Nature is great, nature is beautiful, nature is endlessly awe-inspiring. Sure. All of those things are true. But let’s not pretend nature is a place where we are impervious to one of humanity’s most unfortunate downfalls: sometimes, against all odds, we get bored. It creeps up on us even in the most stunningly gorgeous places: as we twiddle our thumbs waiting for one-pot dinners to be served; as we chase elusive sleep in a cramped one-man tent. Don’t be ashamed. It happens to everyone, including some of Instagram’s most famous adventurers — and they’ve got just the remedy for it.
Chris Brinlee, Jr.
Athlete, Adventurer, Photographer
Kindle Paperwhite E-reader $100
“There aren’t many ‘luxury items’ that I take out into the backcountry. That being said, there are two exceptions that I will almost always make: a Kindle Paperwhite full of downloaded books, and my Pixel XL, full of downloaded Spotify playlists and movies on Netflix. While these may seem anti-social, they can provide some really great moments of escape when tent-bound due to storms, or on recovery days after intense pursuits in the mountains.”
