Orvis Pro Series Vest Review
For nearly two decades Steve has been an upland hunting guide, chasing birds with a brace of GSP.
Originally a deer hunter, the ways of the upland have won him over.
Filson is widely renowned for their indestructible Tin Cloth clothing. But this season we’ve been especially impressed with the quality of their leather. The Filson Double-Thick Belt may be the last belt you ever purchase. Sturdy is an understatement. Eat as much as you want over the holidays, we guarantee it can strap it in. This belt…
“I’m out here packing up my NEMO Kunai three-person four-season tent. I used it extensively this fall. I’ve had it sitting out to dry but, really hands down the best tent I have ever owned. And I’ve owned a lot of them. Now there’s a lot of reasons for that and I’ll go over…
Phones, cameras, watches, navigation devices, satellite messengers — our trips require a lot of power. Normally I don’t even talk about our plugin requirements because it’s one of the necessary yet annoying distractions from the wild when documenting trips to share with others. But the performance of the BigBlue 63W solar panel was so good…
At the start of the season we began wearing the Fitbit Flex ($99.95) to track exactly how many miles we hike on a hunt. It has become an invaluable tool to help us learn more about our hunting habits. Unlike a bulky GPS, the Flex is a small unit always powered up that you wear on a…
I’m always making small adjustments to the items I consider Every Day Carry (EDC) in my bird vest based on the conditions and situations we run into in the field. Of course there are always shells, there’s always water, generally a snack though it may be from a previous hunting season. Most of the EDC…
The NEMO Equipment Dagger 2 Person Tent weighed in a full 2 lbs. lighter than my old backpacking tent. That may not sound like much but when you’re talking about hauling a crammed backpack miles up a mountain over 9,000′ above sea level, those couple pounds are fairly pronounced. We’ve become fans of NEMO’s equipment which is well thought…