prizes

As a family, we made it a decision to have less, but better quality clothing. Rather than having 10-15 shirts that I’m replacing often, I’ve opted for 3 to 5 higher quality shirts that will largely outlast the low-quality shirts I tended to buy in the past. That approach to any clothes or gear (less, but higher quality) will pay dividends in long term savings. On that note, I’ve had the pleasure of trying out a few pieces from Eddie Bauer that look great at the office, but can handle a bit of shop work, a day hike or a ride in the park. The two pieces I want to feature are Eddie Bauer’s Signal Polo shirt, and the Classic Fit On the Go Poplin Shirt. Let’s look at the features of each and talk a bit about how they performed. Men’s Signal Polo Shirt Features:

• Fabric: Lightweight Polyester blend
• Comfortable, textured small-grid backing
• FreeDry Technology
• Freeshade UPF 20 UV protection
• Hidden chest zip pocket
• MSRP: $50 (On sale for $24.99)

The Signal is a straightforward, two-button polo. The textured small-grid backing is designed to keep the lightweight polyester blend from clinging to your skin as well as prevent the potential discomfort faced by some polyester fabrics. Being polyester, it offers a quick dry feature, meaning that it will do double duty and dry quickly if you’re up for a bit of activity or just get caught in the rain. That said, I didn’t face any odor build up that accompanies non-technical synthetics.

The only real feature is a chest pocket that is hidden by a seam. It’ll hide a few credit cards. ID and spare cash if you’re out doing the tourist thing. I don’t find I use it much, but it’s a good feature to have if you’re leaving the wallet behind.

The Signal Polo is a straightforward polo that offers the quality construction and stylish fit expected from Eddie Bauer. It isn’t a true technical top, but it doesn’t pretend to be. It’s a great top for your 9 to 5, with the ability to perform serve double duty on a day hike, bike ride and exotic travel adventures.

Men’s Classic Fit On the Go Poplin Shirt Features:

• 54% cotton/46% polyester
• FreeDry™ exclusive moisture management technology
• Wicks moisture. Dries faster
• Hidden secure chest pocket
• Lightweight, easy–care, packable
• Machine washable
• MSRP: $70 (on sale for $19.99)

This is probably my favourite shirt for a couple reasons: First of all, despite wearing it 1-2 times a week, it still looks like new after six months. It has stood the abuse of four kids hanging off me, workshop projects, and fishing at the lake.

It’s a long sleeve shirt, but you can roll the sleeves up and button them in place for when you need to get a job done, or when you just want to play with the kids. There’s a great hidden Velcro pocket hidden inside the shirt, behind the chest pocket. It’s perfect for light pocketables and perfect for doing the market thing when you’re travelling abroad. The Velcro on the hidden pocket can chafe if you’re not wearing an undershirt, but who doesn’t wear an undershirt?

I always get complements on this shirt (and not just from my wife!). It has a higher price tag than I’m use to paying, but with Eddie Bauer’s quality build, I’ve already seen that it is going to last, and look good too!

What do you think? Do you find yourself wearing technical clothes to work or work clothes while working on projects? What’s your favourite go-to shirt in your closet?

As a family of six that likes to canoe and hike in the back country, it can be hard to find a tent that fits all our needs. Weight is a huge factor, as is portability, but as much as that, there’s a need for kid-friendliness. That’s what sets the Rugrat 3 and Rugrat 4 apart.

The Rugrat tents are designed by professional tent designer Mike Cecot-Scherer (resume here).

When a tent company asks for a tent, Mike usually has to compromise features for price and increased target market. That’s why he started a kickstarter campaign to bring his uncompromising ultimate family tents to market.

What is the Rugrat?

The Rugrat are 3 and 4 person family-friendly, robust, lightweight tents that use the latest technology to bring a kid-friendly, quality tent that doesn’t weigh a lot.

Big features are upright walls, heavy duty poles, latest generation polyester fabrics, DAC aluminum poles, ventilation, dual vestibules and view ports to keep the kids happy on wet days. Oh, and the weight comes in at just over 8 lbs with the included ground sheet.

Top-of-the-line Technology

From the beefier 13.55 mm DAC aluminum poles, to the non-sagging polyester fabrics that can handle being setup in the sun for days (a problem for typical ultralight Sil-nylon fabrics).

Space

I have a 4-person ultralight tent which can two adults and four kids at a pinch. This tent is a foot longer (96″ x 96″). The walls are almost vertical and there is a 51″ interior peak, which is great for kids running around and even changing standing up.

Kid Friendly

Another big feature about these tents are the robustness and view ports. When weather is wet or windy (and it is built to handle winds) our kids like to retreat to the tent. That usually means restlessness. That’s where the view ports are great. You don’t have to open up the vestibules for the kids to see outside or keep an eye on mummy and daddy when they’re out cooking, or just escaping the tent for a bit of R&R.

The extra space, combined with the view ports and stronger tent poles means less worry about the rugrats romping around and breaking something.

Conclusion

Ultralight family-friendly tents are hard to find. Ultralight 4-person tents typically run in the $600+ range, are bare-bones and don’t offer durability for children (or the recommendation of being able to handle being set-up during the day time). If I was in the market for a 4-person I would be in on this Kickstarter campaign.

Check out all the  details at the Kickstarter campaign here.

What is a Kickstarter Campaign?

Kickstarter is a crowd-sourcing site. People who want to support a project can do so by pledging a certain amount that they will only be charged if the project is successful. If the project is successful (reaches its target pledge amount) then they receive a reward. For example, in this campaign, if you pledge $665 or more you get a 4-person Rugrat tent IF Mike reaches the $190 000 target.

There are only a few days left, so check it out and let your friends know about this amazing, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

When I sign up to be an ambassador for a brand, one of the major draws is being able to give something back to our readers/viewers. It’s a great way to be able to say Thank you. This week we’re working with the Sierra Trading Post hub to give away $50 gift cards to 3 random winners!

The #TeamSierra project

#Teamsierra bloggers contribute all sorts of useful articles to both encourage your outdoor adventures and give you tips on how to make them safer, more fun and all-round more awesome. We all have our own Forte, so if you love the outdoors, you’re bound to enjoy the hub.

If you haven’t checked out the articles, I recommend you head over there to the Sierra Trading Post Hub and catch up on some reading.

Here are some typical posts that I’ve found interesting:

5 Common Backpacking Mistakes That Can Cost You Your Life – We all make mistakes, but not being prepared in the back country can be a lot worse than just feeling miserable. Check out Andy’s tips on how to avoid these big oopsies.

Brand Spotlight – Every week they post a brand spotlight that tells a bit about the background of a brand… oh and it includes a giveaway too! A couple years back I picked up a fancy pair of trail runners via the spotlight and my wife even won a pair of Winter Pack boots.

3-ways Outdoor Adventure Gets Easier As Kids Get Older – Traci encourages those of us with smaller kids to hang on and keep adventuring. It gets easier the older they get.

How to Find Dog Friendly Trails – Jessica shares her tips on how to find hikes that you and your canine will find enjoyable.

The Best Campsite Dessert Ever – I have to admit, this campsite friendly dessert looks pretty amazing. I started looking for a cast-iron dutch oven when I read this article.

How to choose a fishing rod and reel – A great video tip from John Chlarson of Intense Angler fame.

How do I enter to win one of 3 $50 Sierra Trading Post Gift Cards?

I know what I enjoy, but I want to know what kinds of tips and posts you want to see both on my site (The Outdoor Adventure) and on the Sierra Trading Post Hub.

Leave a comment below and enter using the rafflecopter widget. Oh, and feel free to use this 30% off coupon code ‘SHUB73114’ good until 8/31.

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When you have four kids (two of whom are under 4), excuses to not get outdoors abound. Excuses for not enjoying more involved experiences like backpacking are even easier to find. So, why not check out some tips that we live by for turning your backpacking, baby wearing experiences into a lot of fun? And then, why don’t you enter to win your own Onya Outback carrier?

A big reason why we keep up with The Outdoor Adventure . net is because we know how challenging it can be to get outdoors, especially with little ones. Just as important, is how much fun and how healthy it is for the family to get out and play in the outdoors.

Here are some tips to making your backpacking and hiking trips possible (and fun) with toddlers.

1. Take a baby carrier – Most baby carriers that are worn on the front can be used with a backpack on the back. Even if they start off walking, 1-4 year olds will get tired and sometimes need to be carried. Tired legs don’t have to get in the way of a family adventure!
2. Choose adventure over distance – Sure, adults can hike all day and so can some kids, but for children, It’s all about the adventure. Stop and examine that slow moving bug. Examine the leaves on the tree. 20 years from now they won’t remember how far you travelled, they’ll remember the adventure.
3. Take lots of breaks – Never underestimate the benefit of a 15 minute break. Stopping the official hike to explore, eat, or drink does wonders for young kids. This is especially important for kids in front carriers. Letting them down to snack may not be necessary, but allowing them to wander around or just to scrabble in the dirt can make a huge difference in how much fun they’re having.
4. Hydrate and protect –Kids burn through a lot of water, especially on hot days. Make sure their heads and skin is protected from the sun and stop regularly so they can hydrate. Proper hydration helps regulate body temperature and can make a huge difference in their attitude.
5. Snack, Snack and Snack again – When kids get tired and start grumbling, it’s often because they’re running low on energy. Whenever you take a break, pull out a snack. It can do wonders for their motivation and mood. We like to carry a variety of high energy foods and let them choose what they want. When hiking, we don’t bother taking a lunch break, opting for more frequent, but smaller snack-breaks.
6. Check the weather – I love to hike rain or shine, but if the weather report looks bad we’ll make a call. Will rain gear make it fun? or is it better to move the trip to another weekend or another location? It’s fun to talk about how you weathered out that monsoon, but the kids probably won’t want to go on another one of dad’s “adventures”.
7. Be Prepared – It doesn’t matter if you’re in the back country or in the front yard, kids are kids and there are unknowns. Prepare for the weather, prepare for an emergency, prepare for an unexpected overnight. Even when hiking the local trails, we always carry a first aid kit, basic survival gear and a GPS beacon. I even recommend a first aid or wilderness first aid course. I’ve found it incredibly useful in the front country (and back yard too!)
8. Focus on kids – Every time we go out, we remind ourselves that this isn’t about speed, distance or even destination, it’s about planting the seeds of outdoor adventure. These journeys are about discovery, strengthening family bonds, making them comfortable in the outdoors and instilling the spirit of adventure. Resist the urge to push on to the goal if the kids are truly tuckered out. Take a break, make the most of where you are, take photos and then head home.
9. Start small – You don’t need to spend a week out in the woods… to start. Why not begin with an afternoon stroll and work your way forward? Before you know it, the kids will be pushing you out the door for weekend adventures. 

We’d love to hear your questions and tips about taking kids out on adventures. Please leave your questions and/or comments below.

Tales of a Mountain Mama and Going Dad have both put together articles that are worth taking a look at. Head on over.

Interested in getting your own Onya Outback or Onya Nexstep? Enter the “For the Dads: Keep ’em Close and Carry On” Giveaway using the widget below.

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I’ve saved literally thousands of dollars shopping at the Sierra Trading Post. I almost exclusively shop there for everyone in the family. Why? Because I can buy high quality brands at incredible
prices. From my first pair of kids Vasque runners for $16 to my Mountain Hardwear snow pants, there isn’t much that I can’t get, and get cheap, at their store.

I usually keep a cart full of stuff and wait for their discount codes on twitter and at the hub (Like this awesome 30% off code SHUBTS0613 you can use this week at http://www.sierratradingpost.com). This year I even picked up four sets of snowshoes and had them shipped to Canada for cheaper than I could buy them anywhere else!

As you may know, I accepted an offer to join their #TeamSierra blogging program. The Team Sierra crew has been posting all sorts of great articles on the Sierra Trading Post blog site (The Sierra Trading Post Hub). Definitely check them out. One of the things they offered in return was a promised $100 gift card giveaway for one of our followers. So, let’s get right to that!

How to win $100!

So, here’s what we’re going to do. You’ve got a couple options:

• Leave a comment below telling us something you?ve purchased or would like to purchase at the sierra trading post (links are appreciated). (only one entry will count!).
• Tweet the following:
  Enter to win a $100 gift card via @bcoutdoor, @sierratp and the #TeamSierra bloggers! http://www.theoutdooradventure.net/2013/12/100-sierra-trading-post-teamsierra-giveaway
  We’ll choose one entry at random at the end of the week.

Extra 30% off

Even if you don’t win, you can take advantage now of a special 30% off code. Click here and use this code: SHUBTS0613 good until December 22nd, 2013. (Some exclusions apply.)

Participate with us:
If you want to get involved with outdoors minded folks, feel free to get involved at:

• The Sierra Trading Post Social Hub
• Twitter
  – Sierra Trading Post Twitter account
  – Weekly #stplive twitter chat
• The Outdoor Adventure on Twitter

As a special thank you to all our youtube fans, we’re having a giveaway of some pretty awesome gear from Cold Steel via www.BuyLighters.com. Rules are simple:

• Subscribe to our youtube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bcoutdoorsurvival
• Head over to the youtube video here: http://youtu.be/ht69NFN-K88
• Leave a comment on the video suggesting what types of survival tips you’d like to see on our channel.

Giveaway is open to North America. Winners must be 18 years or older or have parental consent.

Here’s what we’re giving away:

• Cold Steel Tomahawk
• Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel
• Cold Steel Kudu folding knife
• Cold Steel FGX Boot Blade 1 (only available to US Winners for legal reasons)

Winners can choose from available prizes based on order of random draw choosing. Items may show very minor use (I couldn’t help myself!)

Don’t forget to check out the video below and head over to www.BuyLighters.com and use the discount code: BCSURVIVAL.

From time to time we have Outdoor gear giveaways on the blog, and hopefully we’ll continue to do so. That said, there are a lot more out there that you may want to take advantage of. To help with that we’re working with Hiking the Trail on a site to keep track of them all and easily enter or submit your giveaway. www.OutdoorGearGiveaways.com

Check the site out and follow on twitter and/or facebook to receive updates in your feed.

twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GearGiveaways

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OutdoorGearGiveaways

Here are some of the current giveaways posted:

• A Kelly Kettle for those who like to boil water on a stove
• Hi Tec Sandals
• A Pair of Altra Running Shoes
• Solomon Trail Shoes

We’ll keep it simple with information on the Who, What, When and Where. Happy Giveaways!

Patagonia contacted me a few weeks ago to see if I wanted to review one of their books. Yes, that Patagonia, and yes, they sell books… eBooks. After looking through the Patagonia book list, I remembered something; one of my twitter buddies is a climber who lives in his Patagonia Nano Puff and works in the digital publishing field. I thought I’d hand the review over to Darren R to see what he thought.

Read to the end to find out how you can win your own eBook from Patagonia.

a review of Fred Beckey’s 100 Favorite North American Climbs

by Darren Rettburg

Did you know that Patagonia publishes books too? I was asked to do a review on one of their eBooks. The book I reviewed is Fred Beckley’s 100 Favorite North American Climbs, By Fred Beckey.

What’s it about?
In this book Fred gives you route tips, natural history and climbing lore from 100 of his favorite climbs and makes a few honorable mentions of some other climbs. Fred has more first ascents than any other north American climber and has written definitive guides to climbing in the Cascades.

 

After an introduction by Barry Blanchard, the climbs are broken up into eight different sections, (1)Pacific Northwest, (2)Alaska, (3)British Columbia Coast Mountains, (4)Canadian Rockies, Selkirks & Bugaboos, (5)High Rockies, (6)Sierra Nevada, (7)Southwest Desert, and (8)The Appalachian Mountains & Mexico. For each climb you get:

• The mountain’s elevation
• First ascent of the mountain
• First ascent of the route
• Grade
• Recommended gear
• time (the average it takes)
• the best season to climb
• Information and regulations
• Magnetic Declination on Compass
• Maps
• and References

That’s followed up by a few paragraphs to a few pages filled with either history, a story, or some other information about the particular climb. Finally each climb wraps up with information on how to access the climb, the climb’s route, the descent, and finally the beta and caveats.

 

Purchase and Downloading

I got my eBook straight from Patagonia’s page on My Tablet Books. Purchasing and downloading is like any other site you buy products from. Once you download you eBook you are able to download it again if you need to by logging into your account you make when you purchase the book. You can use any of the major credit cards to pay and you even have the option to use PayPal.

 

Installing on Your eReader

The file you receive from Patagonia’s page on My Tablet Books is an EPUB file. My Tablet Books has step by step instructions on how to instal your EPUB file onto the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android Device, Kindle, Sony Touch or My Pocket Touch, Nook, Sony, Kobo Devices, or even your Mac or PC. I immediately installed my eBook onto a Nook. I transferred the file into my documents folder on the Nook and it was ready to go. I then Installed my eBook onto my iPad and into iBooks, just by dragging and dropping it into the library in my iTunes. I also followed the instructions on how to install the eBook onto my Android phone. I had to download the free app that was recommended, then transfer the file to my phone. Finally out of curiosity, I converted my EPUB file to Kindle’s native mobi file and then sent if off to my kindle account to see how it would look on my devices through Kindle’s readers and a Kindle Fire. Because the mobi format doesn’t support as much functionality as an EPUB, if you do this with your file, don’t expect to get a fully function eBook. I’ll discuss the results I had later with doing this.

 

 

eBook Functionality

With the Nook and iBooks on the iPad, installing was a simple drag and drop. The book functioned and looks fantastic on them both. The native table of contents, something that you will quite often find doesn’t work on eBooks, works nicely. The headers and text all show up correctly and each climb starts on a new page. 

 

For the Android operating system it was tested with the Aldiko book reader app on an HTC One phone. For the most part it looked good except that the main headers for each climb showed up as regular text. Everything else looked great. This particular app was sluggish and slow to respond for me. I wouldn’t want to read a book like this on my phone anyway. Others may not have a problem with it. 

 

For the Kindle device and readers I tested the mobi file I converted from the EPUB file, The only real issue was that the native app table of contents wasn’t working. Everything else looked and functioned good. One surprise I found was that the native table of contents worked on the computer. That was unexpected! 

 

When it comes to the functionality the Nook and iBooks on the iPad worked, dare I say perfectly, and were easy to install. I would love to have this book for these two tested devices.

My Thoughts

I really like this eBook. It’s packed with amusing anecdotes, notes, history, pictures, topos and great stories. There is plenty of information in this book to keep the adventure researcher busy for hours. The introduction gave me a fantastic account of Fred Beckey and his back ground. The sections for each of the climbs gave me plenty of valuable information to decide if that is a climb I would like to do. This book would be a great place to start if you are looking for your next climbing adventure. 

 

With the history about the climb, the description of the route and the descent, I’m given enough if formation to figure out if it is a climb for me. Many of the climbs include climbing route topos. While the physical book looks to have these on a full page, the eBook does not. They are placed in-line with the text and not one of them takes up the whole screen. If you want to get a better view, you can select the topo like any of the other images in the eBook and zoom in on it. 

 

The image quality is too poor for anything larger than the size it is in the text. At the size they are in the text most of the info on them is unreadable. This, to me, makes them useless. If they took up a full screen like they take up a full page in the book I could see them being more useful in the eBook. Since I am on the topic of the images in the ebook, the issue with the topo maps is similar for the rest of the images. While they look fantastic and greatly add to the book, when you select them and zoom them to full screen to admire them, you find that their quality is poor at that size. This is a common issue across the board with all ebooks I have found. Until things change with the market and with the publishers I don’t see this getting any better. (I could explain more about it but this is about this particular eBook and not the industry so I won’t bore you with the details) 

 

That said, this eBook is on par with all other quality eBooks. I found the information valuable. There is plenty of readable text and stories for me to sit down and browse through, along with plenty of information to start research on a climbing route. I think this is a book that any armchair adventurer could enjoy. There is so much in this eBook that even if you are not a climber and love reading about adventures you could enjoy this eBook. I often find myself just sitting down and just browsing through the book, looking at the pictures, maps, and reading about some of the climbs. 

 

I feel this book works on both your research book shelf and your coffee table. For a list price of $14.95 for an ebook I would be hard pressed to buy this book in the eBook format. That is a premium price for an eBook. Granted it is a large book with a massive amount of content, the issue with the images would keep me from purchasing it in eBook format for the premium price. If I were to pay that price then find the images the way they are, I would be disappointed. The book is great and I would definitely purchase it in the printed format.

 

WIN A PATAGONIA eBOOK

 

If you want to win a Patagonia eBook, just head over to their page here: http://www.patagonia.com/us/shop/provisions-books?k=1H-aw and then leave a comment below telling us which ebook from Patagonia you’d like most.

 

Winner will be chosen on or shortly after the 14th of January, 2013.

For our last week of our Outdoor Winter Giveaway we’ve worked with another great group of brands and stores to offer you an awesome snow-shoeing prize package.

I can guarantee that our reviewers are almost excited… I say almost because none of them was lucky enough to get their hands on a whole prize package like this!

Click the Read more link to see what’s up for grabs and to enter using our Rafflecopter widget!

If you haven’t checked out the sites of these other fine bloggers, please do. They all have great, informative articles and even hold regular giveaways too!

• Hiking the Trail
• Wilderness Dave
• A Little Campy
• The Trail Sherpa
• My Life Outdoors

Tell your friends, because if you don’t win it you at least want to know that a friend has!

Here’s this week’s awesome prize package:

• Tubbs Mountaineer Snowshoes – Check out our review here
• Terramar TXO 3.0 Half zip top – Check out our review later this week
• Terramar TXO 3.0 pants – Check out our review later this week
• Terramar TXO 3.0 beanie – Check out our review later this week
• Black Diamond Trail Back Trekking Poles (awesomely provided by The Gear House Check out! their great deals on gear)
• JetFlow Hydration Pack
• Eco Vessel Water Bottle/Filter
• Chaos Sports Gloves
• GU Energy Packs
• Chaco Tedinho Waterproof Boots (unisex)
• Injinji Socks – Injinji Toe Socks Review
• Bottle Bright Cleaning Tablets by Clean Ethics

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Wow, Last week we had over 1300 entries from a lot of people who wanted to get their hands on some excellent gear. This week’s package is slightly different. It’s for your winter hikers that face lots of snow and ice. Check out the gear and gear reviews in the links below and then scroll down to enter using Rafflecopter!

There’s also a new way to enter: Refer a friend! After you enter using any of the options, a box will appear at the bottom of the widget that will give you a unique URL that you can share with your friends. For each friend that enters the giveaway, you will receive +1 entry into the giveaway. You can refer up to 10 people (So choose wisely!… or not).

Here’s week two’s Prize package:

• Hillsound Crampons – Reviews Here and here
• Hillsound Gaiters
• Chaos Sports Balaclava
• GU Energy Packs
• Hydrapack Day Pack – Review Here
• Bottle Bright Cleaning Tablets by Clean Ethics – Review here
• Injinji Socks 
• $50 Gift Card to Sierra Trading Post

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Yes! If you missed our Spring Giveaway don’t miss this one. Thanks to a wonderful set of brands and a wonderful group of bloggers we’re able to offer you 3 different winter gear packages. We’re giving away one package a week to one contestant. You really won’t want to lose out when you see what’s in store!

Just remember to check out the entry form, disclaimer etc and then please enter below!

We’ve gotten together with a bunch of outdoors bloggers who you should really follow:

• Backpackers Pantry Freeze Dried Meal Set
• Some of my favourite Backpacking meals, like Pad Thai, Santa Fe style Chicken and Rice, Chicken Vindaloo, and Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken 
• Teton Sports Trailhead Ultralight Sleeping Bag
• a 20F lightweight sleeping bag for a warmer winter night
• GU Energy Packs
• A scientific blend of amino acids and sugars to keep you going in any weather, but you’ll need it in the cold.
• Patagonia Men’s Scree Shield Boots
• Patagonia quality and frankly I’m envious that I didn’t get to review them!
• Bottle Bright Cleaning Tablets by Clean Ethics
• A low work, highly effective way to clean your bottles. Great for narrow topped bottles.
• Klymit X Frame Sleeping Pad
• My favourite brand as far as sleeping pads are concerned. Check out my review of the 3/4 length version called the Inertia X Lite.
• Injinji Socks
• Keep all your pigs in their OWN blanket with these toe socks!
• $50 Gift Card to Sierra Trading Post
• Did we miss something from this pack? Sierra Trading Post provided us with some awesome gift cards to help you find that piece of gear that you’re missing.

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Starting tomorrow, we’re rolling out 3 weeks of awesome gear package giveaways. We’ve been working with some great companies so we can share reviews of great outdoor gear and at the same time give you you an opportunity to win some of it. Tell your friends, tell your family. You don’t want to miss it!