Recreational shooting and other stuff
Pair the Converter Stove from Vargo with their Hexagon Wood Stove, and you’ve got an ultralight cooking solution. On its own, the Hexagon Wood Stove (4.1 ounces) does a great job of heating water and cooking, with whatever small bits of dry wood you can find on the trail or at your campsite. Add the … Read more
Introducing my new go-to portable cooler, the Barebones Pathfinder Cooler. I’ve had a lot of coolers over the years, but nothing this portable, easy to clean, and durable. When I first saw this cooler in an outdoor magazine it really made me wonder if it would hold up to my standards. Not only did it hold … Read more
The Sierra Designs Zissou Plus is the company‘s latest offering in a mummy style sleeping bag. Sierra Designs has been hard at work producing some really different options to traditional sleeping bags. The creativity behind the Backcountry Bed and Mobile Mummy style bags was used on a more traditional mummy style bag. The Zissou Plus … Read more
Did I want to review the 64oz Classic Vacuum Growler from Stanley? Of course! Way back in the day, my dad had a Stanley vacuum bottle, and I remember it well. He liked their products not just for the quality, but because his name happened to be Stanley. Fast forward 30+ years, and I’ve inherited a … Read more
I added the Benro Mach3 TMA37AL Aluminum Tripod to my photo kit when I realized that I needed a taller and sturdier tripod to handle my largest telephoto lens. For wildlife, big lenses, most of which are too heavy to handhold, are the norm, so tripods are a must. And I do have a limited budget. A quick … Read more
The Lawson Blue Ridge Camping Hammock is my first hammock that uses spreader bars. I‘ve slept in several gathered end hammocks but never a bridge hammock that uses spreader bars at the end. The owner of the Lawson Hammock Company says the Blue Ridge Camping Hammock is a hybrid tent hammock because in some ways … Read more