718 Outdoors

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design since 2008.

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design since 2008.

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design since 2008.

Finally ready to make this big announcement…I got a new/another job as a Tour Manager for Wilderness Voyageurs.

We have run the GAP/C&O Bike Tour in it's entirety (from Pittsburgh to Washington DC) for 6 seasons.

I get asked about bike weights all the time, and I've never really cared that much.

Part of my overhaul of my 2013 Salsa Vaya this offseason is getting my wheels rebuilt (with Tuned/Honey Wheels).

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design since 2008.

My 2 goals this off-season in terms of my packing for our 2026 season are to 1) reduce overall gear weight and volume, and 2) redistribute gear load from the rear of bike

2025 Year in Review

Free classes have been a part of the 718 DNA since our inception in 2008.

I am redesigning my drivetrain this offseason.

This is a developing blog post, and I will update it as I get further along in the process. 718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design.

Packing up your gear on your bike for a bikepacking trip is on of the biggest challenges of your trip.

I know it's early, but I have stated the bike mock-up process on my 2013 Salsa Vaya in anticipation of our 2026 Tour and Micro-Tour Season.

This isnt a "Top 5" list, or a lest of the "Best of 202x", it's just some tips that are rattling around my head that I'd like to share after leading over 175 group bikepacking trips

718 Outdoors is a 1-person operation that has remained small, local and independent by design.

I have given this some thought, and came up with 5 items for the bike camper (or regular camper, or regular person, or yourself) that I feel

Trying to figure out the whole bikepacking thing without braking the bank?

I've led over 175 trips since 2014, and I really wanted to challenge myself to see if I can truly describer what a Micro-Tour is.

2025 Micro-Tour 12 was a 58 mile (each way) self-supported bikepacking trip from NYC to Mountain Lakes in North Salem, NY on November 8-9, 2025

I led a lot of tours in 2025 (25 to be exact) and have taken hundreds of people thousands of miles.