Sierra Designs Zissou Plus 3 Season

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

Dakine Men‘s Ridge Short

The Men‘s Ridge Short by Dakine is marketed as a loose fit cycling short, but I feel that these would be better marketed as an Outdoorsman short. Whatever your reasoning may be for opting to wear a loose fitting short over the standard skin-tight racing short, you can‘t go wrong with the Ridge. Straight out … Read more

Stanley Classic Vacuum Growler

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

Benro Mach3 Aluminum Tripod

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

SKS Fatboard Fender Set

The plinking of gravel bouncing off of the SKS Fatboard fenders is music to my ears. Being designed especially with fat bikes in mind, these fenders have no trouble providing great coverage for my 4” tires and they are good for up to 5” tires. The Fatboards are made of reinforced plastic. They are very … Read more

With Baggallini, You Can Have It All

Ladies, the Have It All by Baggallini, is everything you want in a tote, everything you dreamed you could want in a tote, and more! It‘s the solution to your everyday carry needs. Whether you‘re packing for work and the gym or a weekend away, this bag provides some serious storage options. The bag concept … Read more