Yes, you can use the BTECH GMRS-Pro on your motorcycle’s Bluetooth communicator! Or pretty much any Bluetooth headset for that matter. The Difficulties of Cross-Species Communication I ride motorcycles (specifically a dual sport in regards to two-way radios), off-road in my Jeep with groups, go hunting, hiking and kayak fishing. The problem with trying to
As a large, self-proclaimed Adonis of a man who hikes in disparate conditions I ask a lot from a pair of hiking boots and have destroyed inferior quality footwear in a matter of months. I need superior traction, exceptional durability, stability, and weather resistance while being comfortable. How I define “hiking”: My typical hikes run
TLDR: If you have the scratch and can make really good use of the features the Garmin Fenix 7X Sapphire Solar is amazing and has an exceptional battery life. However, it’s incredibly large on any wrist and prohibitively expensive. Background: I’m not a smartwatch type of person and to-date they’ve held just shy of zero
Short version: Hillsound Trail Crampon Ultra XL are great for those doing winter hikes in varying conditions. YakTrax Hiking Cleats are fine for light duty use but I destroyed my pair on my first wearing (12 miles, 3900’). They are, however, much cheaper and lighter. Other brands such as Kahtoola MICROspikes are also excellent based
Fearing I didn’t have enough space on my DR650 to carry all my junk plus more junk on top of that in my Mosko Reckless 80 bags I started looking into other options, of which there were effectively four: Backpack Tank bag Fender bag Handlebar bag Gas tank saddlebags You probably counted five instead of
As I’ve most likely mentioned elsewhere, I’m an odd shaped duck. Seems like ¾ of my 6’ frame is from the waist up, I have a bit of a gut, broad shoulders and a barrel chest. If I road Harley’s like most people think I do, I’d probably have no problem finding a jacket.
The brand Acerbis is pronounced Uh Chair Beez. There, that’s done. Moving on. To get from one side of the States to the other as off the grid as reasonably possible, which requires enough gas to get lost and back safely. As I found out, in the US that seems to be well under 300
It all started with the Front Runner Jeep. After seeing it at an outdoor show, I quickly fell in love with the Overland life. I even built my Jeep similarly to the silver Front Runner Jeep, where I took pictures of each design element from the rack to the pop-up tent to the Hi-Lift jack
I ride two bicycles, have one car and two motorcycles – okay, I had two motorcycles but had to sell one to finance a trip but will hopefully be buying another next year so I still consider myself having two. Trying to attach my increasing amounts of electronics to these vehicles while maintaining some semblance
I’m a huge fan of Leatherman tools, having had one on my hip literally since High School. That was back in the time when you could still do something like that and not be pulled into the nearest police station, or shot, or both. And no, I wasn’t a hick in a hick town, I’m
The name Calscadia came from a portmanteau of the CAL from California where I reside and SCADIA for the Cascades, where I’m from originally as well as in reference to Cascade Locks where I adopted a beloved Bernese Mountain Dog. I started this website and social media as an outlet to talk about the adventures I take, the people I meet and the gear I abuse along the way. When I talk about gear, I’ll tell you what works, what doesn’t and why I came to that conclusion. I purchase my own gear, am not sponsored and won’t put ads on videos because I hate that as much as you do. I may get money from affiliate links but you’ll always know that in advance. Hopefully I’ll see you out there!