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ProView – Honey Stinger Cookies & Cream Waffle

January 3, 2022May 28, 2025Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Honey Stinger, ProView Gear Reviews Kelly Dona 2 Comments on ProView – Honey Stinger Cookies & Cream Waffle

I take them with me on everything from long bike rides and ski tours to day-hikes and backpacking trips.

ProView – Cotopaxi Fuego Down Parka

December 29, 2021July 2, 2025Cotopaxi, ProView Gear Reviews Ilana Newman Leave a Comment on ProView – Cotopaxi Fuego Down Parka

The Cotopaxi Fuego Down Parka feels like wearing a sleeping bag 24/7.

ProView – Outdoor Research Vigor Plus Fleece Hoodie

December 17, 2021June 16, 2022Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Climbing, Outdoor Research, ProView Gear Reviews, Travel Neill Pieper 5 Comments on ProView – Outdoor Research Vigor Plus Fleece Hoodie

The Vigor Plus hoodie is soon to be your go-to winter mid layer.

ProView – Cotopaxi Moda 20L Backpack

December 15, 2021July 2, 2025Cotopaxi, ProView Gear Reviews, Travel John LaGuardia Leave a Comment on ProView – Cotopaxi Moda 20L Backpack

A lightweight backpack with a functional design that stands out with eye catching colors and a cinch top closure.

ProView – Inov-8 Roclite G 345 GTX

November 8, 2021December 9, 2021Inov-8, ProView Gear Reviews, Running Ryan Beachy Leave a Comment on ProView – Inov-8 Roclite G 345 GTX

The G-Grip graphene-enhanced sole is the star of this shoe offering excellent traction on all surfaces along with killer durability.

ProView – Osprey Talon Pro 20

June 7, 2021May 31, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Biking, Osprey, ProView Gear Reviews, Running Ryan Beachy Leave a Comment on ProView – Osprey Talon Pro 20

The Talon Pro 20 is a well designed, comfortable, lightweight backpack ready for a day hike in the woods or to serve as your daily bicycle commuter around town. Osprey’s AirScape suspension is the highlight of the backpack allowing excellent…

Pregnant in the Backcountry

May 10, 2021June 10, 2021Stories, Women in the Outdoors Roxy Dawson 2 Comments on Pregnant in the Backcountry

A little taste of what it's like to adventure into the backcountry while pregnant.

ProView – Darn Tough Hunter Socks

March 25, 2021March 19, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, ProView Gear Reviews, Snow James Nassour Leave a Comment on ProView – Darn Tough Hunter Socks

The socks felt comfortable to wear throughout the day and did not cause any blisters or sores after a long day of hiking and hunting.

ProView – Darn Tough Hunter Socks

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Derrick Rathe Leave a Comment on ProView – Darn Tough Hunter Socks

The Hunter Over the Calf-Extra Cushion and the Hunter Micro Crew Cushion are by far my new favorite socks. These socks were put through over nine days straight of lodgepole break down, thick dogwood brush and crumbly limestone archery hunting.

ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

March 15, 2021March 13, 2024Backpacking and Hiking, Camping, Hikers Brew, ProView Gear Reviews, Running, Snow Ben Dawson Leave a Comment on ProView – Hikers Brew Coffee

Just for fun, and to be thorough, I made coffee using several different methods: french press, pour over, percolator, and using a drip coffee maker.

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