ProView – Orange Mud Gear Vest Pro
The Gear Vest Pro was my first piece of gear from Orange Mud and I guarantee it won’t be my last! I am a person who loves function and this vest has gobs of it. Is it the lightest running…
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ProView – Grayl Geopress Water Purifier
“You’re going to Mexico?! How exciting! Don’t drink the water!” This April, with just a few weeks to go until my husband and I were set to fly to Sayulita, Mexico for ten days of surfing, my mental state was…
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 – Raidlight Responsiv 10L Race Vest
The Raidlight Responsiv 10L Race Vest is a list of contradictions – It’s light but strong. Thin, but durable. At first glance, it seems pretty basic, but when you dive into the details, you’ll quickly realize this is the pack…
ProView – Grayl Ultralight Purifier
In recent years, I have been on several expeditions to the Alps, Rocky Mountains, Cordillera Blanca of South America, and Himalaya. Access to drinking water has been a concern on every trip, especially when in developing countries where clean drinking…
ProView – MSR Trail Base Gravity Filter System
Water is often scarce in the desert (if you haven’t heard). I’ve been in some pretty sketchy circumstances on 100+ degree summer days 15 miles into the backcountry only to realize that the promised spring at my destination had run…
ProView – Astral Brewer 2.0
The Astral Brewer 2.0 is a one shoe quiver. The Brewer is an incredibly high-performance kayaking shoe with understated good looks that effortlessly flows from upstream, to flat water to downtown and many adventures in between. Paddle sports are an…
ProView – Astral TRI Merge
Hiking boots and water shoes have always been separate in my mind. I’ve been the happy owner of their Brewess shoe for the last few years for all of my whitewater adventures, but I’ve never considered taking them more than…
ProView – GRAYL Ultralight Purifier Bottle
Having logged a couple of thousand miles on trails and water over the last year or two, I’ve certainly had my fill (pun intended) of water purifiers and the plethora of different brands on the market. The GRAYL Ultralight Purifier…
ProView- Yakima Showdown
This fall, I had the pleasure of testing a new rooftop boat mount from Yakima called the Showdown. A load-assist mount for kayaks and Stand Up Paddleboards, the Showdown is designed to allow paddlers to easily load their crafts at…