Chaz

The Ahnu Moraga OXT final review. Read more on how they worked so well for me. These are great shoes!

Read about the new Ketalist from GSI.   It may just be everything you could need to carry for food preparation and consumption while on the trail or camping.

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by Andy B

GREAT Multi-tool!…see my Final Update on the Gerber Octane.

I have been using the Brooks-Range Mountaineering Fingertip Pulse Oximeter for the past two months to check my heart rate and oxygen saturation.

Click here for all the details.

Jenn K.

by: Dave D’Abate

Timex Expedition E-Altimeter

Timex’s E-Instruments line is the world’s only collection of analog adventure instruments and launching new for 2010 is the Timex Expedition E-Altimeter wristwatch. The E-Altimeter instrument provides very accurate altitude and time measurements in a stylish analog display setting its striking appearance miles apart from many competitor’s digital displays you traditionally find among wristwatch altimeters.

Click here to read more!

by: Dave D’Abate

Osprey Aether 85

Now in its 3^rd generation and updated for 2010, Osprey’s Aether series backpack offers a lightweight custom fit for every outdoor enthusiast. After owning a 2^nd generation Aether 60 for four years now, I was pretty excited to test the new Aether and see the differences in the 2010 line. The awesome folks at Osprey sent me a Magma colored Aether 85 to put through its paces this summer.

Read the final update for the Aether 85!

First of all, I want to comment on the sharpness of the knife and how it held up after several months of use.  When I first got the 111H2o it would shave very easily.  Just recently I tried to shave with it and it took quite a bit of pressure and was pulling my hair but I could still get it to shave.   However, it really did need sharpening. To read the rest of the update along with the entire review please click here.

Coy Boy

Image courtesy of Mango International Inc

I have to admit I have never looked at a lighter and wished I could change the flame color to blue, red or green, but I have wished I had one that would not blow out in the wind. But now I have a lighter that does both and more.

The True Utility 3 Color Flame Lighter can produce 3 colors, is windproof, refillable, and reminds you where you parked your car…uh…well…actually I made that last one up. But this does look to be a cool lighter. Join me over the next 3 months as I try out this lighter and see how it works.

You can read the first installment of this review here…

Dave (the turtle) Wilkes

Have you ever needed a little bit of extra cash but as you check your wallet or pocket, you find that you don’t have any? Don’t get caught without a little extra cash.  TRUE Utility has this cool little capsule called the Cash Stash. Read more…

Picture Courtesy of GoLite

I have spent a long hot summer with the GoLite Lite-Speed Pack and the good news is that the summer is over. The bad news is that so is my reporting on this pack.

To read about my final thoughts and experiences, follow me here….

by Anderson Bowman
September 1, 2010