Recreational shooting and other outdoorsy stuff
Whether you participate in outdoor sports on a competitive level, or for fun and fitness, safety gear should always play an important role in your activities. This equipment can be as obvious as perhaps a helmet or rock climbing harness, or less obvious, like gloves, sunglasses and proper footwear. But with the amount of time … Read more
Though they are probably best known for their polar proven winter footwear, Canadian-based Baffin actually offers a comprehensive line of footwear for all seasons, as well as extreme weather apparel. With the very late (as usual) arrival of spring in Utah, I had the opportunity to test out the men’s Amazon shoe, which is from … Read more
Between graduations and Father’s Day, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ll be looking for the perfect gift for that outdoors enthusiast in your life. While you can rarely go wrong with a finely crafted knife or precision tool, this year’s hottest devices are GPS units you can wear on your wrist or toss in … Read more
As part of Johnson Outdoors Gear, Eureka! is one of a group of companies owned in whole or part by the SC Johnson family. This is the same family that has been providing the world with everything from household cleaners and pest control to Ziploc bags, since 1886. It was Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr., a … Read more
With my focus this year shifting from mostly cycling to covering more outdoor activities, High Peak’s offer to let me try out their Alpinismo 45 backpack couldn’t have come at a better time. My current pack is sized just a bit too small for day-long adventures, and after seven years, was starting to show its … Read more
Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to test two similarly-priced, but completely different, hydration packs. The folks at Geigerrig were kind enough to send me their Rig 700, and when I approached CamelBak about a comparable pack for a comparison, they provided their Charge 450. Both carry at least two liters … Read more