The Mountain Hardwear Wildlands short is a great short when it comes to all your outdoor activities. One of the unique features of these shorts is a DWR finish that helps repel water and other liquids, to keep you from getting wet and keeping your shorts clean. A few other features we found handy in [...]
If hiking pants are your thing, the prAna Stretch Zion pants are for you. If you’re not into hiking pants, the Stretch Zion pants are for you! Now you must be asking yourself, they can’t be for both, can they? We know there are a lot of people out there that just don’t like the [...]
Looking for the short to wear around town and impress all your friends while out on the trails and in town? The Exofficio Nio Skim’r short is a lightweight, wrinkle resistent, UPF 30+ for sun protective, and stain resistent short. These shorts are perfect forhiking, hanging around town, and other active activities. The shorts do [...]
Looking for that shirt that both looks cool, feels comfortable, and is functional? We may have found the cure! (at least for us outdoor folks) We’ve been out testing the Exofficio ExO Dri 1/4 Zip Long Sleeve and found the shirt to be a great performer in variuos conditions. One of our favorite features [...]
We had the joy of testing out the Patagonia Boaris and heads sure did turn. Sometimes we get samples to test and as we step out in public, people say wow, that’s ugly! I then say, but it performs well… This time around, I walked out the door and received all kinds of comments from [...]
Looking for a piece of gear that works well on the cool summer nights on the town and is a great lightweight softshell for your active lifestyle? We know that this is pretty specific, but in general, the Helly Hansen Barrier Softshell looks cool for in the city and performs great technically for all your [...]
The aerobed tailgater chair has found a way to add extreme comfort to camping and tailgating. This is not something that you want to take backpacking as it adds way too much weight, but if you are car camping and looking for comfort, this is a must! With its heavy duty puncture resistant bottom, you [...]
The Crazy Creek Hexalite PowerLounger is a great piece of gear for those who are looking to shave weight while backpacking. It’s a duel purpose piece of gear; it can be used as a chair for hanging around the camp fire and when you are ready to call it a night, it can be used [...]
We recently tested out the Leki Super Makalu and wow did they perform. We put these poles through all kinds of test to see what they could take. When fording ranging rivers and streams, we felt very confident in the crossings. We used them for hiking the 14,000 ft. mountains in Colorado and they were [...]
We took the X Bowl and the X Plate for a test drive and we have to admit, they come in pretty handy when trying to save space. We’ve found a number of uses for the X Bowl; we used it as a dog bowl, used it for a human bowl, used it on car [...]
No, we’re not talking about your dog named Sparkie… Ultimate Survival Techniques has come out with fire starter that’s a must when it comes to camping and backpacking. The Sparkie works on the basic principal of using a spark to light a fire without having to use matches or a lighter. We found this fire [...]
When out on a backpacking trip, there are times when it’s nice to have a little extra support. We’ve been out backpacking in the Colorado backcountry testing out the Spenco PolySorb Backpacking Series and found these insoles to do a pretty good job when it came to extra cushioning and support. They also do a [...]
So you’re trying to keep weight down with your pack and you’re weighing out every piece of clothing and gear you have. You start looking at your coookware and say there must be a way to cut some weight. Well, we’re found a set of silverware that is actually lightweight and DURABLE!. When we saw [...]
The Joby Gorillapods are one of my favorite new pieces of gear! We use one for our digital SLR and one for our small pocket size digital camera. Recently, we went for a family hike and we were able to set the timer and get everyone in the photo. Typically, one person is usually missing, [...]
Sometimes there are times where we want to take our camera on adventures, but we’re scared it will wet and dirty. We’ve tested out the Aquapac small camera case with hard lens and its been pretty handy in certain circumstances. Whether you are white water rafting, kayaking, canoeing, at the water park, or hiking in [...]
Are you looking for that watch that can do everything and then some while you’re exploring the great outdoors? Timex has come out with a watch that is not just big in size, but big in value. At around $200, we feel this watch offers a lot of valuable info for the outdoors type. The [...]
The Brunton Vesta Butane Stove is a lightweight stove that works great whether you are car camping or backpacking. The stove folds down to about the size of your hand and takes minimal room in your pack. It comes with a handy carrying case that you can also store a few other items, such as [...]
Teko Socks are one of the newest, hottest brands in the athletic and outdoors sock market. We tested these socks in conditions from -5F to 100F degrees and they became the socks we went to in imporant situations such as marathons and long backpacking trips. These socks have held up in all situations with no [...]
Injinji has come up with a line of socks that athletes from the everyday athlete to the pro’s can enjoy. We tested these socks in all conditions; from 3-6 mile runs and hikes to running the Pikes Peak Marathon and a 30 mile backpacking trip. We found that by separating our toes, we became less [...]
TCK is a sock brand that is pretty new to the market as of 2008. Most of you have never heard of the brand and I am sure some of you might be skeptical of new brands. We at ActiveGearReview.com love new brands for they often times push the industry with new ideas and often [...]
Are you looking for the comfort that Thorlo is known for but don’t want the bulk? Thorlo came up with just the right answer. To appeal to the younger generations and minimalist runners, Thorlo has come out with the Experia, which is an ankle sock that has padding in all the right places. Although this [...]
The Bridgedale Bamboo Lo is one of our favorite socks on the market. This sock is lightweight, extremely breathable, comfy, and it’s green too! We had the joy of testing these socks out on long runs, backpacking trips, and day hikes and had not one complaint. The color of these socks tend to more of [...]
The Everyday Bootie by Stunt Puppy is a great piece of gear for your pets year round. Whether you are looking to protect your dogs paws during the cold and snowy winter months or you want to protect them during an injury, the Stunt Puppy Everyday Bootie is a good option. The booties are made [...]
