Boombot PRO – Awesome Audio

The Boombot PRO is not just any old Bluetooth speaker. After Boombotix packed all the features you could want into this little speaker (with BIG sound), they snuck in a 2GB flash drive too! So now you can take wireless audio one step further. You don’t even need your phone or iPod to take your music with … Read more

BottleKeeper – It’s Science For Beer

Don’t mistake the BottleKeeper for a bottle hider. This is a product designed to keep your beer bottle cold, because we all know how refreshing a cold beer is after a long hike, bike ride, or round of beach volleyball. If it happens to make it look like you are drinking from a metal water … Read more

Tiki Toss Hook and Ring Game

Tiki Toss by Mellow Militia is a bit of a departure from backpacking for me. We ran across Mellow Militia at the Outdoor Retailer show and were intrigued by the Tiki Toss game right away. All of the wood parts of the game are made from bamboo, which is great for the environment. The bamboo … Read more

Acratech Ultimate Ballhead

My Acratech Ultimate Ballhead review is a follow up to a previous article. A while back, I wrote about my tripod choices, and mentioned that the tripod heads I use would be covered separately. Since many of the products we review are provided by the manufacturer, I’ll point out up front that the Acratech Ultimate Ballhead was purchased … Read more

Fusion Artisan Jerky

It would have been much easier to review Fusion Jerky if they didn’t offer this artisan jerky in eight delicious flavors. You will find beef, chicken, turkey, and pork, in flavor combinations that will tempt your taste buds in ways that plain jerky never has. And it’s all done without artificial ingredients, preservatives, or gluten. This is … Read more

Scorpion Bike Stands

The first time I laid eyes on the Scorpion Bike Stand holding up a brand new fat bike at my local bike shop, I knew I had to have it. I didn’t know the company who made it or how much it cost but I needed it.  Better yet, I knew we had to get one of … Read more