Gramicci Stoney Hemp Organic Tee - Gear Review
There are t-shirts out there nowadays created for any sort of event. Walk into any outdoor store and you'll be barraged with a plethora of different "T-shirt Technology". Winter gear, summer gear, wet gear, over synthesized gear. This is a t-shirt created organically that fits all uses. I ask you this- would you ever where your performance dri-fit…
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Stanley Classic Water Bottle - Gear Review
The title doesn't do this water bottle justice. The Stanley Classic is far from ordinary and far from the typical camping classic nalgene bottle. Equipped with a 21st century Twist and Turn lid this water bottle is made for those on the go. Have you ever had that experience where you are cruising with friends, sipping from a open bottle and your buddy slows dow…
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River's Edge Music Festival In-Review
We had the opportunity to cover the inaugural River's Edge Music Festival here in St. Paul last weekend. I have to say, it is great to have a festival back at Harriett Island on the banks of the Mississippi with the St. Paul skyline in the background. RFID enabled wristbands I was impressed with how efficiently the entry/exit gates moved. This was…
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Vostok-Europe's Anchar Titanium Dive Watch - Gear Review
What do you look for when buying a watch? Beyond telling you the time, I have few requirements. What I do look for though is ruggedness, durability and ease of use. I have been testing out a watch from Russian watchmaker Vostok-Europe and I have been nothing short of blown away. Named after the fastest submarine ever built, this watch lives up to it's nam…
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River's Edge Music Festival Preview
This weekend marks the return of summer music festivals to downtown St. Paul, MN. For those of you not from around here, I apologize, but I am INSANELY pumped. I live literally 2 miles from the venue, Harriett Island on the banks of the Mississippi River with the St. Paul skyline filling the background. This site begs for this exact kind of event. N…
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Sending a little love...
The crew here at Team Paddle Junkie has been a bit distracted over the last couple of weeks. June 7th, as we were just miles from the BWCA for our annual gear test trip, we got a phone call that rocked us to our core. News from home was that my niece Yvonne, step-daughter to our very own Paddling Pedro, had been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Yv…
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BWCA Gear Test 2012
Team Paddle Junkie is just hours away from our favorite week of the year. We are headed up to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for 6 nights of pure ruggedness. Beyond just being an all around good time, this trip serves as our biggest gear test session of the year and do we have some amazing stuff to try out. Here are a few items we are super pumped to ta…
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