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Not Your Daddy’s Airgun

Chip — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:02:58 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

If you haven’t taken a look at what’s happening in airguns since your days growing up with a well-worn pellet Crosman, what these rifles are capable of nowadays are wildly impressive. Springs have been replaced with nitrogen-filled gas rams (the same “shock absorber” that raises the trunk lid on your SUV) so there little recoil [...]

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Gear Review: Badlands Ultra Day Pack

Chip — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:53:33 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

I’m a self-professed bag nut. Computer bags, luggage, briefcases, hunting packs, day packs, camera bags….I can’t get enough. That came to an abrupt end with the Badlands Ultra Day pack which I finally got my hands on in 2008. I say “finally” because I had hard time justifying paying the big bucks for another hunting [...]

Gear Review: Poop-n-Shoot

Chip — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:01:05 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

You don’t have to venture out of the big city to find industrious good ‘ol boys. Not far from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, Doubletough contributor Ceth Land found these new-fangled deer stands converted from port-a-johns. Note the fine craftsmanship: custom deer, deer head, duck and palm tree stencils, hinged shooter winders (aka [...]

HBM Reviews Trophy Score

Chip — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:32:42 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

Dayne Shuda of Hunting Business Marketing recently reviewed Trophy Score, an iPhone application for scoring big game developed by Doubletough Ventures, the company behind DoubletoughOutdoors.com. Trophy Score was extremely simple to use. There are easy help directions for each section of the scoring procedure. It was easy to enter in my measurements. The 1/8 button [...]

Gear Review: 1999 Garmin GPS III Plus

Chip — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:53:29 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

With all the “decade in review” commentaries floating around, particularly with looks back on technological advancements, my thoughts floated all the way back to 1999 when my Dad escorted me to Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. I had it stuck in my mind that I would canoe the length of the Mississippi River and [...]

Back From The Tech Frontier

Chip — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:08:26 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

We’re back! Took a brief hiatus to do some hunting, eat some turkey, and launch two brand new offerings that will help you make the most of your outdoor experience: Introducing Anchorpoint If you’ve ever been a part of a hunting club, thought about starting one, or are a retailer interested in creating an online [...]

Gear Review: Sunbrella

Chip — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:35 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

*Doubletough note: the following is reprinted from Sunbrella.com and the author is my older brother, pictured above on the right. Hal’s Sunbrella Supreme T-Top Editor’s note: Hal is a Sunbrella believer and also heads up our marketing efforts at Glen Raven. Here’s his experience with Sunbrella on his father’s boat. My love of the water came from [...]

Be Bug-Free With Thermacell

Chip — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:32:51 +0000

This post originated at DoubletoughOutdoors.com, the home of what's tough in hunting and fishing.

I first heard about Thermacell from a buddy who asked me if I had ever heard of a repellant that did not involve a spray can. At the time I had not and didn’t think much about it because I figured if I couldn’t feel it on my skin then it had to be a [...]