Category Archives: Gear Reviews

Every climber worth their chalk knows you can never have enough gear! Pros and cons of gear I’ve used, loved, and hated!

Wee Woollies for Wee Explorers!

Jul 27 2015

What do you get when you combine a love of the outdoors, family, and sustainability? Probably a lot of great things, but the one worth mentioning today is Wee Woollies! Wee Woollies is a small Canadian company with a vision for providing comfortable, adventure-worthy clothing to all the wee people in your life! All of their products are made using the highest-quality New Zealand merino wool. Here’s a little bit about their merino, as well as what we think of their products! THE WONDERS OF WOOL. If you think merino wool is just a more expensive version of cotton, think…Read the rest of this entry →

New Child Carrier! The Thule Sapling…

Jun 23 2015

If you’ve ever done any sort of outdoor endeavor that required gear, you’re probably familiar with Thule. From bike racks to kayak carriers, roof boxes to duffel bags, this company has been providing safe and easy ways to transport the gear we need and love for over 70 years. So it just made sense when Thule announced their latest line of products to transport the most precious cargo of all – our kiddos! The Thule Active with Kids line currently features child carriers, bike trailers, bike seats, and sport strollers. After more than 5 years of almost constant use and abuse, our…Read the rest of this entry →

Softstar Minimalist Sandals – A Review

May 25 2015

One thing you may not know about Baby Zu is that she is rather into shoes. At least twice a day I catch her in our mud room camped out in a giant pile of shoes. No matter how many times we organize the shoes, by the end of the day, they are scattered out around the house again. They don’t even have to be hers. In fact, she takes it upon herself regularly to make sure that everyone in the house has a pair of shoes available to them at arm’s reach. So it only made sense to let…Read the rest of this entry →

Best Kid’s Rain Boots: MyMayu! (and GIVEAWAY!)

Apr 27 2015

Those of you that have been reading for a while may recall a picture I posted during our big snowstorm (yes, singular) this past winter. The picture was of my then 11 month old daughter, and she was wearing her brother’s gloves on her feet, for lack of winter boots. A couple of weeks later, she scored an awesome pair of Muddy Munchkin Toddler Play boots of her very own from MyMayu! Unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to use them in the snow this season, but we’ve had a hefty PLENTY of wet weather testing opportunities, in both cold and…Read the rest of this entry →

The Perfect Hand-Me-Down: 3 Kids and 1 Down Suit

Apr 13 2015

Before I became pregnant with my first child, I was blessed to have some like-minded friends who were just phasing out of the life stage we were just getting ourselves into. Their then-toddler would be their last child, and they were actually preparing to move to Germany…which meant our family was one of the many to benefit from their infant outdoor gear archives! We scored bigtime in the clothing and shoe department, most of which at this point has either been worn into the ground or given to other families of outdoorsy little boys who like to play in the mud. However,…Read the rest of this entry →

“Not all who wander are lost.” —JRR TOLKIEN