If you and your favorite four-legged friend are active after dark you might want to pay special attention to this review. Ruff Wear is also concerned about your pets well-being and their is no better way to prove your safety concerns by having your pet sport a high-intensity Beacon light. Ruff Wears the Beacon is [...]
If you are a dog lover like me, you know the importance of high quality gear for your favorite four-legged friend. Ruff Wear is known for making amazingly high quality gear for pets, and with the K-9 Overcoat, Ruff Wear spares no expense. With eco-friendly material and your pet’s comfort and protection in mind, Ruff Wear developed a [...]
Sierra Designs has a fashion-forward hoody for female outdoor adventurists; the Instigator Hoody is a stylish-yet-technical piece that any woman would be happy to add to her wardrobe. With the weather this winter fluctuating from 60 degrees to 0 degrees (and back again), I have been able to test the Instigator Hoody in [...]
Socks are, well… socks. What is there really to say? Well, for those of us who are active, you know that socks have the power to enable or ruin your fun. Striving to create a sock that responds to all sock complaints (they itch, they fall down, they bunch, etc.), Fits researched what it is [...]
Rugged enough to kick up some trail dust, but clean enough to wear out to your local watering hole… Horny Toad’s attention to detail is fairly legendary. They’ve been around the outdoor scene for quite some time, and have gained recognition as a company that puts out rugged, long lasting clothing – all without sacrificing [...]
prAna is known for making great travel and hiking friendly pants. That is why I had such high expectations for the Cadence Cargo Pant. Unfortunately, these pants did not live up to their predecessors in my book. It wasn’t the fabric or construction that bothered me, rather the fit. Before getting to the fit, let’s [...]
There are times when a medical kit is recommended and there are times where a medical kit is required. I recently ran the Gore-Tex Trans Rockies Run which is a 6 day stage race through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. For the race, it was required that runners carry a few things, one of them [...]
Finding a quality day pack for day hikes and other activities isn’t hard to do these days with a number of brands making quality products. After you’re able to sort out the not so great packs, you really have to figure out what it is you are using a pack for so you pick the [...]
A few months ago, I decided that I would test my manhood and try out a pair of Patagonia man-pri’s. Now I understand that capri’s are generally for women, but from time to time I would see men wearing these pants/shorts combo and I wanted to see what it was all about. When I first [...]
As Hoodies are all the rage these days, it was only time until outdoor companies like Redington came out with a tech fabric version of a hoody that’s not fleece. When I first talked with Redington about reviewing some of their products, I was a little hesitant because I’m not a fly fisherman. While Redington [...]
If you are a purist ultra lighter, the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Windrider should be on your shortlist of backpacks, plain and simple. Hyperlite Mountain Gear was able to squeeze a 40 liter capacity into a pack weighing a mere 1 lb. 9 oz. Unlike some other ultralight packs, the Windrider has solid durability and weatherproofing [...]
With a title like “the perfect mountain, the perfect town”, how could a person not want to go to Breckenridge? Living on Colorado, it is very important for me to explore and see all the sites and activities the state has to offer. Given that Colorado is a paradise for most people looking to live [...]
Sure, I’ve often been lectured about the benefits of ‘travel clothes’, packing light and wash n ‘wear. But I never paid attention. Jeans, extra jeans, hiking pants, etc. My mantra is throw it all in the bag and see what you need. That is until I discovered Lole’s aptly named Explore One Pant. I was [...]
Typically, a shoe designed to do everything fails at doing anything well. It strives for mediocrity by being able to function passably at different types of activity. Teva just laid to rest this stereotype by creating a shoe that’s rugged enough to take on serious day hikes, stylish enough to wear out, and comfortable enough [...]
The I/O Bio Signature Sleeveless hoodie combines function with fashion. I tested the hoodie on a run, while lifting at the gym and for a couple hours of errand running around town. The amount of compliments I received while doing errands was continuous. While grocery shopping, sorting the recycling, and standing in line at the [...]
I have no bias against fishing, I’ve just never done much of it. But fishing was the focus of a recent family trip to the Abacos in the Bahamas, bone fishing at that! From what I’ve been told and experienced, bone fishing is more like hunting—you see a tell-tale swirl on the surface of the [...]
The Millet Peuterey 35 Limited Pack is designed as an all around mountaineering pack, which can be used for a variety of outdoor activities. I had the pleasure of testing this great pack out on a few occasions. I used it on a couple of spring backcountry ski trips as well as a variety of [...]
Up until a few years ago, if you said the name Deuter (doy-ter) to a group of your hiking buddies, you were most likely miss-pronouncing the name and many of your friends had never heard of the brand nor had any idea what products they produced. Deuter has been in the backpack making business for [...]
Though finding a good daypack may seem easy from an outsiders viewpoint, there are often a number of factors that go into finding the right daypack for you. With daypacks ranging from $10 at Walmart to upwards of $200, there are a number of features that differentiate the good from the bad. We’ve been testing [...]
Spring is in the air, trees are budding, flowers are blooming, and rising temperatures have you looking for a new favorite pair of shorts for the upcoming warmer months. Although the name might scare off a few people, we promise you that you don’t have to be a rock climber or guide to wear these [...]
The Teva Itunda is up for just about anything you throw at it and is therefore a great go-to shoe for both water and light to moderate hiking. The Itunda is a little beefier than other Teva sandals that most people are used to, but it’s not quite ready to enter itself into the “shoe” category. [...]
Finding the perfect pair of hiking pants can be a difficult task, but Mammut has made your search a whole lot easier with the introduction of the Fiamma Pants. Ideal for hiking, snowshoeing, backpacking, or traveling abroad, these pants have treated us very well. The Fiamma Pants are made of a softshell material called SOFtech [...]
If you spend a lot of time on the water, ocean-river-stream-lake, then you are most likely familiar with Costa del Mar sunglasses. Costa has been in the sunglass business for around 30 years and has made a name for themselves with their early use of polarized lenses throughout their sunglass line. Over the years, Costa [...]
