Recreational shooting and other outdoorsy stuff
Guest Contributor Hot off the presses! It happens every year (and I still curse it!), shorter days and longer nights. If you live in a more tepid climate, you can still go outside and play. In my neck of the woods, we like to MTB by moonlight from time to time. You want to make an old … Read more
This past weekend I had the opportunity to try out a new pair of socks from Dahlgren, just in time to run off a few of my Thanksgiving calories! I received a pair of women’s Dri-Stride Alpaca socks in the Ultra Light Trail weight in size medium (7 ½ to 10 ½) and took them … Read more
It has happened. The ideal of a hiking life free from foot blisters has been achieved. As any hiker knows there are many ways to end up with blisters. Lorpen has used cutting edge and environmentally responsible technology to address each and every one, in a single sock : The Lorpen Merino Mid Weight Hiker. … Read more
Ever since I had the opportunity to review some other wool socks a few months back, I‘ve been in love with Merino. So when Brian brought me back a pair of Swiftwick’s Pursuit Seven compression socks from Interbike, I was thrilled to try them out. They looked so cozy I wanted to pull them on … Read more
In order to fully illustrate the value of the GSI Halulite Ketalist minimalist backpacking cookset as an addition to a 72 hour or emergency preparedness kit, I thought I would see how the unit performed in a few less than ideal situations. It is important to note that the performance of the Ketalist as a … Read more
I say no. There is an extremely large movement skill factor required to perform the lifts correct, and as Jim Rutberg from Carmichael Training Systems told me “there’s a reason a lot of us went into endurance sports: we just aren’t that coordinated!”These lifts are pretty dangerous every for experienced lifters, let alone a population … Read more