Midsummer brings camping trips, backpacking expeditions, float trips... we keep hearing about the great vacations our customers have planned. If you're headed out on a trip, make sure you're well prepared. Here's a short reminder list of things campers/backpackers often forget:

• matches or firestarter tool
• extra stuff sacks
• biodegradable camp soap
• extra batteries
• paracord
• seamseal, repair tape
• maps
• extra socks
• biodegradable toilet paper
• trowel

Welcome to the new and improved Pathfinder website! Though we’re a bit old-fashioned around here, we do try to use what we can to communicate with our customers, and we’re hoping this website can add a new level of communication to our relationship with you. We’ll be updating the site on a regular basis, keeping you informed about new shipments (preseason clothing, cool new products, etc.), new innovations in the industry, and other updates in our world.

Garments, clothes, duds… whatever you call them, we love to talk about them. True, we may not be the height of the fashion industry, but the clothing we carry is the height of the function industry. Our clothes  are designed to work for you while you play, whether it’s keeping you warm in cold weather, cool in hot weather, dry in the rain or even bug-free. We enjoy examining the newest advances in performance clothing, and we’ll use this space to highlight some of them for you.

We get pretty excited about new gear, as many of you know. And there are oldies-but-goodies we love to brag about. That’s what you’ll find in this blog – gadget heads raving about backpacks, stoves, headlamps,  bike computers, trekking poles, water purifiers… all of the toys we love. Maybe we’ll even ask for you to share some of your favorites.