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A Wee Bit Too Much Vitamin D?

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , on May 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Having used Water-Jel® Burn Plus over the years (lets just say that heat and I don’t mix well) I was happy to check out a new product, Water-Jel® unburn® sunburn relief gel. So…what happens when you forget to wear sunblock (ouch, that is me) or don’t re-apply often enough or go too high in altitude [...]

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New Gear for The Rain

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , on March 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Last weekend Kirk and I popped into Peak 6, a small gear and gift shop, that resides on the way into the Hoh Rain Forest, in the Olympic Peninsula. I realized I hadn’t been by in years and since the toddler was passed out in the back seat…we might as well drop in. 30 minutes later and many dollars poorer, [...]

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Gear Find: Rubbermaid Design Series Waterbottles

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , on March 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

I have been frustrated the past months, after my Camelbak Podium© squeeze bottle died an early death. I couldn’t get the 1-way spout (oops, my bad, the “Jet-Valve™” properly clean and eventually the tiny blue valve wouldn’t go back in, it was popping out, in my mouth, when squeezing. That put a real bummer on [...]

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Head Gear: Hoo-Rag Vs. The Buff

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , on January 19, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Having used a UV Buff® for the past few years, I was intrigued to try out a Hoo-Rag™ recently. I normally wear my Buff® over my hair, with a visor on top, holding it in place. It protects my hair, my scalp and my neck as well. It also does a great job of keeping my head [...]

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Getting Out With Two Wee Ones

Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , , , , on January 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

My life has changed a lot since the summer of 2009, when I found out I was pregnant with Walker. I knew going into it, that having more children, that my reality would shift and it was OK the first year, we got out and hiked a lot, after Walker was born in March of [...]

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An Accidental Gear Find

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, tagged , on December 6, 2012 | 6 Comments »

I had made it a goal in my life to never, ever buy anything with the logo “AS SEEN ON TV!!” on it. Just too cheezy for me. And hey, since we got rid of cable, I have been free of those ads (although Billie Mays? You will always be missed….) But then I realized something: when [...]

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New Gear For The Fall – First Review

Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , , , , , on November 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Kirk gave me first Leatherman multi-tool back in 2003. That tiny purple multi-tool came with me on every hike and backpacking trip I went on for years. It made meals, it cut a lot of duct tape, fixed fingernails, even took out splinters. After 9 or so years, it was retired. It wasn’t dead, far from [...]

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Giveaway Alert: The Bugpatch

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , , on November 14, 2012 | 7 Comments »

I was recently offerred a chance to try out a new product and share it with our readers , The Bugpatch – and let me say that anytime I see an offer for a natural bug deterrents, I am ALL for it. I can’t use DEET products, I get hive outbreaks, which are not pretty in the backcountry. Which [...]

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