Planet Zero Gravity is a new auction site that provides a specialized site for auctioning your outdoors and action sports gear. As sellers, especially smaller one-item sellers, move away from eBay due to the newly increased fees and feedback policies, this might be a good alternative for getting rid of your old gear and equipment. [...]

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This month’s issue of Backpacker Magazine has an article questioning whether Geocaching violates the principles of Leave No Trace practices. The article includes the affirmative opinion offered by the Executive Director of Wild Wilderness and the president of the Iowa Geocachers Organization offering the negative opinion. Within the Geocaching community, you will see examples of [...]

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The argument for the best GPS receiver for Geocaching used to hinge on whether it was a Magellan or a Garmin. Today, as Garmin has aggressively catered to the Geocaching crowd, the question has become, which Garmin GPS receiver is best for Geocaching? Garmin has clearly spent many development dollars and hours to producing a [...]

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Continuing on yesterday’s topic, I thought I would discuss my favorite cache of all time, Tube Torcher II. I found this cache with a group from Northeast Florida last February in beautiful Asheville, NC — an outdoorsman’s paradise! The cache takes you throughout Asheville, including along the French Broad River. The cache owners are very [...]

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I participate in a sport/hobby that I think is ideally suited for outdoor enthusiasts called Geocaching. Our local Geocaching organization, NorthEast Florida Geocaching Association (NEFGA) was recently selected as the best Geocaching group by Geocaching.com, so I am lucky to have a great group around me to support my addiction to the sport. Although it’s [...]

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I just got an email from one of our new sponsors, OutInStyle.com telling me about a new sale that is only open to their affiliates (like us). With this sale, you get 15% off any purchase at OutInStyle.com. Use Coupon Code ‘CJ8232′ in your Shopping Cart. This sale is only good until 4/7/2008. OutInStyle.com has [...]

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You may have noticed that I’ve added a new sign-up form in the right sidebar for a newsletter.  This is the Gator Outdoor and Travel Newsletter that we will be sending out periodically with fitness tips, outdoors news, adventure travel, camping tips, and on and on.  Just for signing up, you get a free camping [...]

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Here’s hoping everyone has a Happy Easter and gets outside to enjoy the spring weather (whatever it may be)!

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Check out this cool ad. This was done by Transport for London. It looks like they will be adding to this advertising campaign and have other ones for pedestrians, motorcycles, young drivers, and teens. Some seem to be a bit morbid, but this one is definitely interesting. You can check for updates here. This post [...]

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I recently stumbled across a post on The Gear Junkie about these new Microspikes from Kahtoola for your shoes. Now, I know winter is coming to a close, but how cool are these things! I live in Florida and I still think I may get a pair, just for some grip in the mud! The [...]

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