Today is Christmas and I’m the lucky new owner of a pair of Vibram Five Fingers Shoes – thanks Santa! They say wearing these shoes is just like walking around barefoot but with protection. We’ll see how they do this summer at the river or hanging out around the camp site.
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Snowboard Jackets Aren’t Just for the Mountain Anymore
Getting geared up for the winter season has never been easier than it is right now. If you’re like me you might check the daily conditions at your local hill several times a day like I do. I saved this Mt. Hood Meadows cam image one morning after it snowed about 6″ inches… This was [...]
Filed in: Clothing Gear Product Reviews Snowboarding
5 Down Jackets for Uptown or Sub-Artic Temperatures
My favorites: The North Face Gotham Jacket, The Patagonia Down Sweater, Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero Down Jacket, Salomon 1080 Jacket, Burton Down Jacket & The North Face Nuptse. One of the most popular types of warm jackets that people purchase for the winter season would have to be the down jackets. This type of winter [...]
Filed in: Clothing Gear Product Reviews
Canvas Lined Sandals
It’s been about 3 months since I’ve slipped on a pair of shoes. Actually wearing socks just feels wrong. Today the rain came back into town, but since May, I’ve worn nothing but flip flops everyday. Working in an office that accepts board shorts and flip flops as standard attire is great. Waking up in [...]
BentGear.com
A couple years ago I found out about BentGear.com – A retailer for high quality outdoor gear. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a seasoned peak backpacker, BentGear.com has the gear to get you outdoors in comfort and safety. All without leaving you broke. Backpacking gear is getting lighter and more technical every day; let [...]
The Relaunch of US Outdoor
Recently myself along with many others launched a new version of USOUTDOOR.com The primary objective of US Outdoor’s new website launched in October 2006, was to provide greater ease in navigation, simplify searching product selection and comparison, and to facilitate greater ease at the time of purchasing. Â Â Subcategories as well as brand categories are [...]
Shopping for Your Lady
New York based designer Rebecca Minkoff knows a thing or two about balancing sexy and chic with a little bit of cool, devil-may-care attitude thrown in. I’ve been shopping handbags for my lady. A couple weeks ago she told me she wanted a Rebecca Minkoff handbag? After browsing the inet for about an hour, I [...]
Filed in: Clothing Gear Snowboarding Surfing
Down Jackets
Cold cosmopolitan people have long sported mountaineering down jackets as cold-weather commuting wear, giving the person a Michelin Man look like a modicum of street crud. However recently, fashion and technical innovation among the puffie jackets advanced at, well, a glacial pace. Fortunately, companies like The North Face, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Patagonia, Arcteryx Jackets, Burton Snowboards [...]
Reef Sandals Bottle Opener
- The Fannings – Mick Fanning Pro Model Sandals YEaH they’re a novelty item but I needed to update my gadget section here today by mentioning that reef sandals bottle opener sandles – aka the REEF FANNING – are not just fun but also extremely comfortable. Reef has become famous for making sandles that use [...]

