I found out about this stuff while watching a hilarious documentary Mansome, by Moran Spurlock, the same guy who did Supersize Me. Their cheesy marketing worked wonders on me. The following day I went online and ordered a 3-pack. Now, the name “Fresh Balls” implies what this is for in a somewhat lewd and straight-forward […]
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With my winter backpacking trip now just a couple of weeks away… I have the awesome chance to really test out some new gear! So far, the following is all new gear that will first be getting put to use when we hit the snowy and cold Vermont trails next month: Kelty Cosmic 0 Degree […]
If you hadn’t realized in the past few weeks, I love me some infographics. I think the reason is for years I have seen them for business and technology related things, and since starting this blog, well, I am finding them for the love of the outdoors. So, this week’s infographic is 35 Reasons to […]
Everyone likes free gear, right? Almost as good as free beer. Well, if you didn’t know, Backpacker Magazine has a weekly giveaway. Now, by the URL they have for it, you would think it expired a long time ago: http://www.backpacker.com/2010-gear-guide-gear-sweepstakes/articles/13771 See the “2010 Gear Guide Gear Giveaway” in there? Well, they just keep re-using it. […]
This GORP is not the trail mix kind, no… although a lot of folks think we are a bit nuts for the things we love (like backpacking in the freezing cold winter, to name an example…). This GORP is from the AMC and stands for Great Outdoors Resource Pack, and, as you may have guessed, […]
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