Category: Gear Reviews
-
A coffee update
A while back I wrote a post about coffee, and our options for coffee while camping. I said that I’d never tried the pour-over method. On a recent trip to REI (I swear, that place has become my new Home Depot) I showed Michael the GSI version: He saw the price ($12.95) and said “why…
-
UPDATE: the search for a waterproof duffel
I’ve been trolling the internet in my search for a waterproof duffel bag. I finally found one! From Cabela’s: The Boundary Waters Duffel Bag. Not cheap, but definitely not as expensive as the Patagonia bag. And this one is fully waterproof! I ordered the large and it arrived over the weekend. I was so excited!…
-
Gear Review: the Luci Light
I remember one of our previous trips to Moab. We went late in the fall – like, right around Election Day. In some ways it was the perfect time to go. Daytime temps were in the 60’s. But it was after Daylight Savings Time started, so it got dark at 5pm every day. Also, as…
-
Gear Review: Coleman 424 Dual Fuel Stove
We’ve had our Coleman 424 Dual Fuel Stove for years. Mostly because a few years ago it quit working. We changed out the generator but that didn’t help. I was working at REI at the time, and I found a Coleman combination grill/stove at a garage sale for something like $20. So the 424 ended…
-
Gear Reviews
Time to take a look back on the trip… and see what worked, and what didn’t. First up: The Yeti 45 cooler People who are familiar with Yeti coolers seem to either love them or hate them. The hate mostly stems from the price – would you believe that bad boy costs $350??? Yeti Tundra…