App To Run
Published August 15, 2011 | 
I love to run. Well, I didn’t at first. Well, I didn’t for the first 2 years.. It’s only recently that I really started to LOVE to run. Maybe it’s that I didn’t run through the most hot and humid days of July as I had in the past. Maybe it’s that at 46 and just over 200lbs I’m happy that I can still run at all! One thing is sure, I’m really loving this new iMapMyRUN App I bought for my iPhone.. Amazing what you can get these days for just a couple bucks! Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, More Gear Reviews, Outdoor Recreation, Quixotica, running | 
iMapMyRUN, Reviews, running, trail running | 
3 CommentsBragging Rights
Published March 29, 2011 | 
So, the last time I talked about the Montrail Sabino Trail Mid GTX shoes was July of last year. At that point I had run my sturdy frame up and down the Baraboo hills for about two months and had written for them the good review they deserved. One comment I made near the end of that post was, “I expect them not to fall apart by next spring”. Well, here we are… Continue reading
Tempestuous – The Tempest 165
Published July 22, 2010 | 
Clothed in new costumes
That weather your new found storms
Staring through reason
Content with your new found decor
– collective soul
I’ve always been conflicted when it comes to companies like Wilderness Systems. I don’t think of them as “sea kayak” companies. They seem to put more weight into their recreational and fishing boats and come to sea kayaking as an afterthought. It’s hard to imagine the company that makes the infamous Pungo could produce a decent sea kayak. Still there have been a lot of good things said about the Tempest since it came out. Given that, and that I had Cindy Scherrer (partner of co-designer Steve Scherrer) paddling right beside me while I was out test paddling boats in Grand Marais, it seems like as good a time as any to take one for a spin. 
Sea Kayaking UK (NDK) Romany. In Review.
Published July 7, 2010 | 
We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway, yay
And I wonder if I’m really with you now
Or just chasin’ after some finer day
– carly simon
I’ve had the old white Romany for some time, but as I said it was not “my” boat so I rarely paddled it. In fact until recently the only time I paddled the Romany was when the local river was in flood. At those times I’d take the boat out to play in the currents and surf since I was not worried about banging it up. Now that I’ve repaired the hull and have it seaworthy again, I’ve been paddling it quite a bit which offers a great opportunity to share some fresh thoughts about the Romany in general. Continue reading
Posted in Kayaks, Paddling, Reviews | aled williams, ndk, Nigel Dennis, Reviews, rockpool, romany, seakayakinguk, TideraceComing Up: Gear Pods & The Oatmeal Test
Published June 25, 2010 |
Video – Next week I’ll be doing a review of Gear Pods, the cool new modular adventure gear kits. This weekend I’m running the final and maybe most important (to me) test. It’s called “The Oatmeal Tes
t”. Just how waterproof are Gear Pods anyway? In my kayak filled world, I’ve found my waterproof bags and cases can sometimes spend hours in and under the water. It happens. It happened to me last weekend in fact!! Nothing sucks more than when you realize that your first-aid kit got soaked because the “waterproof” case leaked. How Gear Pods hold up to sitting in standing water for a couple days will tell me a lot about how appropriate they are for sea kayaking. Next week, we’ll talk a bit more what Gear Pods have to offer as I review their Backcountry kit. AND by Monday morning we’ll know just how they stood up to the dreaded Oatmeal Test as well!
Gordon Lives!!
Published October 20, 2009 | 
Well the dawn was coming, / Heard him ringing on my bell.
He said, “my names the teacher, / That is what I call myself.
– tull
Thumbs Up! I say that now because honestly I get really board reading long-winded reviews when all I needed was a gladiatorial thumbs up or thumbs down. So if you’re looking for the Circus Maximus version of my Sea Kayak with Gordon Brown review its, “Thumbs Up”. Gordon Lives!!
Posted in Coaching, Paddling, Reviews, Video | dvd, gordon brown, Reviews, sea kayak with gordon brownfollowing scorpio
Published September 20, 2009 | 
Just for a change I took my P&H Scorpio down the Wisconsin river yesterday. The Scorpio as you know is the plastic version of P&H’s very cool Cetus. As it happened a couple on the trip had custom ordered 2 Cetus’ from P&H and were excited to be getting them next month. I’ve chatted and paddled with the couple a few times on Rutabaga events so they were happy to tell me all about their new kayaks and where they hoped the new boats would lead. Congratulations!
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