Outdoor

For the past four years, footwear coming from Lems has been some of my favorite stuff. While I had tried out a number of different "barefoot" style shoes and boots,…

I've had a pair of Nocs Provisions binoculars are part of my camping gear ever since we reviewed the Standard Issue last summer. Those were nice and compact, but sometimes…

Whether you're dealing with a campfire in your backyard firepit, or ones at the campground, odds are you're going to need some way to move around the logs once they're…

Camping blankets have definitely become more of a "thing" in the past few years. Sure, there were always blankets you'd have to spread out at the beach or for a…

Portable battery packs that you can slip into a pocket or a bag are great. They give us an extra sense of security when we're headed out for the day,…

Hey, so do you remember back when we reviewed the Nocs binoculars. We found those to be great compact binoculars, and even used them as an ad-hoc zoom lens for…

If you recall, a last month we introduced you to Nathan Sports and their lightweight polarized sunglasses. What I found curious about these is that they were being positioned as…

The last time we took a look at Jack Wolfskin, we had one of their jackets in (along with a t-shirt). In that review, we noted that the shell was…

When it comes to powering things with solar - be it for camping or in an emergency - I've always been cautiously optimistic. I've had some inexpensive solar panels, and…

A little bit back, we gave you a quick roundup of some options from Jack Wolfskin (you can see that here). Temps are starting to change here in Chicagoland, so…