Admittedly, I love to travel, but I hate to fly. I’m a big guy and at 6’4″ I just don’t fit in airline seats unless I spring for first class. There are some things that I can bring along to make the whole experience more enjoyable though and they all make great gifts for people […]
Pondering picking up a Rumpl Blanket? Here are my thoughts on these technical adventure blankets.
What do you do when you want to build a fire or do some grilling, but there isn’t a fire pit where you are camping? Portable fire pits like the UCO Flat Pack grill solve that problem by letting you build a fire or grill just about everywhere. Honestly, I would never have thought of […]
Straight out of one of the recent boxes from Cairn, comes the Humangear GoBites Duo review. I have a ton of different utensils for eating on the trail but I was headed out in the adventure van and knew that I didn’t have any clean utensils to eat with in it. So I grabbed the […]
Day hiking is more fun with gadgets Unlike serious multi-day backpacking trips, day hikes are more flexible and allow you to have more fun with your gear. When you aren’t worried about every ounce you are carrying, you have more room for things that are just cool. Gadgets for day hiking aren’t always the most […]
Using Vacuum Bags Means More Clothes In Less Space Using vacuum bags for packing is one sure way to get more clothes in a limited space. First off I want to start with a warning that you have to be very careful about using vacuum bags for packing if you are flying. No it isn’t […]