Expeditions Mar 2025
Denali Base Camp: The Tent That Survived 70 mph
Three nights of katabatic winds at 14,200 feet. What broke, what held, and why the canvas walls outlasted the synthetic dome next door.
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Free shipping over $250 ◆ Made & tested in Alaska ◆ Lifetime stitching warranty ◆ Issued to bush pilots since 1952 ◆ Free shipping over $250 ◆ Made & tested in Alaska
Free shipping over $250 ◆ Made & tested in Alaska ◆ Lifetime stitching warranty ◆ Issued to bush pilots since 1952 ◆ Free shipping over $250 ◆ Made & tested in Alaska
Currently −12°F · Fairbanks · Wind 14kt
BUILT FOR
CONDITIONS
THAT BREAK
GEAR.
Designed, sourced, and field-tested in Alaska. The kit issued to bush pilots, guides, and people who can't afford for it to fail.
Field Report · 03 / 2025
●REC
DENALI BASECAMP
14,200 ft · −38°F · 70mph
−38°F
Temp
70mph
Gust
14.2k
Elev
1952
Bunny boots issued
−65°F
Lowest field test
70mph
Sustained survived
100%
Made in Alaska
◆ Use-Case Systems
Don't buy gear.
Buy the system.
Boots without socks fail. Tents without a stove freeze. We sell the loadout, not the SKU.
Winter Basecamp System
Hot tent, stove, sleeping system, and kit. Set camp at -40 and stay a week.
$2599 bundle $2693
Save $94
Extreme Cold Footwear System
Boots, liners, gaiters, traction. Built around the original VBX system.
$379 bundle $418
Save $39
Expedition Hauling System
Freight sled, rigid hitch, tie-downs, cargo cover. Move a camp anywhere.
$1199 bundle $1298
Save $99
Bush Pilot Gear System
Survival kit, flight bag, cold-rated layering. The cockpit-to-tundra loadout.
$619 bundle $668
Save $49
◆ Hero SKUs
Featured Gear
-65°F
footwear
Bunny Boots — Mickey VBX
Vapor-barrier insulation. Issued to Alaskan pilots since 1952.
$189
Expedition Worksite Daily Cold
-40°F
footwear
Bunny Boots — Composite
Modern composite shell. Same vapor-barrier soul.
$229
Worksite Daily Cold
-50°F
tents
Arctic Oven 12
Hot tent. Stove-ready. Lives where others fail.
$1495
Expedition Basecamp
◆ Field Notes
Dispatches
from the cold.
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The kit, the routines, and the one thing every pilot eventually learns about flying north of the Brooks Range.
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◆ Made in Alaska
Designed and stitched in Fairbanks. Real address. Real cold.
◆ Tested at −65°F
Every product field-trialed before it's listed. No exceptions.
◆ Used by pilots & guides
If a bush pilot doesn't trust it, we don't sell it.
◆ Built to Repair
Lifetime warranty on stitching. We repair what we build.
◆ Outpost Support
Local knowledge and immediate support from our Alaska team.