Get out there and use the snow
I love a good snow. The more we get, the merrier I am. Especially if I get to go outside and play in it. There’s a ton of stuff you can do in the snow. Ski, snowshoe, hitch [...]
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Don’t wait until you’re stuck to chain up
We got hit with a pantload of snow last week, but that wasn’t the end of it. It was that kind of dry, grainy snow that just squishes out around your feet when you walk or [...]
Don’t keep buying cheap socks
I will never again buy any socks that don’t carry the name Darn Tough. They are the best socks I’ve ever had, period. And I’m hard on footwear of any kind. I go through [...]
It is now officially the Christmas season
Welcome to the Christmas season. You only have 25 days until Christmas to get your gifts for everyone on your list. Or 24. Or something like that. I’m a journalist, so math [...]
The Brunton Pocket Transit is 125 years old this year
There is no compass on the planet better than the Brunton Pocket Transit. I was briefly a geology major back in college, and everyone in the geology industry uses a Pocket [...]
Why can’t they make the whole glove out of hand warmers?
I pulled up to the place I planned to get some photos last week, and the thermometer in the dash of my rig said it was one degree outside. The weather app on my phone said [...]
I think I could be a lumberjack
Last week I told you my wife and I decided to go gather our own firewood this year, instead of buying it. I also said I didn’t think the people who sell that firewood [...]
Leave the technology home and get outside
With the proliferation of new-age gadgets, wing-dings and hoo-haws, we have plenty to worry about. Those things are supposed to make our lives easier, but I spend about 70 [...]
I need to get tougher if I want to be like my dad
My dad has been a very good sport about being picked on repeatedly for this blog. He has a true talent for getting hurt on our outdoors outings, and while some of those [...]
How did I get on the Glamping mailing lists?
I’ve been getting advertisements from a bunch of glamping companies. I don’t have any idea how they got my name for their mailing lists. I am far from their target [...]