Cabela’s Alaknak Tent
Kali is a born and raised Ohio-an, and grew up in a small rural community where hunting was second nature. Entering the hunting industry after college, Kali served as the Communications Specialist for the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, providing communications and marketing assistance to the non-profit, as well as growing her knowledge of hunting and fishing. Her love for writing, design and photography has since lead her to serve as the Managing Editor of Petersen’s Hunting magazine. Prior to her ascension to Editor-in-Chief of Gun Dog Magazine while being mentored by Ultimate Upland, Kali was lead to her first wild pheasant, first wild Bobwhite, first Hun, first Chukar, first Sharptail, first Blue Grouse and first ptarmigan. Kali loves all things upland bird related, but most of all, her silver labrador, Lincoln who was trained by Ultimate Upland contributors.
A human can survive without food for three weeks. Hypothermia and exposure are the real killers in the wild. I’ve added the UST WetFire™ Tinder ($7) to my vest as part of my mobile first aid and survival gear. In the event I can’t make it back to the truck due to weather, injury or poor navigation skills…
On the eve of heading into a new season, we taste and rank all the camp meals from Good To-Go. Dehydrated meals are a camp staple for tons of backcountry adventure seekers. Good To-Go uses the standard cooking, add an amount of boiling water to a pouch, stir and rest — most for around 20…
Filson may have built their reputation on their indestructible Tin Cloth, but if they keep turning out jackets like this Ultra Light Weight made from ripstop Cordura® the mantle could be passed. For a weather-resistant jacket, the warmth-to-weight ratio is amazing due largely to the PrimaLoft Gold® Insulation which retains it’s insulating capabilities even when…
Alex and I were huddled around burners staring at cookpots waiting for water to boil on the inaugural night of a backcountry trip. It was my first opportunity to pull out the Gerber ComplEAT — I saw the look of derision on Alex’s face. I can’t really blame him because these utensils don’t look like…
Our dogs work hard for us (no matter how terrible the hunting conditions may be) and its our job to take care of them! Our dogs’ paws have been cut up running through snow that the wind has blown over into ice. Musher’s Secret helps keep them protected and conditioned during hunting season. It is…