"I love these new upland pants, but my wife thinks they make me look fat." L. L. Bean's Technical Upland Pants have delighted me, really, for two seasons now. In our increasingly disposable world, it's a relief to know they still make them. I plan to get a second pair soon just in case they lose …
Badlands Upland Game Vest Review
The Badlands Upland Game Vest is a mixed bag. I wanted to use it a bunch before reviewing it because I thought the things I didn't like about it might get resolved through familiarity. And while familiarity in this case has not bred contempt, I am probably going to go back to the Cabela's vest …
L.L. Bean Technical Upland Vest Review
I wanted to love L.L. Bean's Technical Upland Vest, but I can't. First, the good stuff: Excellent quality: really good, durable materials, seams and stitching are solid, and the fabrics used are top notch. It's really cool looking, with very bright hunter orange all over the thing. Super nice shell pockets with simple Velcro closure, …
Cabela’s Lite’N-Load Strap Vest: Best chukar hunting vest?
I realize this is the third gear review I've done on Cabela's gear, and am not crazy about this fact. But I've spent ridiculous amounts of time trying to find an upland hunting vest or pack that's better than this one so I can buy it and review that instead of this. But I have …
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Feeling a bit surly, laid up with a nasty cold, reduced to scavenging through fields of youtube garbage for something resembling authenticity. Cats on treadmills (hilarious, for a while). The immensely popular FAIL video phenomenon (people seriously injuring themselves with the help of gravity, elastics, and small engines). I need to get out, but... Youtube …