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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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First Look At and a Giveaway: Active Series Insoles

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , , , , , , on October 15, 2012 | 12 Comments »

We recently received review samples of the new line from Dr. Scholl’s®, the Active Series™ Insoles. If you have been reading our blog over the years, you know I have tried many, many insoles. From SuperFeet® to custom fitted ones – my feet are everything to me. If they are not happy I cannot walk or hike. So I [...]

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Gear Find: Tiny Bristle Brushes

Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, tagged , , on August 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Years ago I bought one of the fancy Camelbak cleaning systems which hilariously to me, are a combination of a riffle cleaning kit and a baby bottle brush….it is bulky and stored in a bin that never sees daylight. Fail indeed. Sure it worked but it wasn’t to me worth the $$ we paid. And I rarely use bladder hoses. About [...]

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