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Gear Review: TechSavvy Selfie Stick

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TechSavvy Selfie Stick TSi:  A Gear Review on my Second Selfie Stick The Background Similar to my Kengadget Selfie Stick review, there is very little information available about TechSavvy.  However, feel free to check out their website here . This website was pretty basic, only having an about us, warranty, and product page. Honestly, there was no point to the website except for the warranty page.  Finally, the Selfie Stick costs $24.95 on the TechSavvy page, but could be found for $9.99 when it was available on Amazon . The contents I received: a pink accented selfie stick, USB charging cable, lanyard, instructions, and a small carabiner. New Pink Selfie Stick and all its accessories. Purpose The whole point of the selfie stick is to take pictures of yourself and friends with ease; however, I find it increasingly hard to get people to take selfies with me.  There seems to be a negative vibe about using a selfie stick in public.  Se...
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Gear Review: Kengadget Selfie Stick

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Kengadget Selfie Stick:  A Gear Review on my First Selfie Stick The Background As hard as I tried, I really couldn’t find any information about Kengadget.  You can check out the Kengadget website here (not to be confused with KensGadgets).  Overall, the site is pretty barren, but the most important page is the warranty registration page.  What comes in the box: 1 41-inch Bluetooth selfie stick, 1 anti-shake orange rubber pad, 1 wide angle lens, 1 charger, 1 lens cover, and 1 lens bag. What comes in the box: you get everything you see here Purpose The whole point of the selfie stick is to take pictures of yourself and friends with ease.  The design is a lightweight, extendable pole that allows the user to take a picture from up to 41-inches away.  This is done with a push of the button at the base of the pole by syncing the selfie stick and phone using Bluetooth.  How I Selfie While I am not exactly sure how to a...
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Outdoor Movie Review: A Walk in the Woods

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Outdoor Movie Review: A Walk in the Woods Director: Ken Kwapis Based on the book by: Bill Bryson Early this week, Jarrett was extremely enthusiastic about going to the movies.  It seemed strange to me that he was excited about going, given how he considers movie theaters to generally be a waste of money.  I responded enthusiastically though, eager to get a chance at a movie date we hadn’t been on in a while.  The Cinematic Poster for A Walk in the Woods On the way to the movies, Jarrett explained to me that A Walk in the Woods was about the wilderness and he was excited about the movie because of the panoramic views of the Appalachian trails.   When we entered the theater, only three other couples were there.  We should have taken that as a sign that this movie was not going to be as entertaining as we hoped it would be, but we didn’t.  The Good:   The movie is inspirational, and at times very funny. It stars Robert Red...
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Food Review: Nile Valley Hibiscus Tea

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My First Experience Hiking with Tea After a long days hike in cold weather, there is nothing like setting up camp and having a warm beverage to heat yourself up. Normally, I like some sweet coffee because I am a caffeine fiend, but on our trip to Pedernales Falls , I decided to use hibiscus tea as my go to warm beverage for our adventure.    Nile Valley's Tea Ready to be Served Nile Valley Herbs Background Not only can tea be a delicious drink, but Nile Valley Herbs also supports a good cause through The Mother Maryam Foundation .  The foundation has supported many projects in the Northern Province of Sudan. Nile Valley has regular hibiscus or mint hibiscus. So, for every purchase a portion is donated to help those in Sudan. Nile Valley Helps to support this clinic in Sudan On the Trail I have never had any hibiscus tea before this, so the taste was definitely a shock.  It took a little while to acquire a taste for hibiscus (I began...
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Trip Report: Playing at Petty’s Paintball

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Jack’s Corner: Playing some Paintball One of Jarrett and my favorite things to do is going out for a day of paintball. Our favorite place to play at is Petty’s Paintball. Petty’s is a small family owned field located between Lockhart and Bastrop just south of Austin, TX. Both of us have been playing paintball for many years, but I’ve been playing longer than Jarrett. However, we both love the sport and play whenever we get a chance. The Details Location: 550 Bateman Rd, Red Rock, TX 78662 Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 6 pm Price: general admission 12.00, paintballs 45.00 for 2000, rental package 20.00 Website: http://pettypb.com/ and http://viperpaintball.com The Big Games One nice thing about Petty's Paintballs is that they host large games called scenarios. Scenarios are continuous games that are played for multiple hours generally in some sort of wooded area. Jarrett and I are planning to go to a 26-hour scenario hosted by Petty’s and V...
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Food Review: Tactical Bacon in a Can

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My First Taste of Bacon from a Can On a previous hike to Pedernales Falls State Park, I brought along some CMMG Tactical bacon in a can. Tactical bacon is fully cooked bacon with added smoke flavor that is conveniently placed in a, you guessed it, can. It is manufactured by CMMG, which is a company that builds and sells firearms. The can has about fifty thin slices of bacon in it and weighs around 9oz. The product has a long shelf life, lasting around 10 years. Canned bacon is great for camping in the great outdoors, the zombie apocalypse, or just around the house because you love bacon just as much as BeeGee and I do. CMMG's tactical bacon in a can I ended up buying the tactical bacon because I love bacon and I wanted to take some backpacking to see if it was completely awesome or just regular awesome. The weight was great for me at only 9 oz., but some might find this too heavy for just a portion of a meal. However, 9 oz. gets you around fifty slices of bacon, which c...
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Trip Report: Purgatory Creek Trails

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Riding the Purgatory Creek Trails Well I’ve been busy and I always mean to get back to blogging but end up too busy with life.  As the weather cools, I plan to get back out adventuring and return to blogging.  Another exciting note (which I completely forgot about), Adventures With BeeGee is now over a year old! Now it’s time for our latest bike trip report to Purgatory Creek. On July 19 th Jack and I headed out for a ride after a long time without a trip. Purgatory Creek Natural Area Trailhead The Background Location: 1414 Prospect St, San Marcos, TX 78666 Admission: Free Elevation: 600 to 750 ft Weather: Sunny, Hot, 98F Difficulty: intermediate Website: http://smgreenbelt.org/SMNaturalAreas.htm Information Booths at the Start of the Trail The area is 570 acres and close to downtown San Marcos and make sure to have a look at the Purgatory Creek Map before you head out.  Furthermore, the Purgatory Creek Natural Area is broken up into ...
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