MSR’s Seattle Repair Shop: Keeping Timeless Gear Alive
Want your trusty WhisperLite stove to work for years to come? Our technicians can help.
Your Guide to Paraglide Snowshoe Bindings
Meet the Paraglide™, our newest snowshoe binding featured on all Trail series snowshoes: Evo, Revo, and Lightning. (Pro tip: if our site is out of stock, use the Find In Store or Find Online buttons on the product page to see MSR retailers with inventory.) Based on the materials and design principles of the award-winning Paragon binding (found on Ascent series snowshoes), the Paraglide was designed to be easy to use and incredibly comfortable for newer snowshoers while still providing a secure fit and high-quality performance. Using the Paraglide Snowshoe Bindings To put on the Paraglide snowshoe binding, simply pull the outside strap forward over your foot. Then tighten and secure the rear strap. Roller buckles make tightening the straps easy and intuitive by holding them in place without slippage….
Flying with a Camping Stove
Flying with a camping stove takes some preparation. Don’t waste time, fuel, or lose your stove to TSA. Here are the steps to take.
MSR Backcountry Café: French Press Coffee
A French press can produce rich, strong coffee that will supercharge your day in the backcountry. Collapsible presses, available as accessories for our Windburner® and Reactor® stoves, allow you to use your cooking pot for a brewing vessel, saving weight and space in your pack. Best of all, French press coffee is simple and delicious: get the grind and water temperature correct and you’re likely to have a great cup (or three). The Coffee You’ll need about one ounce of coffee per finished cup. It should be coarse-ground and stored in an air-tight container. With French press coffee, an even grind is important—use a burr grinder rather than the blade type. Tip: Normal drip coffee will work if you can’t find the proper grind; MSR presses are designed to work…
Tent Fabrics Part 2: Waterproof Ratings
The second in a two-part blog series focused on demystifying tent fabric technology.
Tent? No Thanks. I Prefer Tarps.
MSR Engineer Earl Sherrard explains why you shouldn’t be afraid of tarps when it comes to living outside.
Tent Fabrics Part 1: Fabric Specs
The first in a two-part blog series focused on demystifying tent fabric technology.
A Look Inside MSR’s On-Site Tooling Shop
Go behind the scenes into the shop where we custom build the tools that create our Seattle-made products.
Thank You, Ueli Steck
On April 30, Ueli passed away in a climbing accident. We thank him for the inspiration he provided all of us at MSR.