Good To-Go Thai Curry Freeze Dried Camping Meal Review

On a recent outing, I had the opportunity to test out the Good To-Go dehydrated dinner. Going into the backcountry means taking some light, easy-to-cook food. So we wind up mostly taking dehydrated dinners. This time out I took the Good To-Go Thai Curry dehydrated dinner. These are premium quality dehydrated dinners and they have a lineup […]

UCO Flatpack Grill Review

UCO Flat Pack Grill

When we think small BBQ grills, it is usually the cheap mini-grills that you see in stores. They work, but are a pain to pack up into the car. The solution is the UCO Flatpack Grill. This grill’s claim to fame is that it literally folds up flat for storage. A while back I got […]

3 Books that will change your life

3 must read books

These books will change everything Lots of people put fluffy, inspirational books on their list of Books That Will Change Your Life but there is none of that going on here. My list of three must-read books for a better life is very straightforward. These three books, if you take them to heart, will make a big […]

Trayvax Contour review or why you absolutely need a $140 front wallet

My Trayvax Contour

My Trayvax Contour review would not be complete without addressing the fact that most men are carrying their grandfather’s wallet. Now I’m not talking their grandfather’s literal wallet, but a wallet that hasn’t substantially changed in hundreds of years. Modern life requires a modern wallet and the Trayvax line of front wallets is leading the […]

Humangear GoBites Duo review

Review of the Humangear GoBites Duo

Straight out of one of the recent boxes from Cairn, comes the Humangear GoBites Duo review. I have a ton of different utensils for eating on the trail but I was headed out in the adventure van and knew that I didn’t have any clean utensils to eat with in it.  So I grabbed the […]

Kattee Leather Canvas Camera Bag Review

Kattee Leather and Canvas Messenger Style Camera Bag

My Old Camera Bag Sucked The camera bag that I had been kicking around for the last decade likely came with my last camera and while it functioned, it sucked.  It fit my camera body and two lenses OK, but it was not easy to get anything in and out of and was designed for […]

February Cairn Unboxing

February 2018 Cairn Unboxing

You know I have to break open the latest box from Cairn.  Not a lot of things in this month’s box, but they are seriously cool. Watch the video and then I’ll tell you about my favorite thing out of this box down below.     February Cairn Favorite By far, my favorite thing from […]

November Cairn Unboxing Video

2017 November Cairn Unboxing

Finally I get around to posting my unboxing of the November box from Cairn.  Just because the December one should be showing up soon… Pretty happy with this box, even if my daughter has already snagged one of the things out of it.   What Was In The CairnRocks Box? This box was a little […]

Hostess CupCakes Ice Cream Review

Review of Hostess CupCakes IceCream

Why Would You Make Hostess Cupcakes Ice Cream? If you know me, I like trying strange things I find in the store.  Some I even wind up liking. The jury is still out on the cappuccino flavored Lays Potato Chips. That being said, when Jacquie and I ran across the whole line of Hostess ice cream […]