A couple weeks ago I wrote about my reflections on Gauley Fest. One of the points that I made was that I got asked a lot of questions about gear that people were looking for, one of those products was hammocks. Well, the good folks at Eagle Nest Outfitters got wind of the post through a Google Alert and reached out to me.

After emailing back and forth with one of their people, I got a dealer account established with the company and placed my first order. With the products set to arrive tomorrow, I am excited to start offering their products through the new TheGearHouse store that should be launching next week. I’ll also be selling them through eBay as well.

In my first order, I have mostly hammocks and straps coming but I also have one of the DryFly Tarps.The hammocks and other gear are great for backpacking, camping, or just taking on a day trip to relax with! Once I get a chance to test them out (hopefully next weekend) I’ll post up some reviews, pictures, and videos.

DryFly by ENO

SingleNest Hammock by ENO

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WoodsMonkey has a great article about the Grandpa’s FireForks from Light My Fire. I have sold many of these and have more on the way and believe they are great items. Look for them to be in the TheGearHouse store soon (which will also be getting a MAJOR revamp).

Heres the article from WoodsMokey:

Cooking food directly over the flames is a practice that goes back as far as man has had fire, and the basic practice still hasn’t changed all that much. Take a look around any campground that you happen to be near and you’ll find folks roasting hotdogs and marshmallows on pointed sticks right over the fire. It simple, it works, and it’s fun for the kids to both cook that way and to make their sticks ahead of time.  However, it isn’t always the most efficient way to do things.  It’s not uncommon to lose your food into the fire with the old single prong pointed stick. Multi prong sticks work a little better and you can find metal two tined fire forks at most camping stores. The problem with those is either that the big ones are too long and bulky to take on anything but a car camping trip, and the smaller are generally all metal including the handle portion. They also tend to be rather short and quickly heat up since you have to be closer to the fire–not to mention the fact that the metal transfers the heat to your hands much more than it will with a wooden stick.  Enter Light My Fire and their Grandpa’s FireForks.

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When you are deciding what kind of stove you want to purchase for your backpacking or camping trips, there are a ton of different features and different types to consider. Today, I’m writing about a few of the different features that you should look at when you are deciding on a stove for backpacking or camping. they can be expensive purchases, so you want to make sure you get the right thing!

• Stability – There is nothing more frustrating than simmering a big pot of spaghetti on a precarious little ebast that wobbles with every stir of the spoon. Remember that just because it looks great in the store, the stove could tip over in the field.
• Ease of starting – Butane and propane stoves start instantly. Gasoline and kerosene models reqire priming. Some models flare violentl until warmed so be careful! Fast, easy ignition is a plus for any stove.
• Susceptibiltiy to wind – The firs time you have to build a rock wall around your stove to keep it perking you’ll undersand the value of a good windscreen. Avoid stoves with thin aluminum windscreens that burn up, or detachable ones that can be lost.
• Adjustable Flame
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  – If ou intend to fry pancakes or simmer stew, you will want an infinitely adjustable flame – a feature most compact trail stoves don’t have. The Coleman twin burner camp stoves probably offer the best adjustability, however, many backpacking stoves can offer you a great range of flame heights.

• Plastic parts - Plastic is bad for stove parts. Plastic hardens with heat and age and will eventually break. If there is a stove flare up, plastic will melt and burn. Also, stay away from any stoev that does not have a flameproof armored fuel line.

In our next post, we will point out some of the do’s and don’ts for operating your stove and keeping it running as it should!

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