Reviews by User: grillacheese (15)

This tent is really amazing. With the one-pole hub design, takes less than a minute to set this tent up! Packs pretty light and is the most user friendly tent I have owned. Took this tent on a 5-day trip to Zion NP and it was excellent through several days of thunder storms and heavy rain and wind gusts of 40-50 mph. The only thing I would have liked were a couple extra stakes. The tent comes with just enough to stake it down, but the featherlight aluminum breaks fairly easily. No major concerns with this tent. Awesome!!!

Awesome pants! I bought these pants for my trip to Costa Rica. I did a lot of hiking in the rain forest and they worked splendidly. The fit is great, they are very breathable, comfortable and light weight but they are thick enough to prevent light scrapes and to avoid poison ivy. Oh yeah, they dry really quickly too. No complaints.

These headphones are a little bit overrated. The sound is good enough, but there is virtually no lower end. I like how they fold together and store easily, but they tend to slide off of my head, if I tilt my head back at all. Also, they rip the hell out of your hair, when you have them around your neck.

These are great bindings! Really solid and stiff for fast response edge to edge. Ride has always built a durable binding and the SPI's definitely live up to this. Also, they are very easy to adjust on the fly. My only minor complaint is the ratchet system. It tends to get hung up every once in a while, when trying to unstrap.

Rode this board in powder/packed snow and it's extremely fast and stable. I felt like I could ride through any amount of crud or bumps and not worry about wrecking. I had no complaints about this board. If you like to straight-line or make big carves in powder or crud alike, this is your board. It's also much lighter than older Never Summer boards I have ridden.

This hat is great! I got lost in the woods and had to battle sasquatches, and the hat held up nicely! They got my McMurdo and my Thumps, but they never got my Chuck!

This Mac 'n Cheese tastes much better than anything you can buy in the store. It is also extremely light and easy to prepare. I'll definitely be ordering this meal again!

This is the perfect cook set for long-distance backcountry trips. It is extremely light, sturdy, compact and easy to clean. If you are cooking anything more complex than freeze dried or "just add water" meals, you might want something a little bigger though. I'm usually a lone wolf and packing light though, so this set works out perfectly for my needs. No complaints.

I have owned many flip flops and never really though much of them, other than as a cheap substitute for shoes. These flops completely changed my outlook on what a flop is. They are just as comfortable as any shoe I have worn and are a must in any warm climate. They actually have arch and heel support, the footbed does not break down and they can be re-soled! Being as I'm from SLC, these flops pretty much do not leave my feet in the summer except to sleep and hike. The price may seem steep for a flop, but considering they will last for years, it's a very good deal.

This bag is amazing! I am more comfortable and get better sleep when I'm in this bag than when I'm sleeping in my bed. Really warm and has a silky-smooth liner. A lot of bags say they are 0 degree but are actually significantly colder after they are used a few times. Not with this bag. The 800+ fill is super warm and does not pack out. Another bonus is the roominess inside the bag; plenty of wiggle room. On a cold, clear night there is no need for a tent when you have this bag. The only catch is, you do not want to use this bag in wet conditions w/o a bivy or a good tent. Absolutely no complaints with this sleeping bag.

This jacket is seaick! It's designed for running and such, so if you're looking for a casual jacket I would look elsewhere. It's very form fitting but fits well and is constructed well. I only use this jacket when I'm running from the Five-O, in the spring when it's not too cold out. Once it dips into the 50's or below, it's not all that practical. Oh yeah, it's also great as a mid-layer when boarding or skiing.

These are sweet shorts! Very comfortable shorts and quality construction. I haven't had them long, but you can tell by the thickness of the material that they will last a long time. They were really inexpensive to boot. The long is just right, just below the knee. However, I had to go a size up from what I normally wear. I could still squeeze into the 33's, but I need my shorts to have some breathing room, so I went up a size.

Best socks ever. I believe they were designed by NASA for the Swedish space program...

This board is amazing! Extremely fast and responsive and can handle whatever you throw at it, with ease. I feel invincible on this board. You can glide over the powder, stick a huge kicker and then straight line the chop and not even flinch. The magnetraction is just an added bonus on top of an already awesome package. I have been able to carve on sheer ice while everyone else is washing out! The harder you push this board, the more rewarding it becomes.

This jacket is very nice. I haven't found anything that I don't like about this jacket. Very lightweight, fits very well and is waterproof. Quality is also outstanding, and they are made in Canada, not Indonesia, which is another good thing.