking Fires FIREWOODS – There are many things which make some woods burn hotter than others – rate of growth, resin content, age of tree,…

How to Talk with Grizzly Bears – Part 1

We’re grateful to the amazing Nikki van Schyndel (aka Daisy Crocket) for sharing some of her life and adventures with us here on Outdoor Revival.   There’s…

How Hippie Are You – In our series from Susan Strayer

Paul Pinkerton

A new article in the series from Susan Strayer who’s an inspiration to many with her Blog – Mountain Mom and Tots. How Hippie Are…

Knife Work – Old Hickory Skinner to Nessmuk conversion

This morning I received two Old Hickory Skinner knives from Schwert in a trade and must admit I’m impressed to bits with them. The original…

Illuminate your life with LuminAID

LuminAID co-founders Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta were architecture students in 2010 when they were inspired to design a new kind of solar light in…

Farm to Feet Selects AT Thru-Hiker as Finalists

Farm to Feet, makers of 100% American socks, has selected nine Appalachian Trail thru-hikers as finalists to be featured on the packaging of its Damascus…

‘The Revenant’ Is Part Make-Believe, Part Historic Art

Paul Pinkerton

“The Revenant,” was movie nominated for 12 Oscars including for best picture and best actor, is a film inspired by the true story of mountain…