Skip to content
dirtbag-dreams-gear-reviews-logo
  • Home
  • Gear Reviews
    • Activity
      • Backpacking and Hiking
      • Biking
      • Camping
      • Climbing
      • Health and Wellness
      • Hunting
      • Ice Climbing
      • Mountaineering
      • Running
      • Snow
      • Travel
      • Water
    • Brand
      • Adamsbuilt
      • adidas Outdoor
      • Advanced Elements
      • Alps Mountaineering
      • Astral
      • Backcountry Access
      • Badfish
      • Beal
      • Bern Helmets
      • Big Agnes
      • BioLite
      • Black Diamond
      • BlackYak
      • Bobo's
      • Brooks
      • Camelbak
      • CAMP
      • Chaco
      • Club Ride
      • Cotopaxi
      • Crazy Creek
      • Darn Tough
      • Db
      • Deuter
      • DPS Phantom
      • Duonamic
      • Dynafit
      • Edelrid
      • ENO
      • Evolv
      • Exped
      • Faction
      • First Degree
      • Five Ten
      • G3
      • Gnarly Nutrition
      • Goal Zero
      • GoLite
      • Good To-Go
      • GOREWEAR
      • Grand Trunk
      • Grayl
      • Gregory
      • Grivel
      • GSI Outdoors
      • Hagan Ski
      • Helly Hansen
      • Hikers Brew
      • Himali
      • Honey Stinger
      • Icebreaker
      • iKOR Labs
      • Inov-8
      • Jade Yoga
      • Julbo
      • Kemper Snowboards
      • Klymit
      • Kokopellii
      • Kuat
      • La Sportiva
      • Lamson Fly Fishing
      • Liberty Skis
      • LIVSN Designs
      • Lowe Alpine
      • Merrell
      • Millet
      • Mountain Hardwear
      • Mountainsmith
      • MSR Trail
      • MyMedic
      • Native Eyewear
      • Nite Ize
      • Oboz
      • Orange Mud
      • Ortovox
      • Osprey
      • Outdoor Edge
      • Outdoor Research
      • Pachamama
      • Peak Refuel
      • PNW Components
      • Primus
      • Rab
      • RaidLight
      • Rhamani
      • Ride Concepts
      • RMU
      • Rugged Road
      • Rumpl
      • Salewa
      • Samaya
      • Scarpa
      • Seek Outside
      • SHRED
      • Sierra Designs
      • Snow Peak
      • SOLE
      • Sterling
      • Superfeet
      • Sunski
      • Thermarest
      • Thule
      • TIME Bicycles
      • Trango
      • TREW Gear
      • Ultimate Direction
      • Vasque
      • Voormi
      • VSSL
      • Weston
      • Wigwam
      • Wild Country
      • Yukon Outfitters
      • Zeal Optics
      • ZOLEO
  • Stories
    • Conservation & Sustainability
    • Destinations
    • Local Retail Shops
    • Outdoor Adventure
    • Outdoor Industry
    • Nonprofit Spotlights
    • Pro Spotlights
  • News
  • About Outdoor Prolink

  • Home
  • ProView Gear Reviews
    • Backpacking and Hiking
    • Biking
    • Camping
    • Climbing
    • Mountaineering
    • Running
    • Snow
  • Stories
    • Conservation & Sustainability
    • Outdoor Industry
    • Outdoor Professional Profiles
  • About Outdoor Prolink
  • Apply for Pro Deals

10 Ways to Age Like an Athlete

October 29, 2025 Outdoor Adventure, Stories

Foraging Do’s and Dont’s & Some Local Recipes

October 22, 2025 Outdoor Adventure

When and How to Resling, Retire, or Recycle Your Climbing Gear

October 15, 2025 Conservation & Sustainability, Outdoor Adventure, Stories

Pro Tips for Pro Deals: Plan Ahead and Prepare

October 9, 2025 Stories

Ancestral Access – Highlighting the Native Lands We Play On in Washington State

October 8, 2025 Conservation & Sustainability, Stories

Indigenous People’s Day: A Modern Perspective from an Indigenous Snowboarder

October 1, 2025 Outdoor Adventure, Stories, Women in the Outdoors

For the Next Generation of Adventurers

August 2, 2019December 5, 2020Backpacking and Hiking, Stories, Women in the Outdoors Roxy Dawson Leave a Comment on For the Next Generation of Adventurers

I’ve always loved following the creek as far as it would take me as a child, but my true connection with nature didn’t surface until I moved to Colorado. The aggressive crags, unexplored valleys, and thousands of miles of hiking…

ProView – Rumpl The Original Puffy

July 31, 2019January 7, 2021Camping, ProView Gear Reviews, Rumpl Aidan Goldie Leave a Comment on ProView – Rumpl The Original Puffy

The Rumpl Blanket: The blanket ready for the everyday adventure. The cozy end to your endeavors. To test the Rumpl Blanket, I kept it in the back of my car and used it for everyday adventures. I was pleasantly surprised…

6 Amazing Dirtbag Summer Getaways for the Outdoor Lover

July 30, 2019March 20, 2020Destinations Meg Atteberry 1 Comment on 6 Amazing Dirtbag Summer Getaways for the Outdoor Lover

Summer is a conflicting time for us dirtbags. On the one hand, the warmer weather brings more access to the spaces we covet the most. However, it also means that summer vacations are in full swing and national parks become…

ProView – EXPED Camp Slipper

July 29, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Exped, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Pro Leave a Comment on ProView – EXPED Camp Slipper

The EXPED camp slippers spent more time on my feet than any other single pair of shoes through the late fall, winter, and early spring. They kept my toes warm during unseasonably cold nights while climbing in Mexico, helped get…

ProView – Scarpa Women’s Zodiac Plus GTX

July 26, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Climbing, ProView Gear Reviews, Scarpa Kaya Lindsay Leave a Comment on ProView – Scarpa Women’s Zodiac Plus GTX

The Zodiac Plus GTX Women’s Hiking Boot is a cross between an approach shoe and a hiking boot. It’s great for 3rd or 4th class scrambling as well as long hikes with varied terrain. So, when I received a backcountry…

ProView – Icebreaker 7 Days, 1 Shirt, 0 Washes in a Van

July 24, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Conservation & Sustainability, Icebreaker, ProView Gear Reviews, Running Roxy Dawson Leave a Comment on ProView – Icebreaker 7 Days, 1 Shirt, 0 Washes in a Van

When Icebreaker asked us to wear one shirt for seven days in a row, we thought — no problem. We live in a van full time and are very used to wearing the same clothes over and over again until…

ProView – Ride Concepts Women’s Hellion

July 24, 2019January 7, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Biking, ProView Gear Reviews, Ride Concepts Kelly Greene Leave a Comment on ProView – Ride Concepts Women’s Hellion

Finally – a burly and stylin’ women’s flat mountain bike shoe! The Ride Concepts’ Women’s Helion shoe is an aggressive flat that feels as good as it looks.  First Impression These purple shoes are bold, but not overbearing. They also…

ProView – Gnarly Nutrition Outdoor Stack

July 22, 2019January 7, 2021Gnarly Nutrition, Health and Wellness, ProView Gear Reviews Lindsay Hastings Leave a Comment on ProView – Gnarly Nutrition Outdoor Stack

Not all workouts are created equally, and the nutrition that fuels our workouts shouldn’t be either. Whether you’re a power climber going for a burn on your newest proj’, a long distance runner chasing a PR, or a weightlifter maxing…

ProView – Outdoor Research Echo Hoody

July 19, 2019January 7, 2021Camping, Climbing, Outdoor Research, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Aidan Goldie Leave a Comment on ProView – Outdoor Research Echo Hoody

The perfect layer to match a spring’s variable conditions. A layer you can keep on all day from cold mornings to warm and sunny afternoons, this layer is the key to an efficient spring outing. Out of the box, I…

ProView – Wigwam Attain Socks

July 17, 2019April 4, 2023Backpacking and Hiking, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow, Wigwam Amberleigh Hammond Leave a Comment on ProView – Wigwam Attain Socks

Outdoor Prolink Pro Amberleigh Hammond shares his Wigwam Attain Sock review after putting them to the test while training for a 50k race.

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

About Outdoor Prolink

Outdoor Prolink’s members are the heart of the outdoor industry. Outdoor Prolink is a pro purchase program for qualified Outdoor Industry Professionals. Members have access to 35%-50% off retail on 100+ top outdoor gear brands.

Apply For Pro Deals

Explore Gear Reviews

Recent Posts

  • age-like-an-athlete
    10 Ways to Age Like an Athlete
    October 29, 2025
  • astral-womens-techyak-the-link
    ProView – Astral Women’s Techyak Review
    October 27, 2025
  • gorewear-swiftride-kit-the-link
    ProView – GOREWEAR Men’s SWIFTRIDE Biking Kit Review
    October 24, 2025
  • foraging-dos-and-donts-the-link
    Foraging Do’s and Dont’s & Some Local Recipes
    October 22, 2025

Join The Outdoor Prolink Community Facebook Group
© 2025 The Link – Gear Reviews. All rights reserved