On New Year’s Eve of 2017, The Gear Guys thought it would be an awesome idea to spend the night in the middle of the woods while it was -5 without the windchill factor. Little did we know that it would turn out to be a slightly painful experience. This all occurred in the deep…
An important part of any weekend away or a larger planned trip is a good hot meal or the necessary cup of coffee. Choosing the correct stove to get this done is crucial, and sometimes, well most of time with the Gear Guys, we need indestructible gear as we like to venture deep into…
The Nitecore P12 flashlight has been tested by The Gear Guys over the past two years and has proven itself worthy very many times. We have used and abused this flashlight while hiking in the woods, walking on a sandy beach, walking on a frozen icy beach, while freezing during a winter camping expedition, and…
Receiving complimentary samples of Kate’s Real Food Bars, the Gear Guys decided to let Gear Mom do the tasting. As an athlete who runs, bikes, rock climbs, scuba dives and works out regularly at the gym, I (Gear Mom) was excited to try these healthy samples of food bars. Wholesome, certified organic and made in small…
Gear Son recently added a new knife to his collection – the Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner. Since I haven’t had this knife long enough to give you a full review, I will be giving my first impressions and an overview of the knife. The Saddle Mountain Skinner is a beautiful fixed blade knife that comes…
I purchased this pair of all weather boots from Lands End back in late October, just before the fall weather kicked in. Environment, Conditions, Duration of Testing: 14 weeks worn 50 plus hours per week Temperature range -10 Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Exposed to snow, ice, rain, wet concrete, oil covered concrete, dry concrete Testing…
The 580S Barrage knife made by Benchmade has become one of our favorite knives since we got it a year and a half ago. This knife has been Gear Son’s EDC knife for the past year and a half, and he has absolutely fallen in love with it. This knife has proven itself to us…
This flashlight has been a gift given to every adventurer in our house and each person received one for a different reason. Gear Mom was given hers to use as a light saber to scare away what goes bump in the night. Gear Dad was given his so there would not be tears as Gear…
2017 took us from canoeing along the tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior to depths over 100 feet deep under Lake Michigan exploring wrecks from the early 1900’s . We climbed the granite bluffs of Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin and finished the year snowshoeing the deep woods of Michigan’s forest floor.…
The Gear Guys scored a Eureka three- season tent at a gear swap at our local climbing gym and we thought we would test it twice before posting our findings. Yes, we did test it in mild weather but not to disappoint, we tested it in a zero- degree snowstorm…exactly what it was not designed…
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