Month: January 2020

The new boat brand Veer aims to attract modern, tech-savvy boaters. Offering user-friendly features, the Veer X13 is designed to handle an electric outboard motor.

Veer is a new boat brand designing boats for those who want to go electric on the water. From the engineering team at Lund Boats, the first model is a 13-footer. The Veer X13 launched at CES this week, aiming the new line at the next generation of boaters.

This is the 18th boat brand from parent company Brunswick, the largest pleasure boat company in the world. So it’s no fly-by-night startup. The company has plenty of experience on lakes, rivers, and streams. The big corporate backing is why it was designed by the engineering team at industry leader Lund Boats.

Veer X13 Electric Boat: New Brand, Plenty of Experience

Signing up for an Outward Bound expedition is not easy. We know that no matter if you are a parent of a student or the one going on the expedition yourself, the process and days leading up to the experience can be filled with questions. From who will be with me to what should I pack or even where do we go? We hope to answer some of those questions in our four-part series: What to Expect on an Outward Bound Expedition.

Fourth on the list of what to expect is the outcomes you’ll walk away with. Keep reading for an Instructor’s look into the learning outcomes and growth areas you’ll discover on your expedition.

When you decide to go on an Outward Bound expedition, you’re beginning a learning process that starts before your expedition and ends far after. Some outcomes may be perceptible to you immediately, while others

LiteFighter has just announced the commercial availability of their Dragoon tent originally designed and built for the US Military. The Dragoon not only sports a durable design but also tons of features that make it suitable for any weather at any time of the year for up to 8 people. This makes the Dragoon perfect for setting up a temporary base of operations for backcountry hunting or a nice, spacious and weatherproof camping space for the whole family.

LiteFighter Introduces the Dragoon 8 Person 4 Season Tent

Made of the most durable materials and superior craftsmanship, the Dragoon tent body is constructed of 70D Ripstop Nylon with 5,000mm+ waterproof urethane coating and DWR finish. The vents are made of 40D Nylon No-See-Um Mesh. The Floor, Reinforcement Points and Sleeves are constructed of 210D Oxford Nylon with 5,000mm+ waterproof urethane coating and DWR finish. The Dragoon is the shelter of choice

An Interview with Outward Bound Alum, Jim Koch: Chairman and founder of Boston Beer Company, and brewer of Sam Adams beer by Daniel Lilienthal 

Going Outward Bound 

Jim Koch is one of the world’s most successful beer brewers, creating Sam Adams beer out of his kitchen in the early 1980s. He’s given hundreds of interviews, mostly about his product and his business, but until recently, had never been interviewed or told the story of his connection to the organization that gave him the confidence and leadership skills to pursue such a bold venture. 

That organization? Outward Bound. 

Born in Ohio, educated in Boston, Jim Koch found his way to Outward Bound in the early 1970s. Dropping out of Harvard as a graduate student, Jim moved out to Colorado to begin a 3-year stint as a student, assistant Instructor, and then full-Instructor at Outward Bound, moving from schools and base camps

The holiday season is all about the kids. Really. But it can be challenging to find a gift that a child will truly enjoy and appreciate.

I interrogated my own 9-year-old daughter for the truth about what gifts she liked best and questioned every outdoor-oriented parent I could reach for their opinions. The list below is the result of the most comprehensive research I did for any of my assigned holiday gift guides. Because, really, the holidays are for the kids.

Passport to Your National Parks Junior Ranger Edition: $15

The experiences that led to my 9-year-old daughter getting this passport book stamped with “cancellations” at each of the five parks we visited last summer were highlights that we still discuss today.

This book is divided into geographic regions and provides history and poignant facts for the areas, as well as a checklist for every park within those