Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding.
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear on Jan 30th, 2010
This is the first pair of END(Environmentally Neutral Design) shoes I have owned. I bought them from www.backcountry.com because they have a five star rating on a few different websites, they are nice looking and the price was right. I have to say I’m really liking this shoe so far.
First, it was really comfy right [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear, Snowboarding on Jan 13th, 2010
I’ve been using a pair of Burton Moto Snowboard Boots for about four years now and been happy with the performance. The new Burton Moto design is still supposedly the number one selling snowboard boot and has been for about 8 years running.
Old model Burton Moto Boots
Like my older model boots I would consider [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear, Resorts/Resort Reviews, Snowboarding on Jan 7th, 2010
I’ll be leaving near the end of January to go back out West to one of my favorite spots, Snowbasin in Utah! For the past few years I’ve been able to take a trip out there for work and of course to snowboard. This year it appears I’ll be able to stay a few days [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Georgia Waterfalls, Outdoor Gear, Snowboarding, Uncategorized on Nov 26th, 2009
Now that the shopping season is in full swing it’s a great time to get your hands on some deals on outdoor gear. Most of the outdoor gear merchants are offering significant savings through Black Friday and Cyber Monday coupons and we’ve listed a few from some of our favorite gear stores below. Enjoy!
Outdoor/Recreation:
Moosejaw.com:
Cyber Monday [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear on Aug 6th, 2009
I bought these sandals a couple weeks ago from backcountry.com and I knew I’d like them because I had already seen a couple good reviews about them, but they’re better than I expected.
In addition to the fact that they are cuter than your average flop, the extra straps make them easy to run in because [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Outdoor Gear on May 17th, 2009
We recently ordered a new fairing for our our Yakima rack from Backcountry.com.
We have used the windjammer previously which does reduce some wind noise provided your load doesn’t interfere with the way it’s adjusted, but the fairing is awesome. It totally cuts down on wind noise and improves gas mileage as well.
I noticed today that [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2009
OK, so this one has had some mixed reviews because of the fit, but I like it. I got The North Face TKA 200 as a Christmas present from my husband and I was impressed that he picked this one out.
It does have a very snug fit which will not accomodate a bulky sweater unless [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Uncategorized on Jan 16th, 2009
This is warm, comfortable fleece with a kangaroo pouch perfect for stuffing your hands into when you are out without gloves. This is a versatile fleece pullover for all occasions and warm enough for the toughest weather.
Two downsides if there are any would be it’s not quite as streamlined as some of Patagonia’s others [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews, Uncategorized on Jan 5th, 2009
That’s some shoe, huh? How ’bout the colors on those babies?
I got these Montrail Highlander Trail Running Shoes for Christmas and I was a little shocked at the colors when I opened the box. Not really what I would normally go for in a running shoe, but if you’ve ever worn Montrail before, you know [...]
Posted in Gear Reviews on Nov 30th, 2008
I ordered these hiking boots back before the summer came around and feel I have logged enough man hours to be able to review them. I suspected these would live up to my expectations of a Salomon boot when I put them on for the first time. These things are borderline flawless. One of [...]
