How a two-burner Coleman stove changed weekend trips for a framing carpenter and his wife in the Finger Lakes. Two seasons of honest notes.
Two seasons of weekend camping and fishing trips with the Coleman Triton 2-burner stove, including what wore out, what surprised me, and whether I would buy it again.
Two season-tested two-burner stoves, side by side, after a full summer of weekend trips and one long week at the lake.
Practical notes from two seasons of cooking on a Coleman Triton, and why the little stove stays home most trips.
How a two-burner Coleman stove changed weekend trips for a framing carpenter and his wife in the Finger Lakes. Two seasons of honest notes.
Eggs, bacon, home fries, and coffee on a two-burner Coleman, without standing over the stove for an hour.
Two seasons and a lot of burnt bacon later: what the Coleman Triton gets right, what it gets wrong, and the campers who should buy something else.
A framing carpenter's honest long-term take on the GCI Outdoor Freestyle Rocker after a full season of weekend camping and fishing trips in upstate New York.
GCI Outdoor Freestyle Rocker vs Coleman Cooler Quad Chair, compared after a full season of weekend camping. Which chair is worth your money for sitting by the fire, and which earns its keep on a hot afternoon.
Ten practical reasons a rocking camp chair earns its space in the truck, from a guy who camps and fishes every weekend.
A framing carpenter's honest notes on a full season of weekend trips with the GCI Outdoor Freestyle Rocker.
Five things to check before you buy a camp chair, based on a full season in the GCI Outdoor Freestyle Rocker.
One full season in a truck bed, on lakeshores, and around the fire. Here is what held up, what did not, and who should skip this chair.
A framing carpenter's months of weekend trips with the Lepro rechargeable lantern: what held up, what did not, and who should buy it.
A side-by-side comparison of the Lepro rechargeable lantern and the Coleman Classic Rechargeable Lantern, based on a season of weekend camping and fishing.
A rechargeable lantern beats disposable battery lanterns for weekend campers. Here are ten reasons I made the switch, and what I'd still skip.
A working carpenter's honest take on the Lepro rechargeable camping lantern after a season of weekend trips in the Finger Lakes.
A practical system for lighting a campsite after dark, from a guy who camps most weekends from May to October.
A season with the Lepro 1000-lumen rechargeable lantern, including the things the product page never mentions.
Two years of weekend fishing with the Plano 3-tray tackle box. What held up, what did not, and who should buy one.
A working angler compares the Plano 3-Tray and the KastKing HyperSeal after two seasons of real use.
Ten reasons a simple three-tray box beats a soft tackle bag for weekend trips, from two seasons of truck-bed use in upstate New York.
Two seasons in the bed of a pickup, and the latches still hold and the trays still slide. Notes from a working weekend angler.
A five-step system for keeping hooks, lures, and terminal tackle sorted all season, from a guy whose tackle box lives in a truck bed.
I have run the Plano 3-Tray Tackle Box for two full seasons out of a truck bed, a 12-foot jon boat, and a dozen shorelines. Here is what held up, what did not, and who should skip it.
A full season of weekend bass, walleye and panfish fishing on a Piscifun Viper X spinning reel. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy it.
A full season of bass, walleye and panfish on the Piscifun Viper X, compared honestly with the KastKing Centron.
What a smooth reel actually does for you on the water, from a guy who fishes the Finger Lakes on weekends.
One full season of bass, walleye and panfish with a reel that cost less than I expected to spend. What held up, what did not, and whether it is worth your money.
A framing carpenter's plain-language walkthrough for spooling a spinning reel without line twist and setting the drag so the fish wins the fight, not the line.
Honest notes on the Piscifun Viper X spinning reel after a full season of bass, walleye, and panfish from the Finger Lakes. What held up, what did not, and who should skip it.
Two seasons of weekend camping and fishing trips with the Coleman Triton 2-burner stove, including what wore out, what surprised me, and whether I would buy it again.
Two seasons and a lot of burnt bacon later: what the Coleman Triton gets right, what it gets wrong, and the campers who should buy something else.
A framing carpenter's honest long-term take on the GCI Outdoor Freestyle Rocker after a full season of weekend camping and fishing trips in upstate New York.
One full season in a truck bed, on lakeshores, and around the fire. Here is what held up, what did not, and who should skip this chair.
A framing carpenter's months of weekend trips with the Lepro rechargeable lantern: what held up, what did not, and who should buy it.
A season with the Lepro 1000-lumen rechargeable lantern, including the things the product page never mentions.
Two years of weekend fishing with the Plano 3-tray tackle box. What held up, what did not, and who should buy one.
I have run the Plano 3-Tray Tackle Box for two full seasons out of a truck bed, a 12-foot jon boat, and a dozen shorelines. Here is what held up, what did not, and who should skip it.
A full season of weekend bass, walleye and panfish fishing on a Piscifun Viper X spinning reel. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy it.
Honest notes on the Piscifun Viper X spinning reel after a full season of bass, walleye, and panfish from the Finger Lakes. What held up, what did not, and who should skip it.
