http://opadventureteam.com We Don't Just Sell Adventure We Live It Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:48:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/21/gear-hiking-during-southern-california-winters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gear-hiking-during-southern-california-winters http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/21/gear-hiking-during-southern-california-winters/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:31:26 +0000 Zac http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2678 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/21/gear-hiking-during-southern-california-winters/feed/ 0 It’s no secret that I really enjoy some winter hiking in the snow. That’s why, for the past couple of years I have really looked forward not only to winter, but the changing of seasons and hopefully a little snow in sunny Southern California. There can be quite a difference though in both the gear [...] winter baldy2 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/17/what-is-the-best-energy-bar-an-energy-bar-taste-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-best-energy-bar-an-energy-bar-taste-test http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/17/what-is-the-best-energy-bar-an-energy-bar-taste-test/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:10:36 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2687 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/17/what-is-the-best-energy-bar-an-energy-bar-taste-test/feed/ 0 Last week, the staff from OutdoorPros.com set out to define the impossible by answering the question “What is the best energy bar on the market.” In an unscientific test we went to the local grocery store and selected 11 different kind of energy bars, you can see the list below. Marathon Energy Bar Crunchy Multi-Grain [...] IMG_9408 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/14/hiking-devils-chair-devils-punchbowl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hiking-devils-chair-devils-punchbowl http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/14/hiking-devils-chair-devils-punchbowl/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:55:49 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2650 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/14/hiking-devils-chair-devils-punchbowl/feed/ 0 A little while ago Zac stumbled on an interesting area called the Devil’s Punchbowl. We had never really heard much about it, but when we did some research it seemed like a great place to go explore. Located about an hour and a half from us, we loaded up three other guys and we set [...] IMG_0946 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/10/best-running-gear-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-running-gear-2012 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/10/best-running-gear-2012/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:41 +0000 Zac http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2406 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/10/best-running-gear-2012/feed/ 0 Being that I had some knee / hip issues late last year I was prevented from doing a ton of running and races which was a huge bummer. Now that I am feeling a bit better I have been ramping up my mileage and looking to run a few races. I have also changed out [...] IMAG0200 - Copy http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/08/outdoor-products-internal-frame-backpack-giveaway-from-outdoorpros-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outdoor-products-internal-frame-backpack-giveaway-from-outdoorpros-com http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/08/outdoor-products-internal-frame-backpack-giveaway-from-outdoorpros-com/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:33:18 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2555 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/08/outdoor-products-internal-frame-backpack-giveaway-from-outdoorpros-com/feed/ 35 OutdoorPros.com is giving away an Outdoor Products Internal Frame Backpack. This backpack has the following features: • Deluxe multi-day hiking pack • Hydration compatible (bladder sold separately) • Top loading with drawstring closure • Full length vertical zipper for easy access to all gear • Two oversized mesh side pockets hold water bottle, maps, etc. [...] op-sweeps-featured http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/07/gerber-steady-multi-tool-and-tripod-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gerber-steady-multi-tool-and-tripod-review http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/07/gerber-steady-multi-tool-and-tripod-review/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:30:00 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2534 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/07/gerber-steady-multi-tool-and-tripod-review/feed/ 0 One of the most interesting, yet polarizing, products being released this year is the Gerber Steady. This unique product ventures where no multi-tool has gone before by integrating tripod legs and a camera holder right into the body of the product. Add that to the knife, screwdriver and the other features in the tool and [...] Gerber Steady with phone http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/03/running-184-miles-across-death-valley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=running-184-miles-across-death-valley http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/03/running-184-miles-across-death-valley/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:34:38 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2518 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/03/running-184-miles-across-death-valley/feed/ 0 One of our readers named Ryan told us about this cool project that he is working on to run across Death Valley over the course of 8 days in March. The total run would be 184 miles, which brings his miles running per day to around 23 miles. I couldn’t run 23 miles in one [...] gopr0155 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/03/simply-brilliant-5031-lightcap-300-solar-powered-water-bottle-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simply-brilliant-5031-lightcap-300-solar-powered-water-bottle-review http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/03/simply-brilliant-5031-lightcap-300-solar-powered-water-bottle-review/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:01:55 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2487 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/02/03/simply-brilliant-5031-lightcap-300-solar-powered-water-bottle-review/feed/ 0 Today we are checking out the Simply Brilliant LightCap 300 which is one of the only water bottles I have seen that features a solar powered cap that has a LED light built right into it. This product seems to be the perfect addition to your camping pack; but we are putting it to the [...] sol-light http://opadventureteam.com/2012/01/31/hiking-ontario-peak-and-bighorn-peak-via-icehouse-canyon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hiking-ontario-peak-and-bighorn-peak-via-icehouse-canyon http://opadventureteam.com/2012/01/31/hiking-ontario-peak-and-bighorn-peak-via-icehouse-canyon/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:53:32 +0000 Zac http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2399 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/01/31/hiking-ontario-peak-and-bighorn-peak-via-icehouse-canyon/feed/ 0 In an effort to start this year off right and the fact that Josh was in the Bahamas, I decided to head out earlier this month and do a little hiking in the Cucamonga Wilderness, which is one of my favorite places to hike. A couple of the peaks I had yet to hit were [...] IMG_0862 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/01/27/machete-testing-with-watermelons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=machete-testing-with-watermelons http://opadventureteam.com/2012/01/27/machete-testing-with-watermelons/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:47:39 +0000 Josh http://opadventureteam.com/?p=2402 http://opadventureteam.com/2012/01/27/machete-testing-with-watermelons/feed/ 0 Zac and I have racked up a decent amount of machetes over the last couple months, so we thought it would be a good idea to put some of these to the test by using them in an unscientific test to cut watermelons. The machetes that we used for this were the Bear Grylls Parang, [...] 3