Take a Hike and Oboz Will Plant a Tree
Take a hike, any hike anywhere, between now and December 6th, and Oboz Footwear will plant a tree through Trees for the Future.Oboz' Taylor Keeley said "It's simple
GORE-TEX Contest – Win Head to Toe GORE-TEX Gear
Contest photo on November 24, 2010.GORE-TEX is currently running a contest called "Where in the World?". Each day GORE-TEX features a photo and clue of an iconic outdoor location. A little more of the photo will be revealed each day, until the first contestant to correctly guess the location wins that round. There will be up to 20 locations featured until the contest ends on December 17.The great news is the winner doesn't necessarily have to guess all the locations
Lost Maples SNA, Texas – Backpacking with Children
Last Friday I took my nine year old daughter on her first backpacking trip. We headed down to Lost Maples State Natural Area (SNA) for a short one night trip.Entrance to Lost Maples State Natural AreaThis time of year Lost Maples is alive with fall color and we hoped to take it all in. With this being my daughter’s first backpacking trip I was real worried about mileage. But Lost Maples SNA provided the perfect place.We arrived at Lost Maples
Bridgeford Ready to Eat Sandwiches – Review
While preparing for an October backpacking trip I came across an advertisement for Bridgeford Ready to Eat sandwiches. I decided to order some and give them a try. I ordered three different flavors: Honey Barbecue Beef, Honey Barbeque Chicken, And Italian style.Not that long ago my wife’s grandfather gave me some military MRE heater packs. These heater packs are supposed to warm your “ready to eat” meal in 10-15 min. Since Bridgeford Ready to Eat Sandwiches were originally created for
Huge Kelty Sale at The Clymb
The Clymb is having a huge Kelty sale with 50% off on packs, sleeping bags, and tents. There are some really amazing deals on there
How to be an Outdoor Gear Tester in 2011
Can you imagine spending 25 nights in the wilderness and hiking more then 250 miles a year? Would you accept free gear to test without beinig afraid to "tell it like it is." If that's you then you should apply to be an official gear tester for Backpacker Magazine.Backpacker Magazine is accepting applications for 2011 official gear testers. To apply you must send a 150 word sample gear review to [email protected]. Create a 3 min or less video trying to