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Category Archives: Outdoor Gear

Gear Review: 6 Reasons WOOM Is the Best Kid’s Bike Out There

We knew Cara was in the market for a new bike, but we kept putting it off. With how much we ride bikes (including the crazy mountain biking she’s done on her strider- see our YouTube video here), we also knew that a cheap bike from Wal-Mart was just not going to cut it. Since…

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  • Nate

    I bet the resell value would be good on these too after your little one is done with it. Walmart bikes are dangerous and worth almost nothing after the first month of riding them.ReplyCancel

  • Nathan Legakis
  • Lucky Cara! The bike looks great!ReplyCancel

  • Excellent review. I never knew that about the coaster break. My 2 year old loves her scoot bike. I can’t wait till she starts a pedal bike. This one looks awesome.ReplyCancel

  • Janet Van Note

    How old/ how tall is she? (Such a nice blue color for a little girl!)ReplyCancel

  • Janet Van Note

    Thanks! Helps me decide to get the woom2.

    Seeing your daughters picture made my little girl think a blue bike is cool. Which is great because we just had a little boy.ReplyCancel

  • […] 4. Woom Bike – I’m not sure I can express how much we LOVE our Woom. So much that the older two kids are begging for one. Full review here. […]ReplyCancel

Gear Review: Which Bikes Are We Using on Our Adventures?

During our first 6 months of travel we had grand plans for road riding. We both had really great (and expensive) road bikes as we had been riding centuries (Sam more than me) and were accustomed to training for and riding longer distances.  We dreamed that even on long driving days, one of us could get…

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  • The Scenic Route

    Great post on your bikes. We’re not so serious about our biking but made an investment in decent bikes. We found out the hard way recently that we were not insured in all situations. Turns out our bikes were only covered by the insurance provider when they were inside our trailer (!?!) or outside in a reserved campground only. Forget boondocking, mounted on the back of the truck or parked anywhere else for that matter. We found out the hard way. I’m sure you guys have researched it well. Others be warned to really examine the small print of your policy to be sure.ReplyCancel

  • Amberly Houser

    What do you recommend as the best way to keep them locked and safe at campgrounds. We recently purchased a bike for me and my husband (I haven’t had one since high school!) and a ride a long for my 4 year old (my other 2 ride without training wheels and can pretty much keep up) – we also recently bought a camper to spend our summers at the campground but I have been wondering the best way to keep them locked up when we are hiking or not right there? What suggestions do you have?ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      We keep our bikes either locked on our truck or locked to a tree or post at the campground. We have a long cable lock that we thread through both the frames and the tires and keep them secure. We also try not to stay in dodgy places. 🙂 In 21/2 years we haven’t had a bike stolen yet (knock on wood!).ReplyCancel

Gear Review: Samsung NX300 Camera + 20mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens

Some people are surprised to find that we have a smaller “point and shoot” type camera in addition to our 5D Mark II. We have this camera for multiple reasons, the first one being that it is hardly a typical “point & shoot”. The Samsung NX300 is a 20.3 MP camera with smart features, interchangeable…

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Gear Review: Bike Racks for 5 on a Dodge Ram 1500

We started this journey over a year ago with our bikes on a rack attached to the back of our mini van. Biking is one of our favorite family activities and we knew they would be important to have with in the Airstream as well, but that required a significant re-arrangement of our current system….

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  • We secretly envy your rolling cover. At times we wish we had spent the extra money for one instead of the flip back, and I’m sure we’ll really want one when we hit the road. Granted we don’t have bikes to mount yet, but your solution really is the best for carrying bikes. ReplyCancel

  • […] its risks (getting stolen for one thing) but we also mostly keep them mounted to the truck with the Yakima system and so far haven’t had much trouble. The benefits and opportunities are definitely worth the […]ReplyCancel

  • […] all 5 bikes around on the back of our truck, I kind of forget they are there sometimes (check out this post for our configuration). Parking in downtown metro areas can be difficult as often the clearance […]ReplyCancel

  • Sam Chambers

    Love the review. We too have an Airstream with GMC Sierra TV. I have the Retrax cover and came across your blog when looking for racks to fit the cover. Many thanks!!ReplyCancel

Gear Review: Ride-aLong Bike

We love to get out on family bike rides, and with a young child that can be slightly frustrating. She often wants to ride on her own, but the rest of us can ride 10+ miles and her little legs just couldn’t keep up with us. While Cara is amazing on her little strider bike, Rachel…

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