Protecting your Adventure Dog when cold weather excursions calls…

One of the most rewarding parts of having an Adventure Dog is bringing your canine along to share in the fun. We get great satisfaction of watching our “Bear” enjoy and explore nature which compelled us to do some research on his winter travels with us into the deep freeze of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. So…

Cabela’s Alaskan Guide 6-person Tent Review

The Gear Guys recently tested an Alaskan Guide series tent from Cabela’s and were very happy with the performance of the product. We tested the tent after receiving three days of rain, followed by a quick freeze, that lead to two inches of snow, with a temperature during testing of 18 degrees. Here is a…

Tuesday’s Tips

The Gear Guys just love tents…they are like building a fort when you were a kid. We enjoy researching them and trying them out for the first time. Here are two quick tips we have run across in our hunt for the perfect tent: It can be easier to assemble the tent with the main…

Cooking with Cast-Iron.

  When making the packing list for the next adventure, I always try to find a reason to pack my favorite cast- iron skillet.   I know in terms of gear it is considered very heavy, and so many of the articles we read point to the rule of lighter is better when it comes…

Nitecore P12 Flashlight

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…