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…

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At first I found all the same companies that I found on my last search with some new ones that just didn’t seem to have the quality or look I wanted. So I turned to twitter, geoseaeye said I should check out www.adstuit.com. I checked out Fred’s site and was not sure what I thought, it was hard to tell the quality from the pictures on his site, but the prices are great… (100 for $30, 250 for $50 0r even 1000 for $100) Prices are for double sided with custom graphics.  I emailed Fred and asked about better pictures and he had none to offer.  Still unsure I sat on it for a while… One night I sent Fred my design and asked how he though it would print, he said that it looked like it would come out great and asked if I wanted to see a proof. Well 20 minutes later saw my proof and placed my order and I am glad I did.   Fred was awesome to work with and they got the wooden nickles to my door in under a week!  They came out great!!! Thanks Fred!   If you are in the market for wooden nickels (they are so neat) without a doubt see Fred at Ads-Tuit and tell him Husky Hiker sent you!!!

So here are the nickels

My Nickel

P.S. Any geocachers want to trade wooden nickels please contact me…

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Crown Point, NY

Crown Point Public Campground is located at 784 Bridge Road, Crown Point, NY 12928. This campground is located on the southern edge of the 281,600 acre Lake Champlain and right on the New York / Vermont border.  Crown Point rests over battlefields and fort locations dating back to 1775, remnants of the old forts can still be seen.  In the campground you will also find a beautiful lighthouse and fishing pier, both seem to be the main draw of the campground. A boat launch ramp is also located inside the campground so, if boating is your thing, this is a great place to stay.  The rate to camp here is $17 a nite and reservations can be made through reserve america.

The Lighthouse

The Crown Point website shows many sites that you would think to be waterside or lake front camping, but only few sites even have water front views. Sites 1-10 are they only sites with a clear view to the water but a fence (and a steep hill) block access to the water from your site.

The other sites that look like they might be on the water are not and the view is blocked by heavy tree cover.  Most of the sites here seem better suited for RVs and campers more so than tents.  Most sites have water close by and no other hookups, The do have a waste dump station on the grounds.  If you seek seclusion from other campers this might not be the place for you.  The whole campground is essentially a field with enough trees to create mostly shaded sites, but you will have a full view of your neighbors site.  The lean-to site, site 48 is the only site that offers true privacy.  All sites are full grass with fireplaces and picnic tables. Sites 27-32 are very close together and I would rate them the worst sites in the campground, also 55-59 are very close to the main road (Bridge RD.) that sees a good amount of traffic.  Sites 42-47

Entrance Road

are the best group of sites in Crown Point in my opinion.

Bathrooms can make or break a campground and Crown Point didn’t excel nor fail here.  They had bathrooms with hot water and they were clean enough.  Nothing spectacular and nothing gross either. The showers near the check in station seemed to have a lower water pressure than the other shower but was usable.

Shopping for food and supplies can requie a bit of travel withing 10 min you have a great general store that has most things and a bait shop that seems well stocked, but it is a

Sites 27-31

20-30 min windy road drive to a grocery store, Super Walmart in Ticonderoga, NY

Conclusion: If you want a relaxing campground where you can fish, boat, and explore history this is a great place. If these things don’t interest you or you want a private site you might want to look elsewhere.  I would stay here again if I had a reason to be in the area buy would not go out of my way to stay here…

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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 perform as well as other 10MP cameras.  If this is the case it works just fine for me.  Most of the pictures I take have been along the trail and it seems to

Under Water in the Silver River

do just fine. The camera has a ton of scene options, I find myself using landscape, landscape with subject, and snow & beach the most.  It also has a panoramic mode that give you 3 different methods of combining them. The Stylus 1050 SW also has a tap feature that allows you to change various settings by tapping on the sides or top of the camera. This

Justin Throwing the Net

is a great option to have when you are all bundled up for the cold.  Most of the pictures on this site have been taken with the Olympus Stylus 1050sw.

The only thing that I don’t like about this camera is the fact the it used a XD media card.  Well, you can use a micro SD card but you can’t use most of the special scene features in the camera.  I have a 2 GB XD card and even at 10MP fine quality I can fit over 400 pictures on the card.  I have never ran in to a storage problem.

I think for the price this is a great worry free camera.  I love it because if you take it

camping or to the beach and it gets dirty you just have to wash it off.  When I was at the beach I could take it with me in the water and not worry about it. Take pictures in the rain without a problem…

Worry free…

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