
How I Celebrated National Trails Day and Ways You Can Honor It Too
National Trails Day (always on the first Saturday in June) recognizes all the great benefits federal, state, and local trails provide for recreation and exposure to mother nature. Events held across the U.S. help promote awareness of a wide variety of services the trail systems offer.

Fish Face Goods Moves Toward Better Eco-Friendly Packaging
My goal as a company is to make on-demand manufacturing the norm for Fish Face Goods. To achieve this every part of our business model needs to be aligned with our sustainability efforts. This means I’m constantly looking for ways to improve our eco-friendly packaging and eliminate any unnecessary layers.

Celebrating Happy Earth as a Fisherman or Woman
Earth Day is tomorrow! As fisher men and women, backpackers, paddlers or outdoor loving people let’s pause a take a moment think about what we can do to be better stuarts of our planet. Below I’m listing a few things I thought of we could all do individual to make a difference.

Choosing a Emergency Shelter
As part of the ten essentials, carrying an emergency shelter can save your life. There are several types of emergency shelters to protect you from wind and rain in case you get stranded or injured on the trail.

Ten Essentials Every Backpacker Should Have in Their Pack
Packing the “Ten Essentials” whenever your planning and multi day trip into the backcountry, just a day hike, is a good habit. Yes, on a short day trip you may use only a few of them or none at all, it’s when something goes sideways that you’ll thank yourself later for carrying these items that just might save your life!

Top Ten Backpacking Trips in the U.S.
What makes for a great backpacking trip? Certainly great scenery is a must. An element of adventure always helps too. While there’s definitely something inspirational about a walk in the wild, some of the finest trips in the country can be done in a few days.

🎣 Off to the Show
This past weekend I went to the Bassmaster Classic in Greenville, SC. I had never been to one. I have never followed the Bassmaster nor carried much for the Nascar like comparison in my mind of the tournament.

The Future is Here and So Are Electric Outboard Motors?
First off, electric outboard motors are not trolling motors. Unlike the trolling motors that only go at slow trolling speeds, todays true electric outboard motors can provide much higher power. They are designed to be used as the primary power source.