Archives for “gear”

Given the cost of portable gadgets, it’s a good idea to protect your investment with a well constructed and functional case. Writing about a case in a tech article may seem a stretch to some, but the Lowepro 4.3 Navi Shield falls squarely under the category of gear with it’s hard, molded-foam exterior and soft [...]


Using built in sensors, the Fitbit captures ‘three dimensional motion’ to provide insight as to the amount of activity and sleep you log each day. It compiles this data and based on your sex, height, weight and age calculates daily the amount of steps taken (reported to be 85-97% accurate), miles traveled, calories burned, calories [...]


In the past week I’ve had 4 people tell me how grateful they were that I turned them on to Steepandcheap.com. Steep and Cheap sells gear (I’d describe it as general outdoorsy gear) one item at a time until it’s either sold out or times-out, at which point it’s on to the next item. Steep [...]


I’ve had an on again, off again love affair with lockers my whole life. In Middle School I graduated from a cubby hole to a locker that wouldn’t lock (an ‘er’ if you will). My Middle School wasn’t in an ideal location, drug deals went down right outside our doors, sometimes ending badly. My brand [...]