Allen Crater Dec 29, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Hultafors Aby Forest Axe Overview: I've always wanted a camp axe. Something I could use around the cabin, on camping trips, and even keep in the truck "just in ca...
Allen Crater Dec 23, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Snowbee Nivalis Hooded Down Jacket Overview: I was introduced to the Snowbee brand by my friend, Brian "Koz"Kozminski. Snowbee is a UK Company that was founded in 1978 and ...
Allen Crater Nov 22, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Lowa Tibet Superwarm GTX Boots Overview: While I have backpacked all over the country and beyond and spent many years chasing Michigan whitetail deer, I have never comb...
Allen Crater Nov 20, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Maven B.1 Binocular in 8 x 42 Overview: I was heading out for my first big game hunt in Montana; a trip with my son in the works for nearly two years. Simply put, I ne...
Allen Crater Sep 30, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Whiskey Leather Works Bradford Fly Wallet As difficult as it would be to top Jon Osborn's last gear review, he's back again in typical Ozzy fashion (think beautiful prose, not bit...
Allen Crater Aug 24, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL3 Three-seasonTent Overview: From backpacking in the Rockies, Sawtooths, Sierras, Whites and Winds to chasing pike through Canada's backcountry and even a f...
Allen Crater Aug 12, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Waterworks-Lamson Standard Seat Freshwater Fly Rod Overview: If you fish often, you are likely familiar with the Waterworks-Lamson brand for their innovative fly reels - in fact you've lik...
Allen Crater Jun 15, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Luminox 3741 Survival Master Series Watch Overview: I spend as much time as possible in the outdoors - hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting and I am notoriously hard on gear. For...
Allen Crater Jun 12, 2020 4 min Gear Review: Filson Tin Cloth Packer Hat Photo by Lance Nelson My buddy, Jon Osborn, knows a thing or two about needing to rely on his gear - personally and professionally - bein...
Allen Crater May 20, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Stio Long Sleeve Eddy Shirt Overview: I hate spending money on clothes, so those items I do purchase need to play a lot of roles. The utility player. Every team nee...
Allen Crater Jan 7, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Outcast Drifter 13.0 Fishing Raft Overview: I like to fish. A lot. While I have primarily been a "wade" fisherman besides those times I could bum floats from buddies, I ha...
Allen Crater Jan 3, 2020 4 min Gear Review: Petromax HK 500 (Chrome) Kerosene Lantern Overview: When I saw it in the 2019 Orvis gift catalog, I knew it had to be mine. Being an outdoorsman drawn to products with history, ...
Allen Crater Jan 2, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Osprey Xenith 75 Backpack Overview: Since my early college days I have backpacked all over the country; up and down California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Hamp...
Allen Crater Jan 2, 2020 2 min Gear Review: Native Eyewear Ashdown Polarized Sunglasses Overview: I seem to always be wearing sunglasses. Whether I'm fishing or hiking or shooting, out in the boat, on the beach or just drivin...
Allen Crater Jan 2, 2020 3 min Gear Review: Princeton Tec VIZZ Headlamp Overview: I use headlamps all the time. From night fishing for big browns on the river, to walks out to my tree stand before daylight and...