Tech Gadgets

Today, we’re to do a Nemo Astro Lite Sleeping Pad Review, definitely my favorite sleeping pad. So what is it about the Nemo Astro Lite that I love so much? Well, I’ve used it a lot for kayaking, back packing, overnighting, all kinds of different things. It actually has 3.5 inches of padding underneath it believe it or not and it only weighs 17 ounces. You can pack it very lightly and you can go anywhere with it. And the nice thing about it is that you’ve actually got a nice little cinch strap on it to compress it as small as possible. It has its own nice little bag here. with flaps over the top. It’s also got a fillup bag called the Vortex to fill up the actual sleeping pad. And, what’s really nice about this is that, unlike other sleeping pads, this one is big so you … Read more

Today we’re going to talk about what are the best sleeping pads for camping? There’s all different types of camping. So therefore, there has to be all different types of sleep and pads. The different types of camping are car camping, winter camping, thru-hiking, backpacking, and of course the weekend warrior. Now, depending on the type of camping you’re going to do, it’s going to actually make you choose a certain type of sleeping pad because every single type of camping has its pros and cons for different sleeping pads. I’ve used many different types of sleeping pads over the years. So I’m going to go through each of the types that I’ve used and try and explain the pros and cons to each. Okay, so before we get into actually saying which sleeping pads are good for which type of camping, we actually need to understand what R-value is. … Read more

So, I’m going to review a light weight cook stove. Believe it or not, it’s a pretty cool little device. I’ve used it, like everything I review, I will have used it. It comes in a little package it’s not even as big as my finger. So, what you do is you actually fold up the legs on it, making sure you pull down the metal loop that is used to regulate the gas. Once you have the legs up, you can balance your pot on top of it and heat water or your dinner or whatever. This thing weighs nothing, like, I mean, nothing at all. I think it weighs like maybe a few grams, it’s really nothing. It is a Light Weight Cook Stove! It’s very small, and very compact. How it works is you can get different size fuel containers, I have a small one and a … Read more

Today I’m going to review the Goal Zero Nomad 7 solar panel with the Guide 10 power pack. I always review things that I’ve used. So, I’ve used these, and can definitely talk about how good they are, how bad they are, so on and so forth. So with no further ado, let’s go on. The first thing I want to say is that the Goal Zero Guide 10, I would not recommend, and I’ll tell you why. I took this on one trip over to Nepal with me and it was not rugged enough. It actually got broken and doesn’t work anymore. The chargers end fell off and it just plain doesn’t work, after one trip. So, it’s really not worthwhile. It also takes these little rechargeable lithium ion batteries, which are basically AA batteries that are rechargeable. And because of that, you are limited. You are very limited … Read more