Gear Reviews

While I admit I generally reach for my adventure sandals first when heading out for a day hike and my super light Altra Lone Peak shoes for weekend backpacking trips, some excursions require a bit more boot to protect, support, and keep you truckin’ along after miles and days of rough trail, mountain summits, and creek crossings. Which is what the Altra Tushar hiking boots were made for. So here’s our Altra Tushar review: A full breakdown of performance, comfort, and design!

We’re always on the hunt for the perfect bag. The perfect bag for travel, backpacking, day hikes, commuting around town on two wheels, you name it. But lately, we’ve been …

We love kayaking. There’s just something about gliding around on the water on a warm sunny day that’s simply magical. But we’ve missed kayaking. Since we moved away from Florida, …

The perfect bag is a thing of beauty. But finding that perfect bag is easier said than done. Allow us to be of assistance. During our recent search for the …

We like music. Also audiobooks. And podcasts. But not as much as music. We listen when we road trip, when we run, when we fly, when we cycle, when we train, when we kayak and sometimes even when we hike (but that’s less often, ’cause we like to hear nature–and no speakers! Ever!). And up until now, we’ve been using regular ol’ earbuds with a cord (a cord!) when we do them all. Not anymore. Allow us to introduce you to the Jaybird Vista, the true wireless headphones that will stand up to whatever you can throw at them, making them the best headphones for adventure.

Plastic bags are a scourge on the environment. Often considered a necessary evil, they take 500 years to break down, are difficult to recycle, and often end up in a …

We’ve heard a lot of people lately touting the relative merits of hammock camping, so we decided to try it out for ourselves. It helped that I recently wrote an …

Holy crap we love ultralight tents. Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since we’ve gotten a new tent so we’re completely smitten with the options available these days, but …

When it comes to backpacks, I’m an Osprey fan. I’ve had other packs, but it’s been a while. Josh has only had other packs. So when it was time for …

We love gear. Especially ultralight gear. Because who wants to clomp around in the backcountry with 50 pounds on their back? Not us. Certainly not I, whose pack weight maxes …