If spending time in southern Utah’s red rock canyons hiking 10-20 miles daily - without tents, matches, flashlights, sounds like your idea of a good time, then we’ve got the trip for you.

Described as a low-tech wilderness experience, discover how to survive the harsh desert and push past the false limits your mind has set for your body on the Boulder Outdoor Survival School’s (B.O.S.S.) signature field course. Armed with a only knife, water cup, and poncho, thanks to renowned survival experts, you’ll learn Chuck Norris toughness drinking from rivers, finding edible plants and lighting fires by rubbing sticks together.

Make no mistake these trips are not for the feint of heart and in order to be accepted you must first be evaluated by a doctor to ensure you’re in acceptable health. Additionally all participants are required to sign a battery of legal waivers, as well as perform a series of physical tests before being allowed to set off.

However if a challenge is what you seek, there’s no better place to find it, and you if manage to complete it we’ll be the first to acknowledge you’re a certified badass.

Cost: $1265 - $3625 @ Boulder Outdoor Survival School

There are some things in this world we just can’t be without. An iPod is one of them. Here in New York, I find being without my iPod actually makes me irritable. Want to make sure that it’s got juice wherever your adventure takes you? Well, so do the guys at Brunton. Their Solaris i6 Foldable iPod Charger is a great way to keep those tunes playing. Aside from featuring a direct-connect power cable for the iPod, this portable solar power charger also comes with a multi-linking cable that lets you charge cameras, cell phones and other devices. When not in use, the charger folds away neatly for easy and efficient storage.

What this means to you: Just don’t tell the lady you dropped a couple bills to power your $50 Shuffle.

Cost: $119 @ Amazon

The Rucky Chucky is a high-perforance long-distance mountain/trail running shoe that excels in all the areas most important to a trail running shoe. Support, traction, and stability. Not unlike a good set of off road tires (Ed: Full disclosure: Brian’s SUV wears BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A’s)

The Rucky Chucky’s uppers are made of abriasion-resistant bomber synthetic nubuck, a highly breathable sandwich mesh and supported via North Face’s X-Frame. Your contact with the ground is through a dual-density lightweight midsole and North Face’s thrust chassis and X-Dome, all of which sound a but sexual, but result in fantastic foot support on rough terrain. North Face also includes the forefoot Snake Plate that protect your feet from stone bruises and Tenacious Grip outsole outer sole traction.

Cost: $110 @ Altrec

Also See: Salomon XA Pro 3D SCR ($112) three-season trail running shoe.

At first glance you might think it’s a pruner but upon second glance you may also realize it’s a Leatherman. You’d be right. Not only are you looking at Leatherman’s take on a pruner, but in fact it’s the new for 2008, Leatherman Genus. The Genus is a landscape multi-tool with stainless steel bypass pruners, 420 HC clip-point knife, sprinkler-head adjustment key, phillips screwdriver, flat screwdriver, saw, bottle opener, soft-wire cutters, open-end adjustment wrench and a diamond-coated file.

The Leatherman Genus weighs only 11 ounces and is made of T6 anodized aluminum and stainless steel blades and tools. Works with Leatherman’s removable bit drivers for additional tools.

Cost: $90 @ Gardeners Edge

What’s the manliest tool you’ve got in your repertoire. Is it a chisel ground blade with reverse brush radius like this Strider large hatchet wrapped in cord? Is it a pound of S7 steel coated with black oxide with cutting edges on not only the blade but the underside of the head? Does it slide into a Kydex head sheath?

What this means to you: Your job may involve more banking than breaching or counting instead of chopping. That doesn’t mean your next camping trip won’t benefit from a wood chopping beast like a Strider hatchet.

Cost: $475 @ Blue Line Gear

Also See: Other outdoor multitools

Yeah, it’s a saw. We’re posting a hand saw and this is why. A guy needs to know his way around tools and being able to saw through a piece of wood is a necessary skill set.

The Lynx saw by the Garlick Saw Company of Sheffield England has a heritage of over 150 years. Each piece is handcrafted one at a time by an English craftsman. The steel alloy blade’s teeth are taper ground to a straight tooth line ensuring proper geometry (no binding = no strained shoulders). The handle is made of gorgeous American Black Walnut.

This saw is often backordered wherever you look so buy and plan accordingly.

How to: Proper handsaw basics article at Popular Mechanics.

Cost: $180 @ Traditional Woodworker

From the Sahara to the Adirondacks there’s nothing quite like going on a camping excursion in a Land Rover (substitute Toyota’s Land Cruiser, GM’s Hummer or any Jeep depending on preference). Why mess with a ground tent when you can loft yourself to the roof of your truck? Avoid wet ground, critters, and bears (we hope not) with a Hannibal Rooftop Tent mounted on a Hannibal Rooftop Rack.

Originally designed for South African safaris, hunting and adventures the rooftop rack offers a lot more advantages than something cool to outfit your ride with. The safety advantages, storing and ease are just a few reasons why. Hell, the view alone is worth the price of admission.

What this means to you: This might be the single best justification for wasting so much of your hard earned cash on gas for your SUV. “Oh yeah, you’ve got 300 horsepower? Well, my Rover’s got a patio.”

Full list of features after the jump.

Cost: Rack+Tent $2500 @ Hannibal

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Odd no one thought of it before, but that’s the glory Kershaw Knives gets for having patented the five-in-one carabiner tool.

An AUS6A grade stainless steel partially serrated blade, flat-head and Phillips-head drivers, a bottle opener slide right into a carabiner clip made of 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum. You can attach it to a vest, outerwear, climbing belt or backpack with ease thanks to its nearly unnoticeable 2.7 ounces.

Cost: $60 @ Kershaw Knives

Wham.

That’s the sound of your toe jamming on the door.

Don’t let a lights-out situation render you blind. Get a dependable light resource like the Pelican 2480 ELS Emergency Lighting Station.

Comprised of a Pelican 2440PLB MityLite housed in a photoluminescent body that’s visible in the dark. The MityLite uses a 5-LED array to illuminate the dark and powered by alkaline/titanium cells giving it an extended burn time and long shelf life. The case, made of polycarbonate (Ed: I know… I like polycarbonate) case is durable and tough.

The Pelican 2480 ELS can be mounted anywhere. Mine is mounted in the utility closet.

Cost: @ $55 SWPS

We enjoy the outdoors like everyone else. It’s our little bit of freedom away from the office, whether it’s a weekend camping trip to the mountains, an excursion to the North Pole, or a safari through Tanzania, we can’t be without the essentials – our cellphones, pda’s, and ipods. Unfortunately, making sure they’re powered even in the remote parts of the world can be hard. That’s why there’s the Solio Magnesium Edition. This portable hybrid charger can store power on its internal lithium ion battery by charging it via sunlight (or through an AC adapter). Once it’s charged up, you can use it to power virtually any handheld device.

Full specs after the jump.

What This Means To You: Wherever your adventures take you, this device will keep you powered.

Cost: $200

Also See: More Outdoor Gear

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