Gear Reviews for adventurous families
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The Best Travel Bags For Families on the Go
Heads up: This guide contains affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you — it helps keep our guides free. It never changes our picks or their order. Read our Gear Review Policy. Traveling with kids is a special kind of madness. No matter…
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Houseboating on the Winnipeg River
Sometimes life throws you lemons, while other times, sumptuous summer strawberries. Here is the latter, an excellent adventure aboard a comfortable and cozy houseboat along the scenic Winnipeg River. With summer upon us, so is the season of the houseboat. A splash of inspiration pour vous, whether or not you’ve experienced adventures aboard a houseboat.…
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No Reception Club: Are These The Best Bags For Families?
Travel Bags made to last Is the idea of flying with your kids enough to make you stop in your tracks, stay home and dream of the ‘one day’ when things will become easier? Word on the street – that ‘one day’ ain’t coming. It’s time to embrace doing the hard things now, and the…
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The Zero-Fluff Father’s Day Gift Guide for Outdoorsy Dads (Tested by a Dad)
We care about the recommendations we make. We sometimes (not all the time) use affiliate links to help keep the site running. Every item here has been hand-tested through years of professional outdoor work and surviving weekend trips with my own toddlers.Learn more about our Gear Review Policy here. Being a dad is the greatest…
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The Family Guide to Whytecliff Park
We have a blessing in life to live near one of the great parks in Metro Vancouver: Whytecliff. At the very edge of the continent, where the mainland of BC separates Howe Sound from the Salish Sea. There sits a small peninsula surrounded by multimilllion dollar estates, but with a significant portion of it made…
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Outdoorsy Mother’s Day Gift/Un-Gift Guide
I may not be the best mom to ask here, as I’d take breakfast in bed, handmade cards, foot rubs and hugs over material prezzies any day. But if receiving gifts is the mumma in your life’s love language, than here is a little curation from one outdoorsy ma to another. Real-life mom connections First…
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The Twin Fin Hotel Waikiki Review: Is It The Best Family Resort on the Beach?
A review of the Twin Fin in Waikiki, Hawaii from a family with a small baby. It was our first time away.
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The Best Family-Sized Beach Bags of 2026
We care about the recommendations we make. We sometimes (not all the time) use affiliate links to help keep the site running. Learn more about our Gear Review Policy here. Packing for the beach is a chore. Add kids to the mix and it becomes so daunting that it might even be overwhelming enough to…
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Cotopaxi Allpa 60L Gear Tote Review: A Staple of Beach Adventures
The secret to a good beach tote is in the details. Anyone can grab an oversized bag and stuff it with anything and everything they want to haul down for an afternoon on the sand. But there are a few excellent beach bags out there that go above and beyond to help families stay organized…
