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Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Aug 18th, 2011
The new line of FBC Cozies are here finally and now for sale – 5 new prints. We will be adding a couple more prints to the line in the coming months, but for now welcome these awesome designs! Trail Map: Mud: Flames: Mod Butterfly: Compass: Find the new cozies for sale at TrailCooking! ~Sarah
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear on Jul 10th, 2011
Kirk and I came across the line of Febreze Sport Spray recently at Target (look in the laundry cleaning product aisles) and it is carried by other big retailers including grocery stores and drug stores. Designed to be used on items you can’t launder such as shoes, gear, backpacks and more it cuts the stench [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear on Jun 29th, 2011
A few weeks ago I had the chance to finally meet author Craig Romano in person – I was lucky enough to attend one of his presentations and as it turned out it was his first one for his latest book: Backpacking Washington: Overnight and Multi-Day Routes To put it lightly it has been far [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Jun 27th, 2011
This past weekend I came across a line of reusable fabric bags sewn here in Washington State. They come in two sizes, snack bag and sandwich bag size. The bags are made by Mama Luvs. They have two options, Velcro closure and drawstring. Both work great but I found that the Velcro one would be [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear on Jun 26th, 2011
This spring JetBoil brought out a new stove system, the JetBoil SOL Advanced Cooking System. The JetBoil systems (of which there are a number of) are either rabidly loved or hated on. Just depends on which camp you are in. What they do well is boil water quickly and efficiently. The downside of the JetBoil [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Jun 22nd, 2011
When I got home this morning I had the surprise of a new box of gear waiting for me – from one of my favorite companies, Primus. When it comes to cooking pots and stoves, there are only a few companies I truly enjoy using – Primus, MSR, GSI Outdoors and Snowpeak are those brands [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear on Jun 16th, 2011
We recently were given the chance to review the Stainless Steel ‘Trekker’ Kelly Kettle, an elegant version of the “Volcano” style of kettle. While it isn’t UL by any means it is well built, durable and works well. The only learning curve is mastering the art of a small fire – something that if you [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear on Jun 6th, 2011
We received samples of Cool Off towelettes, by The Quick Chill. It took some time to be able to try them – we have had the chilliest spring in 55 years of recording – this weekend though got nicely warm. The packets come in packs similar to single use hand towelettes and are made with [...]
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