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We have personally tested and used all of the travel related products reviewed on this site.
Some but not all of the products reviewed have been sent to us as samples.


Clear Naked Whey

September 28, 2022 by DaveLeave a Comment

Recently I was approached by Naked Nutrition to try another one of their products, the NAKED WHEY. This product is available in several flavors; I chose Lemonade (it is also available in flavors of fruit punch and grape). It comes in a 1.3 pound plastic container and contains 100% whey isolate powder. This product is lactose free, GMO free, gluten free and also soy free. There is no sugar added, however it tastes sweet from fermented cane sugar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories Reviews · Tagged: Backpacking, Bicycle, Mountain Climbing, Naked, Walking tour

Naked Shake + Naked Cookie

September 6, 2022 by DaveLeave a Comment

Recently Naked Nutrition reached out to me to try several of their products including Naked Cookie and Naked Shake. One's eyes and ears quickly perk up when hearing about a business who is so bold as to choose the word 'naked' for part of their company name. Catchy names aside, this name is true to their philosophy focusing on essential ingredients, avoiding unhealthy additives such as artificial sweeteners, flavors or coloring - in essence, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories Reviews · Tagged: California, Ice Cream, Naked

Fenix HP25R Rechargeable Headlamp

November 11, 2021 by DaveLeave a Comment

The Fenix HP25R V2.0 is a powerful headlamp which is rated to run for up to 400 hours on its low mode or 2 hours on the turbo high brightness setting. We first tested this out picking grapes in Napa Valley. Features three different lights including a spotlight, floodlight and a red light. Offers 10 unique brightness settings ranging from 5 Lumens up to 1600 Lumens and a usage time of 2 to 800 hours depending on the setting. The light tilts up to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories Reviews · Tagged: Art, Mountain Climbing, Napa Valley, Trekking

Lightweight, Data Backup Travel Items

October 11, 2021 by DaveLeave a Comment

The appropriately named Western Digital My Passport hard drive is ideally suited to those on the go. One axiom we have learned from several decades of travel is that one can never have enough backups. Both hard drive size and weight have improved dramatically over the years. Our first My Passport Drive was much larger and significantly heavier. This latest drive (comes in sizes of 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 5TB) is so small it will easily fit in one's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Technology Reviews · Tagged: Art, iPhone, Passport

Organic Aromas – Nebulizing Diffuser for Aromatherapy

November 1, 2020 by DaveLeave a Comment

Organic Aromas I was first introduced to essential oils (Lavandin and Lavender) several years ago while touring lavender fields and visiting related factories in Provence, southern France. When Organic Aromas reached out to me, I was intrigued by their wide diversity of essential oils. They focus on two products, diffusers and the actual essential oils. Besides their most popular diffusers, Organic Aromas also produces hand-carved and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories Reviews · Tagged: Art, France

NewAir 15” Built-in 29 Bottle Dual Zone Compressor Wine Fridge

October 24, 2019 by DaveLeave a Comment

Remarkably after 14 years of visiting wineries up and down the Napa Valley and beyond, I've never owned a wine refrigerator. Rather, all wine acquired for aging has been stored under my parent's house in a dark and cold stable temperature environment. I've never kept more then a few bottles on hand at any one time. When NewAir reached out promoting several of their wine refrigerators, I was simultaneously intrigued and excited. And in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Wine Reviews · Tagged: Beach, Drinking, Napa Valley, Wine Tasting

American Shield Granite Series Backpack

March 19, 2019 by Dave5 Comments

Stylish, lightweight and functional, the America Shield Granite Series Backpack is an ideal day pack for both urban and rural use. While this is an attractive pack, it certainly is also versatile. We like the fact it has a separate liner inside that one can use to hold either a tablet or a laptop. Made of canvas with leather front straps both for the primary space as well as the smaller front pocket. The primary space is also easily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Luggage Reviews · Tagged: America, Art

Vasque Snowblime Ultradry™ Hiking Boots

December 4, 2018 by Dave2 Comments

Excited to test out my new Vasque hiking boots I headed up state to the northern reaches of California. I stopped in Redding, a town known for outdoor activities and featuring plenty of hiking trails in the surrounding hills. I headed out towards Whiskeytown Lake and then found myself in the back country hiking down several dirt footpaths. The Vasque Snowblime Ultradry™ Hiking Boots are ideal for winter use in the snow but certainly are good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Footwear Reviews · Tagged: Antarctica, Art, Backpacking, California, Hiking

Men’s Spring & Summer Collection from Craghoppers

October 1, 2018 by DaveLeave a Comment

With a trip to Thailand planned to celebrate Songkran (the Thai New Year's festival, which thankfully involves lots of water fights during the warmest time of the year in Thailand), I grabbed a couple of lightweight clothes to wear in Thailand's notorious intense and oppressive tropical heat and humidity. One day I spotted the heat index at 115F equivalent to 46C. First up was the Craghoppers Bermera travel shirt - created with InsectShield … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fashion Reviews · Tagged: Britain, England, Festival, Technology, Thailand

Eagle Creek Gear Warrior AWD

September 1, 2017 by DaveLeave a Comment

After trying a number of roll-aboards and or carry on pieces of luggage over the years - I always gravitate back to the Eagle Creek carry on products. The several non Eagle Creek carry on's I've tried previously - either have an issue with the center of gravity, are only two wheels or fall apart after relatively light use. I've had good luck with the Eagle Creek carry ons for several reasons: 1. Durability, 2. Lightweight and 3. four wheels … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Luggage Reviews · Tagged: New Orleans

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