Kids and Family

Interview with Nordik Eyewear’s Owner and Creator

By Leah Guill | February 7, 2023

Please enjoy this “email interview” with owner of Nordik Eyewear and learn more about their revolutionary flawless clarity with Nordik Eyewear’s Diamant High Contrast lenses. Q: What is your history with the outdoor industry? I started out manufacturing eyewear 15+ years ago, designing goggles and sunglasses with R&D and Design. Q: What are the challenges…

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Oars + Alps Club Line @ Snow Snow 2023

By Leah Guill | January 18, 2023

Oars + Alps Oars+ Alps is a company founded by two friends whose husbands were always in the outdoors but lacked a skin care regimen that could keep up and keep it clean. They created a great line of products that are clean and at a price point that is approachable for the masses. Oars…

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Pls Return Me @ Snow Show 2023

By Leah Guill | January 17, 2023

As Seen at Outdoor Retailer Snow Snow last week! Pls Return Me Up for an outdoor Retailer Innovation Award, the QR code based patches from Pls Return Me are a parent/guardian’s dream come true to getting gear back! This open source recovery system is fully customizable, printable return IDs that helps get gear back to…

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Zenbivy Light Bed Double for Sleeping with Your Partner

By Leah Guill | November 14, 2022

Zenbivy is back with another amazing offer for your adventuring needs. Gone are the days of packing for two when it comes to sleeping bags. Welcome to the future of camping and sleeping comfortably with your partner instead of next to them. The Zenbivy Light Bed is has a limit rating of 25F with a…

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Dehydrating my Favorite Foods with NESCO FD-37 Clear Cover Food & Jerky Dehydrator

By Leah Guill | July 9, 2022

Guest Writer: Ryan R. Lions and tigers and bears! Nope. But the NESCO “food and jerky” Dehydrator (model FD-37) aptly handled venison in the form of both deer and elk, morel mushrooms, bananas, apples and strawberries – Oh yes! When dehydrating food these are a few of my favorite things. While dehydrating certainly involves science…

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Obermeyer Rayla Jacket

Teen Skiers Love Obermeyer Rayla Jacket and Jessi Pant

By Jill | March 4, 2022

At the beginning of each ski season, I dread checking my daughter’s closet to see if her ski outfit from the previous year still fits. Ski clothes are notoriously pricy, and growing children slough off each season’s outfits like they’re shedding skin. Some families rent ski clothes for children, or even hit ski swaps to…

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Phunksun Goes Phurther With New Face Covers

By Leah Guill | September 28, 2021

We are in Boise, Idaho and at the time of this article our entire state is in “Crisis Standards of Care” because the virus we have all come to know, COVID19, is not going away. The higher rate of transmission with the Delta variant has caused our household to reevaluate our face coverings so that…

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Olita Sunscreen: Making a Big Splash

By Leah Guill | August 31, 2021

Sunscreen has always been a hard one for me to well, apply. I don’t like the feeling and the smell of the “tropics” or “coconut” has always been an absolute assault on my olfactory nerve. Needless to say, I was very hesitant when we were invite to meet with the founder of Olita and see…

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LifeHandle is the Extra Hand You Need in Life

By Leah Guill | August 30, 2021

Have you also felt the surge of outdoor explorers in the these past 18 months? We have seen a noticeable increase in families, pets, gear and activities in our home of Boise, Idaho. We are also part of the problem and have been using the time we’ve been given to explore more and trying to…

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Kurgo’s Stash and Dash Harness for Your Best Friend

By Leah Guill | May 10, 2021

We love dogs and our dogs at Practical Travel Gear love Kurgo. Kurgo’s newest harness has been a blast to test out with our crazy black lab, Odie. Ideal for day hiking and running, the easy to fit Stash and Dash Harness goes on in two snaps! When not in use, the Stash and Dash…

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