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Round the House: Best-1 Humming Bird Feeder
Manufactured by Best Feeders Inc. in Poteet, TX., the Best-1 Hummingbird Feeder is one of my favorite bits of outdoor paraphernalia. Really easy to fill and clean and just looks plain money with with the screen printed bottle.
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Local Builders: Black Sheep Bikes
With a focus on titanium framesets, simple drivetrains, unique frame geometry and some insanely large weelset options, Black Sheep Custom Bikes is a high end bike nut’s dream come true. Based in Fort Collins, the shop offers quite a few frame models as well as custom build options and help with build kits. Prices are [...]
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Wyoming Born – Cliff Outdoors
We’ll be headed up to Gray Reef in a couple weeks (if the insane water levels subside) and might just have to stop by the world headquarters of Cliff Outdoors. Hands down the best fly boxes on the market born and bred in Casper, WY.
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Round Town: Panda Bicycles
Fort Collins based bamboo bicycle manufacturers Panda Bicycles had a nice little write up in the CSU online news today.
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Off the Hanger: Ride to the Pond
Starting the weekend rides to a cluster of ponds in town for some water splashing, mud caking and fish watching with the little ‘en. Helmets – Pro-tec and Pro Rider Toddler Pack – Parrott Canvas Tee – Star Wars Shirts – Brooks Brothers Madras and Crew Cuts Thistle Shorts – Wild Things (OK, I’m a [...]
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Seasonal Fishing
While waiting for the runoff to subside, we hit up some local ponds for a bit of spring panfish on flies. I’m starting to look forward to this every year not only as a way to keep fishing during a normal downtime in the trout schedule but just for the sheer numbers of these little [...]
Off the Hanger: Hit the Park
Shirt – White Mountaineering Madras Hat – DQM Oxford Camp Hat Pack – Tough Traveler Waterboy Pants – Wild Things x Kato Climbing Pants Water Bottle – Nalgene Retro Seat – Therm-a-rest Lite Seat Sneaks – Saucony Jazz Low Pro Socks – Kodiak Men’s Work Crew Sock Sport – Roadrunner 32-panel Footbag
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Weekend at the Thrift – Nylon Nirvana
I’ve always been a sucker for nylon. Maybe it’s partially due to the fact that I can remember back to when it was high tech but I think mostly because it seems to have spawned a classic simplicity in outdoor gear that just might never go out of style. At any rate, a new thrift [...]
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County Fair: Tractor Rehab