Bottle Light, Bottle Bright: Cleanest Bottle I See Tonight

Do you have a water bottle that’s hard to clean? Or a travel coffee mug that’s beyond gross? Or a CamelBak hydration pack you used when hiking that could be studied by a 6th-grade science class for a lesson on bacteria growth? Um, yeah, me, too. Which is why when Clean Ethics emailed us about [...]

Brrr: Getting Sweaty With Terramar Sports Thermal Wear

Ever since my snowboarding trip last year, I’ve been obsessed with the proper undergarments needed to hit the mountain. Because my fiance loves snowboarding with a passion, I’ve pretty much made peace with the fact that I’ll be on a mountain at least once a year—if not more. I’m brand new to the sport, which means I’m body-down [...]

Underwear on, Underwear Off With Claspies

Hey, ya’ll! Today, to celebrate both Valentine’s Day and Love Yo’Self Week, we have an underwear review for you! And not just any underwear—underwear that’s super easy to put on. And take off! Even without taking your pants totally off! Wait, what’s that? No, we are clearly reviewing Claspies, easily removable underwear, for their benefits to workouts, [...]

Say Goodbye to Mosquito Bites

This time of year I usually have at least a few mosquito bites on my legs, arms and feet. Heck, last week, I even had a mosquito bite on the inside of my belly button. What kind of a skeeter bites people there?! A mean one, apparently. Seeing that I’m not a fan of chemicals and [...]

Tish’s Weekly Workout Routine

You’ve seen our gym bags, fridges and pantries. So for this round of Question of the Week, we’re talking about what our weekly workout routine is like! My weekly workout routines involve the unthinkable. I actually allow my boyfriend to train me. Everyone warned us this was a bad idea. Folks said we’d fight and kettlebells [...]

A Reversible Winter Jacket for All of Your Outdoor Activities—Even the Windy Ones!

Ever since I went backpacking last summer, I have come to appreciate the beauty of a coat that is lightweight, warm and is—I’ll admit, even in the woods—cute. And the new Craghoppers ClimaPlus Reversible Jacket that the company recently sent me to test? Well, it fits all of those requirements. Not a backpacking coat by design [...]

Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

“It’s so much better when everyone is in. Are you in?” ~Incubus lyrics My boyfriend and I are blessed to have friends who like to work out with us. It’s harder for me to get out and sweat on the weekends if I’m going at it solo. I mean, aren’t the weekends made for socializing and catching [...]

Hiking in Ohio: An Unexpected Bonanza

When I think of top vacation destinations, I don’t think of Ohio. I think of the Bahamas. Or Florida. But I was pleasantly surprised earlier this month when I spent a few days in the Hocking Hills region of Ohio. My family was doing a meet-in-the-middle sort of vacation, and Ohio happened to be as [...]

Backpacking Food: Way More Delicious Than You’d Expect

When I first embarked on my backpacking journey, I never really thought it would be much of a culinary adventure. I mean, really, how exciting can trail mix get? Turns out, even the freeze-dried food we ate wasn’t all that shabby. Granted, you begin to redefine what “good-tasting” means when you’ve been out on the [...]

The One Time Backtracking Is a Good Thing

Normally when you hear the word “backtracking,” you think of, well, going backwards—away from your goal or your aspirations. However, in the case of hiking and backpacking, backtracking your steps to the place where you started a hike isn’t just helpful, it’s a huge safety plus! While most of the trails I hiked during my recent [...]

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