

See 2023 gift guide for more ideas! We LOVE using holidays (and birthdays) to gift gear and apparel that will help get ourselves, family, and friends outside. We’ve put together another gift guide this year to help inspire you to do the same! Our whole ideology around making more plans (outside) pushes our gift giving…

Layer yourselves and kiddos like the perfect dessert or 7-layer dip…or 4 layer in this instance. That’s it! Sweet and simple. If you layer correctly, with the right material, you can have endless adventures outside. A system that allows for customizable ability to regulate your body temperature and protect against the elements may be mistaken…

Wool socks are itchy. Don’t have to be. Wool socks are expensive. Don’t have to be. Wool socks are dumb. We disagree! Not all wool socks are created equal. That we can agree on! We love wool socks. Wool is a magical material, especially for the outdoors. It feels good on the feet and helps…

Hey NoBads! In 2021, we had some family try and complete 21 hikes in 2021 and we loved the idea. We decided to join them in the challenge. I don’t think we quite made it to 21, but we hit high teens! We tracked our hikes on our 1000 Hours Outside Poster. We are challenging…

Hey NoBads, Have you ever wanted to cut down your tree for Christmas but were too overwhelmed with how to do it? We’ll make it easy and break it down into 3 easy steps: Where to find if you can purchase a permit to cut down a Christmas tree: Tools you need to cut down…

Gift of Christmas Past. What we gifted last year. Please feel free to gift as well ;) More…you ask?! Alrighty, here’s some more ideas based on gifts we gave last year: Gifts of Christmas Present The NBWkiddos aren’t old enough for the internet – so we can share what Santa has his eyes on for…

Hi NoBads, Welcome to the journey in finding joy in all types of weather. You will soon say goodbye to the cold wet days you called bad weather. Once we’ve convinced you, because we will, you’ll be saying “HELLO!” to all that wet, cloudy, cold goodness. As our Scandinavian heritage says – there is no…