Uncle Flint’s Survival KitsIf you’ve ever wanted a compact survival kit, with lots of small items to meet a specific backcountry need, then you might want to look into what Uncle Flint’s has to offer. Their survival kits come in small metal containers (from approximately 5.5” x 4” x 2” to approximately 4.25” x 3.125” x 1” depending on the kit) that easily fit into your daypack or backpack. The kits are well thought out to provide you with the essential gear that you might need in a survival situation. Uncle Flint’s has the following kits:
A couple of them are probably even great for keeping in the trunk of your car for those “just in case” scenarios. You can check out all the details about Uncle Flint’s survival and First Aid kits here: https://uncleflints.com/ 
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GEARTACK9 - Hands-free Way to Walk Your Dog During our 3 days at the Great American Outdoor Show we spent a lot of time looking at the smaller manufacturers and their products to find interesting and innovative gear. One piece of gear that we liked is for all of you that like to hike with your dog – but don’t want to hold onto a leash for the duration of the hike. If that’s you, then you might want to look at the GEARTACK9. This piece of gear is a bandolier that goes over your shoulder and gives you a hands-free way to walk your dog while also unobtrusively carrying waste bags to clean up your dogs' poop. The waste pouch is located to the rear of the GEARTACK9 bandolier so it is never in your way and stays behind you at all times. You can check out all the details about the GEARTACK9 here: https://geartacsystems.com/collections/geartack9  Bought New BLACKHAWK! Double Mag Case for Single Stack MagazinesFor shooting at the range, especially for USPSA-like target shooting, you need to have a way to carry extra magazines. But since you are on the range, and primarily looking for speedy/easy access, these magazines don’t need to be concealed. Since we wanted an OWB magazine holder that would carry two 8-round S&W Shield 9mm magazines we purchased the Double Mag Case for Single Stack 9mm/.40 cal Magazines (with Carbon Fiber appliques) by BLACKHAWK! You can find the details about this magazine holder on the Shooting/Holsters page.  A Brief History of Photography As we've previously mentioned, one of the activities that we enjoy when we are hiking and camping in the backcountry is taking photos of the beauty that we see. Like most of us with auto-focus digital cameras and smart phones, we normally take the whole photographic process for granted. But it has been a long road to get to where we are today from the start of photography back in the early 1800's. If you are interested in a brief history of photography (well relatively brief since there are 14 posts) then here is a great series of posts, written by a friend of ours, for you to read about how photography began and advanced through the years. The posts on “A Brief History of Photography” cover the following topics: Part 14 – Photography in Yosemite B.A. (Before Ansel) Part 13 - The Early Story of Leica, Short Version Part 12 – Movements: Pictorialism versus Straight Photography Part 11 – Early Portrait Photography Part 10 – Sputnik & Digital Photography Part 9 – Polaroid & Instant Film Part 8 – Kodachrome & Color Film Part 7 – The Dawn of Color Part 6 – KODAK & the Birth of Film Part 5 – Dry Plate Photography Part 4 – Wet Plate Collodion Part 3 – The Birth of the Negative Part 2 – Daguerre Part 1 – The Beginnings You can find the posts on the "Not Quite in Focus" website.  |
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