Author: Andrew D
2022 Holiday Backpacking Gear Deals
2022 Holiday Backpacking Gear Shopping Deals: products that won’t break the bank! Christmas is a month away, and I don’t know about you, but I’m a [...]
Trailspoon Thanksgiving Camping Meal Review
Interested in a camping meal that you can eat where ever on Thanksgiving? Try the Trailspoon Thanksgiving Camping Meal! It’s difficult to tell you [...]
Freeze Drying Basics – Fruit
When it comes to the basics of freeze drying, fruits have many characteristics that make them as complicated as meats or mixed-ingredient meals wh [...]
The Path Less Traveled #065: Don’t Visit Ohio, Unless…
Many of my friends told me not to visit Ohio, and I agree. Don’t visit Ohio unless we’re talking about Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Ohio is the [...]
The Path Less Traveled #065: Freeze Drying Basics
Freeze Drying Basics: VegetablesIf you are considering buying a freeze dryer and have looked around the internet, I doubt you’ve found a compendiu [...]
The Path Less Traveled #064
This summer, I was contacted to review the Leki Black Series FX Carbon hiking/trekking poles. Initial thoughts were my current poles are just fine [...]
I Bought a Freeze Dryer
Pro Tip: Don’t get buzzed off Ranch Water and start shopping on the internet. Why you may ask? I was tired of looking at $10 – $15 USD dehydrated [...]
The Path Less Traveled #060: ENO Doublenest Hammock Overview
One of my close relatives called me recently about wanting to buy a hammock, asking what my recommendations were. If you’ve been reading this blog [...]
Happy Yak Camping Meals Review
Happy Yak sent me two of their product to try as they have recently began selling/shipping to the US. Two meals were sent for review: Thai Coco So [...]
Sea to Summit Camp Cooking Review
Preferences in camping gear is a lot like opinions, everybody has one. Luckily, there are a plethora of products made by Sea to Summit from their [...]
The Cost of Gear is Too Dang High
Jimmy McMillan went camping last week and told me the cost of gear is too dang high. If some of you were born before this century, you’d know who [...]
Six Moon Designs Flex PR Backpack Review
When offered to review the Flex PR Pack Rafting Backpack, I knew a trip to New River Gorge National Forrest to do some Class V rapids wasn’t in th [...]
Durston Gear Announces NEW Kakwa 40 Ultralight Backpack
He’s at it again! Madman Canadian adventurist and gear designer Dan Durston has dropped the Durston Gear Kakwa 40 Ultralight Backpack. “But Andrew [...]
Dino Bars Fruit Bars Review
When writing about Dino Bars’ variety of Fruit Bars, I had a difficult time not starting the article with praise and enthusiasm, as that is how I [...]
Homeless Camps In The Woods
Taking short trips on local trails around my house while still recovering from a foot injury led me to an encampment of tarps and trash littered a [...]
The Path Less Traveled #051 – True Primal Soup Review
I was contacted recently to see if I’d review a few products, one of them being True Primal’s soup variety pack. True Primal promotes their foods [...]
Big Problem with Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dick’s Sporting Goods is one of the largest, if not the largest, sporting goods stores in America. Unfortunately, not all of us are looking for at [...]
The Path Less Traveled #049
I was contacted recently to see if I’d review a few products, one of them being PBFit’s Peanut Butter Powder. If you can recall, this product’s wh [...]