Monday, April 24, 2006

Steep and Cheap

So www.steepandcheap.com comes through again. I just bought a DAKINE hydration pack for $27. Normally it retails for $85. In this day and age of high priced outdoor equipment, you got to keep your eye out for the deals. So if you haven't bookmarked SteepandCheap.com, you should. Check it everyday, they put a new item up at midnight and once their stock is sold, you're SOL.

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Save the Waves Coalition

I just came across this website and thought it was really interesting. The Save the Waves coalition is an environmental group that sets out to protect some of the world's best surf breaks that are under threat of extinction due to coastal development near the break waters. Through letter-writing and email campaigns to foreign goverments and press, the coalition urges them to preserve good waves and that these waves can be beneficial to the local economy. The website is savethewaves.org check it out.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Nicklaus Golf Tip

Here's a good shot alignment tip straight from Jack Nicklaus, so you know it can't be too far off, right? At some point in your pre-shot routine, stand directly behind your ball with your eyes in a straight line with your ball and your target. Now, pick out a point about 3 feet in front of your ball on the ground. I usually look at a side of a leaf or the space in between two branches or whatever might be on the ground. When you walk to your ball stay aware of your "point" and its relation to the ball. Then when you address the ball in your normal stance, try to visualize a line coming from the center of your club that goes through the ball, to your "point" 3 feet in front of it and finally all the way to your target some 100+ yards away. With this line from your club all the way to the target, try to line your feet, hips and shoulders perpendicular to your target line so that you send the ball along the path you envisioned after contact. Hit 'em straight.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Steep and Cheap

There's a website out there that all you outdoor enthusiasts should bookmark. Its called steepandcheap.com and every night at midnight they put up a new product. The company gets surplus outdoor equipment and prices the gear to move. Once they sell all they have of a certain product, you have to wait until midnight for the new product. They have all sorts of stuff at ridiculously cheap prices like gloves, jackets, headlamps, snowboards etc. www.SteepandCheap.com

Saturday, April 01, 2006

REI Garage Sale

Hit up the garage sale at REI in Boulder, CO this morning. They sell as-is items that people have brought back for whatever reason and sell them at garage sale prices. Doors opened at 9 a.m. We rolled into the parking lot and there was already a line about a 100 deep, we managed to get in rather quickly though. I've been looking to pick up a tent and a ThermaRest sleeping pad, but you kinda take what you can at these things. I did pick up some pretty sweet stuff though. A Leatherman for $35, it was a little used but in great shape and sold new for $70. Some ultra-lightweight titanium pots from MSR (Mountain Safety Research) with a dent on the bottom, but I should be able to fix it with a rubber mallet. Got those for $30, they were originally $70. Also bought a longsleve mock zip-up, vapor-wick by North Face for $20. This is good for a base layer or as light cover in warmer temps. Pretty pleased considering I spent about $90 on three things when its easy to spend that on one thing at REI. To get into the REI garage sales you need to be a member. Its real easy, all you got to do is fill out a membership app. and pay the one-time only $15 fee. Then you get any 2 regular priced items %20 off a year and %10 back on all of your purchases for the year. Sometimes they have months where members can get an one item %20 off and doesn't count towards your two allotted items, look out for those. Now its time to plan the next trip...