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Backpacking and Hiking

ProView – Honey Stinger Snacks

June 22, 2019May 28, 2025Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Honey Stinger, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView – Honey Stinger Snacks

When you’re in the outdoors, one of the most important decisions you make is what you choose to fuel your body with. Honey Stinger offers a variety of options to address every energy supplement need. Living in western Montana and…

ProView – Evolv Oracle

June 13, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Climbing, Evolv, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro 2 Comments on ProView – Evolv Oracle

Outdoor Prolink and Evolv were gracious enough to give me a pair of Oracles for testing and these are amazing lace-up performance shoes. I’m currently living in LA and try to make it out to climb every weekend and to…

ProView – Mountainsmith K9 Pack

June 7, 2019October 25, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Mountainsmith, ProView Gear Reviews Leave a Comment on ProView – Mountainsmith K9 Pack

If you haven’t noticed, Outdoor Prolink is a dog-friendly office. And when I say ‘dog friendly’, I mean we all really love these dogs. Stinky, muddy, semi-wet, treats from the UPS man, a leather couch to lay on, multiple desks…

ProView – Mountainsmith Dry Tour Lumbar Pack

June 7, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Mountainsmith, ProView Gear Reviews, Water Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView – Mountainsmith Dry Tour Lumbar Pack

A small, convenient lumbar pack for adventures where keeping gear dry is at a premium. Are you looking for a bag that can do it all? Great for an overnight getaway or a week-long backpacking trip? Durable? Packable? All the…

ProView- Salewa Wildfire Edge

June 6, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Climbing, ProView Gear Reviews, Salewa Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView- Salewa Wildfire Edge

Slabby approaches in the desert heat, snowy approaches in the alpine and everything in between, I put the Salewa Wildfire Edge MS through the wringer. Over the last month, I was fortunate enough to test this approach shoe on various…

ProView – Men’s Icebreaker Clothing

June 5, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Icebreaker, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView – Men’s Icebreaker Clothing

Getting decked out in Icebreaker from head to toe is a wool lovers dream, especially when it’s lightweight running gear. The overall quality of the pieces are top notch and the fit is true to size from their website. The…

ProView – Five Ten Aleon

June 5, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Climbing, Five Ten, ProView Gear Reviews Forrest Stavish Leave a Comment on ProView – Five Ten Aleon

As a long time climber, I’ve recently gotten back into bouldering and steep sport climbing as a way to train for longer and harder routes. I needed a climbing shoe that would give me the performance of an aggressive shoe…

ProView – EXPED Winterlite Sleeping Bag -16˚C/+3F

May 28, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Exped, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro 5 Comments on ProView – EXPED Winterlite Sleeping Bag -16˚C/+3F

This winter I spent 24 days rafting the entire length of the Grand Canyon; a trip of 279 miles from Lee’s Ferry to Pearce Ferry. In preparation for this trip I was looking for a sleeping bag that could handle…

ProView – Therm-a-rest Oberon 0 Sleeping Bag

May 23, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, ProView Gear Reviews, Thermarest Sam Kilburn 1 Comment on ProView – Therm-a-rest Oberon 0 Sleeping Bag

A warm, dry, and light sleeping bag might be the most essential piece of gear when you are winter camping. I recently put the Therm-a-Rest Oberon 0°F winter sleeping bag to the test, as I camped in the White Mountains…

ProView – Darn Tough Hiking Socks

May 21, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Darn Tough, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView – Darn Tough Hiking Socks

Being active outdoor requires some level of comfort. I have learned many lessons the hard way that quality garments will aide in that comfort. Darn Tough socks were recommended to me and I was excited to try them. Is it…

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