You’ve been waiting, I’ve been waiting, we’ve all been waiting for this moment! That’s right, Today is the day that we kick off the first giveaway in our Spring into Adventure Gear Giveaway!For the last couple months, We at The Outdoor Adventure along with in no particular order: My Life Outdoors, Wilderness Dave, A Little …

Have you heard of Polarmax? They’re a North Carolina based producer of Performance Base Layer gear.  Working with a variety of different materials and their own technology they’ve produced baselayers that are meant to help suit our various base layer needs. They categorize them as warm, warmer and warmest too so you …

If you’re finally thawing out from the winter or still looking for that last remnant of ice and snow, this is for you. Technically it’s spring and we want you to Spring into adventure with us. Did you see what I just did? Did you catch that clever play on words? …

If you’ve been looking to lower your pack weight, you’ve probably heard of Golite. If not, have you seen Andrew Skurka’s new book? That pack on the front is made by them. As their name insinuates, they sell lightweight backpacking gear that helps you go… light. Last year for my …

Last Saturday I started up a giveaway exclusively for Youtube on the happy moment of getting to 600 subscribers! It’s a thank you to everyone that has subscribed and is subscribing to our youtube channel. We’re giving away a SOL Survival Pak from Adventure Medical Kits. You can enter too, …

I was staring at an empty AXE deodorant container and wondering what to do with it. Will it be a mug? No, I don’t like drinking from boiling hot aluminum cups. What else can it be? a stove.  My apologies to all of my readers who have seen too many articles on …

As many of you have seen, I have a standing offer for guest posts; recently I was contacted by a representative of a company that offers online safety and certification courses for ATVs (Law in some states). They were looking for a bit of publicity and as part of the …

I’ve mentioned it several time on twitter, the sierra trading post hub and other places that I’m planning to hit a few summits this summer in Bolivia. I even have a few leads for companies that may be interested in contributing gear to the trip. I’ve been trying to prepare …

UPDATE: Congrats to Dad in Pain and happy trails on the PCT this spring! On Monday, we posted a review of a Jetboil Zip, Jetboil’s solo kit. The Gear House lent us one to try out, but now they’re sharing something better with one of you! They’re giving away a brand new Jetboil …

I have long rejected the thought of cooking ‘systems’ in preference for the flexibility afforded when I can pick the pot and stove best suited for my trip. The Jetboil Zip, and by extension the whole Jetboil cooking system has challenged that preference with an efficient and well-designed system demonstrated …

Last week I did a guest host on Intense Angler’s youtube channel for his Friday tip of the week. We looked at resection or how to find out where you are on your map. It’s a really cool tip to know as it can potentially save your life and at …