SAFETY….. Cue the 80’s synthesizer music, big hair, cheesy plot lines and not-so-dramatic acting. That is what comes to mind for most of corporate America when a person gets a memo reminding them of the “safety training” they must attend tomorrow-thirty. No one wants to go to a safety training! But that is one of […]
I’m bored. There’s nothing to do outside. I hate walking. Why do we have to hike? Familiar? I love to let my kids run wild outside but some days an organized activity is the only thing to get them moving. Enter Nature Bingo! Easy and familiar. These cards feature items found just about everywhere. […]
Your GPS is useless. One cutting edge smartphone smashed on the rocks when you slip, a battery you were positive you just charged but now it is blinking red. Well, that fancy-shmancy tech is now just dead weight. Don’t get caught without a backup when useless happens to you. You always need to take a […]
We stalked 100 compass owners* and found out what they were doing with their compasses. Here are the Top 5 Ways to Use a Compass: 5 – Arch support. Forget about those expensive inserts. If you have a compass, your days of collapsing arches are over! Simply insert the compass into your shoe and viola, […]
Up up down down left right left right B A………. If you didn’t play video games in the 1980’s or 90’s, this phrase sounds more like the crappy directions your aunt Sally gave you to find her favorite fishin’ hole than anything useful. But as any kid who played video games will know, this is […]
On my list of least favorite things to do, going outside with my 5 children on a cold, rainy night in December falls somewhere between cleaning oatmeal out of my toddler’s ear and finding the remote control for the television. In all honesty, I would probably rather watch MacGyver. Diffusing bombs with ballpoint pens is […]
It’s here! You need a super special gift for that super special someone. And of course you want it to be an outdoor gift, a gift that will encourage them to adventure and enjoy the benefits of extra time outside. Ok, maybe that isn’t your top criteria for gift selection but I think you would […]
Last week was all about finding cheap outdoor gear. Well if you are less worried about price and more worried about where that gear comes from, this is the spot for you! During the latest US election, there was a LOT (oh so much) talk about American manufacturing, moving jobs overseas, and all that politicalness. […]
As I write this we have just been through Black Friday and said goodbye to Cyber Monday. And what is the one reason that everyone has those marked out on their calendar each year? Because we all like deals! But we like deals ALL the time, not just a couple days a year. Especially deals […]
Somehow it is almost December and I’m pretty sure I’m in denial about the end of the year sneaking up on me already. But here it is with Thanksgiving, Black Friday sales, a flurry of holiday decorating and gift buying, and then Christmas for our family or other major holidays for millions around the world. […]