Climbing & Outdoor Articles
FUD. Feminine Urinary Director. Lovely sounding isn’t it? Squeamish guys and any male relative of mine, you can stop reading now.
So what does it do? Well it’s a way girls can stand up to pee. Writing your name in snow? Inconclusive.
Before my Indian Creek / Desert Climbing Road trip I decided to try out the [...]
Here it is, my first product available via my OpenSky partnered shop, and it’s my tried and true water filter, the Katadyn Hiker Pro.
I first encountered this wonder when my then boyfriend (now husband) brought it backpacking on a trip we were taking in Yosemite. It was so much faster and smoother to operate than [...]
Sometimes it takes me awhile to do things. Over a year ago, I got an email from OpenSky, inviting me to their program. I thought, “What is that?” and basically ignored it. Well a few emails (and months later) I finally found out in a big way.
OpenSky is an online community of shopkeepers picked for [...]
A few months ago I asked Buff if they were interested in letting me review one of their items. They not only said, “Sure!” but in fact sent me three different types of Buffs!
They sent me a UV Buff, a Polar Buff, and one of their newest Buffs, a Wool Buff.
Let me back up a [...]
I received a pair of Women’s Siren Sport Omni-Fit shoes a few months ago and have been testing them ever since. By coincidence I also received a pair of the waterproof version of these shoes, the Siren Sport XCR Gore-Tex, as well when I went on the Gore trip so I’ll include a few comments [...]
Day 2
The Moisture Transfer Rate Equation
After breakfast in the hotel the next order of the day was a visit to the Gore facilities in Elkton, Maryland. This is an actual testing and production plant so occasionally we were not allowed to take photos, such as on the production floor where laminate was being made (the [...]
For 3 days of last week I took part in a whirlwind of travel, learning and play as a guest at Gore’s “Experience More Blogger Summit”. It was an all expense paid trip designed by Gore to get to know their product users and to let folks know their new direction in focusing on connecting [...]
Checking my email yesterday I found an invitation to the Experience More Blogger Summit at Gore headquarters in Maryland. I’ll get a behind the scenes look at Gore (makers of Gore-Tex but also Windstopper and other fabrics), get to see and test new products and have questions answered at a “Myth Busters session” [I'm assuming that [...]
I’ve been meaning to write a review on the foldable bowl and cup I own for some time now so here it is.
The Orikaso Bowl
“What is that?” a fellow camper asked me.
It’s a question I’ve gotten a lot on various backpacking and camping trips. It comes up because someone sees me using my Orikaso foldable [...]
“I’m sick to my stomach,” K was telling me. Mine wasn’t doing too well either.
It was Thursday, July 9, a day before my departure date for a 9 day climbing trip and I was just getting the news that our trad rack of gear was possibly donated to a local charity who would have then [...]
