Category Archive: Resort Skiing
Onebar Energy Bar Review
December 2, 2016
While the Onebar may have been born out of a desire to feed children something delicious adults benefiting from having a delicious energy bar on the market can’t be a bad thing. Each bar is one serving of fruit and is made from high quality vegan and gluten free ingredients.
C2 Elite Power Wool Half Zip Review
October 24, 2016
The Elite Half Zip from C2 is a classic base layer that’s great for when temperatures start to drop. This next to skin layer is made from Polartec Power Wool, a “natural synthetic-hybrid” material, to achieve the benefits of both wool and synthetic.
WIN Detergent Review
June 24, 2016
Detergent might not be something you expect to see reviewed on an outdoor blog but if you spend enough time having epic adventures you will smell bad and your average detergent probably isn’t doing it’s job. I am a particularly sweaty guy and I’ve had a problem with my outdoor and workout clothes stinking in the […]
XShot Sport Pole Review
March 31, 2016
The XShot Sport Pole is a selfie stick made for your GoPro, camera, phone or other action cam. These days capturing your outdoor moments has become almost as important as actually participating in them. Everyone knows the old adage of “Pics or it didn’t happen”. Thats where the XShot Sport Pole comes in. With a multisport […]
How to repair your ski pants
January 1, 2016
Your ski pants can take quite a beating throughout the course of a ski season. But, with a little bit of maintenance your ski pants can last not just this season but many to come. I try to do most major gear maintenance twice a season – once halfway through and once at the end. I […]
Ally’s Bar Energy Bar Review
December 18, 2015
There is always a new type of bar at the local outdoor store – today’s is Ally’s Bar. It’s a sweet potato based energy bar that boasts its non-gmo, gluten free, organic and vegan ingredients.
PACK Gear Travel Organizer Review
December 4, 2015
The PACK Gear Travel Organizer is a packing cube that not only keeps your stuff where it belongs in your pack but also keeps it organized like a travel closet when you get to basecamp (by basecamp I mean your buddy’s couch). Setting the Travel Organizer apart is it’s two hooks, attached to the left and right […]
Leatherman Leap Multitool Review
November 13, 2015
The Leatherman Leap is a unique multitool. It’s aimed at children and consequently made “safe”. According to Leatherman “the Leap includes safety locks that keep fingers from the path of the tools, a two-hand opening knife blade for safer deployment, and a secure grip designed to train users to properly and safely operate tools. The […]
Moon Cheese Review
October 30, 2015
Moon Cheese. That unique delicacy that drove men wild and spurred the space race to new heights. That was until we realized the moon was made of rocks not cheese so we dropped the moon like it was hot never to return. In place of real Moon Cheese we have this stuff. According to the […]
Basecamp comfort
October 16, 2015
I’ve often found that the night before a expedition is many times the least comfortable part of the trip. All your stuff is packed up and inaccessible so you are left to either sleep on some rock hard bunk in a base camp hut or (more often than not for me) curl up on some […]