The first time I saw the Sweat GUTR Headband I thought it was a great idea, a gutter for your head. My self conscientiousness keep me from buying one… I felt I would look dorky at the gym or on the trail wearing it. I had the chance to try one out so here we go…
GUTR Sweatband
When I felt the headband I was surprised at how soft the PVC material is. It is super flexible and light weight, the side that is against your head is very smooth and if fitted properly will not leave any marks on your head after it is removed. It works by channeling the sweat away from your eyes to the sides of your face via the channel in the gutter. Fitting was easy, the sweatband comes with three elastic bands for sizing and velcro for fine fit adjustments. You want a snug fit, not tight, just enough not to move.
I used it on a couple 5 mile hikes in 90 degree plus weather and humid, this summer in New England was been brutal. It really works I don’t care if I look like a dork… No more burning eyes, no more trying to find a dry spot of shirt to wipe my eyes. Awesome! I have tried hats, bandannas, cloth headbands, they all make me feel hotter and I end up just taking them off… Not once have I felt like I needed to remove the GUTR. It is a great feeling to have sweat pouring down the sides of your face but not in your eyes. No matter how filthy it gets a simple wash in soap in water cleans it right up.
If you are a sweater like me I highly recommend the Sweat GUTR Headband, Husky Hiker seal of approval!
Even if you hate it Sweat GUTR will let you return it for a full refund as long as you let them know why… so don’t sweat it…
Photo by: Darren Lone Fight
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Day Hiking, Multi-Day Hiking, and Weight
Getting outside and enjoying the outdoors is a great way to maintain and increase fitness levels, burn calories, and has the potential to be a very enjoyable hobby. Nevertheless, the enjoyment can be quickly lost when you’re lugging a pack, pouring sweat, and trying to remember why it is you’re on a trail in the first place. Lowering pack weight, then, becomes a very important component to maximizing your enjoyment of the outdoors and create a positive, healthy experience that you’ll want to repeat in the future. Hiking with a backpack falls very generally into two categories: day hiking and multi-day hiking.
Day hikers don’t need to carry such items as a tent or a sleeping bag, but the pack itself and whatever other supplies that are brought along with the hiker might weigh anywhere from 2-10+ pounds. While this weight is not negligible, it is nevertheless a significantly lighter weight than the average multi-day pack. This article will focus primarily on reducing weight in the larger packs of a multi-day hiker, but most of the general points made here can apply to a lesser degree to the day hiker as well.
For a multi-day hike, one has to carry many supplies for daily use. I’ll be speaking here of a weekend trip, since this is the kind of backpacking trip most of us are able to fit into our schedule (not to exclude the bearded and smelly Appalachian Trail thru-hikers and other multi-week and multi-month hikers). This means a half-day Friday, Saturday, and half-day Sunday (or roughly two full days of supplies). A Base-pack weight for a multi-day hike of this nature includes the “Big Three” of backpacking: the pack itself, sleeping system (sleeping pad/bag), and shelter system (tent, tarp, etc.).
The (Other) Things We Carry
On top of this base-pack, a backpacker will often carry: a first-aid kit, food, water, a compass, Read more »
Silver Springs Park
First I want let you know this is not going to be a technical review (go to stevesdigicams if you want that), this is going to be a review that I feel the average shopper can find useful…
I bought this camera because I wanted something I could take hiking, camping, kayaking, and use every day and not have to worry about it. The Stylus SW line is a water proof line of cameras. The 1050 is water proof up to 10 feet and can be used in temperatures below freezing. The 1030sw is good to 33 feet and adds a shock rating to withstand falls from 6 feet. But you will have to spend about a hundred extra bucks for the features.
Silver River State Park
The 1050sw is a 10.1 MP a few of the reviews I read said that the camera might not Read more »
Ion Mask is Waterproof
Ion Mask is a liquid repelling shield. It changes the surface on the product at a molecular level and liquid just “beads” on the surface and runs off. Ion Mask can be applied to just about anything and does not affect there function or feel. P2i is the company behind Ion Mask and they have partnered up with the footwear maker High-Tec. High-Tec is already offering the V-Lite Altitude Ultra WPI boots with the Ion Mask process applied. In the Ion Mask tech papers they clam that Ion Mask was put through some rigorous tests like flex and abrasion tests and it looks like it performed well.
Ion Mask can also be used on consumer electronics. Just think things like MP3 players,
Ion Mask can be applied to electronics
cell phones, digital cameras, and laptops could all be waterproof. The coating affects the surface to a depth of nanometers, it reduces the surface energy so that liquids can not cling or be absorbed by it. They claim that the process does not effect the operation of power and usb ports. I hope more companies jump on board and give it a shot so we can see if this really works… I hope it does…
photo by M.Prinke
Now that the cold is here it has got me thinking about snowshoeing. When you go to the store looking for snowshoes they come in every size, color, and style you can imagine. I hope I can help you leave the store with a pair that will work for you…
How snowshoes work
Snowshoes allow you to walk on top of snow by spreading your weight over a bigger surface area. This will allow you to hike, run and climb even in the deepest powder you can find. The general rule of thumb is the heaver the person or the drier the snow requires a larger snowshoe.
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Today being my birthday I decided to treat my self to some new boots. I have always hiked in trail runners and cheap “light hikers”. About a year ago I bought a pair of asolo fugitive boots. I love the gor-tex and the support but they always pinched my pinky toes, I figured they need to be broke in. Not the case I think they were a half size to small. The first 2-3 miles are fine after that they kill me. So needless to say time for new boots.
Every boot I try on just doesn’t feel right. I tried on Scarpas but they were big and they only had two sizes smaller and who knows when they are going to place an order to restock them. So I think I am going to head back out tomorrow and see what I can find. I might just look into some waterproof mid/high light hikers. Well I guess I will go read some reviews and expand what I have been looking at hopefuly I will find something. I did pick up some trekking today at ems for 50% off. I have always wanted to try them out to see if I like them but never wanted to drop 80+ bucks on a pair so the sale worker out good, I’ll let you know what you think.
gear, review | Husky Hiker - Jim Bradley | 
August 9, 2010 8:21 pm | 
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