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Black Friday and a Fun Announcement!
Hi y’all! I’m just popping in for a quick catch up. I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and GREEN FRIDAY! Did you opt outside on Black Friday? Turkey and I led our 2nd annual Black Friday #OptOutside hike with 52 Hike Challenge and…
Product Review: Hart Outdoor First Aid Kit
I must say, one of the most exciting and rewarding things about working for Gear Forward (outside of seeing the joy on the kids faces of course!) is getting to partner up with wonderful companies; big and small. We are so fortunate to have…
Sunday Stuff
A quick update post. Two weeks from right now we will be on the road! I have so much to do, but luckily have lots of time this morning and afternoon to begin organizing some things. It’s time…for some lists to begin getting checked…
Conversations With Epic Women; Vol. 1
My first interview in a new series with Epic Social Adventures; “Conversations with Epic Women” – is live at epicsocial.co! I had a chat with Taylor aka: @at_khaleesi – a Class of ‘16 AT thru-hiker doing epic things for herself and with @rei this…
Trail Tuesday – A Day In the Life of My Daypack
“What should I pack for a day on the trails?!” You ask. Truthfully, it depends on where you’re hiking, the weather and how long the hike is. But these are things I have on hand every time I go out for a day, give…
Black Friday #OptOutside and 52 Hike Challenge
Last Friday, B and I set off super early (with Mountain Chick friend Bekah in tow!) for the 3 hour drive to Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, IL. We were meeting our largest group hike yet – (a registered 48 people) in the…
Giving thanks…
We interrupt your irregularly scheduled blog entries for these announcements! I am pausing my…already ridiculously spaced out AT Journal entries to share a couple things! Geeze, has it been a BUSY end of summer & fall. There is so much happening and I still…
REI dividends
Oh how I love thee. Hello there, Jetboil Flash! (And long Sea To Summit sporks!) I cannot wait to use y’all on our first backpacking trip this spring.
Fall and winter gear…
I treated myself (and B) for my birthday this year. Yeah, it was nearly 2 months ago and I’m just now sharing my buys, but better late than never? I love to stock up on gear when it’s out of season and on sale….
Oops!
I think probably, the most dangerous thing to ever come into my possession is an REI credit card. Delivery day is Thursday, in time for my camp out. Hold on to your butts. Huge birthday haul post coming up…decided to treat myself (and a…
Another step closer…
I didn’t have to be at work until 4:30 this afternoon, so B and I met M for lunch in Soulard, then we headed to REI to use our 20% off member coupon that came out today. Our main item of interest today was…
Cairn Box!
I’m so excited! I signed up to get a Cairn box this month and I got an email saying it shipped. Does anyone else do Cairn boxes? I am going to do a post after I get it and share what I received! =)…
Gear Forward – Illinois
