Gear

Back in 2012, I took a Zeiss Diascope 85 T FL spotting scope with me to Alaska on a moose hunt.  At that time, the Diascope had been updated...

First Lite sent me a prototype* of their Alpine Cold Weather Glove back in September, 2018. I happened to be leaving in just a few days for a high...

I’ve never been one to own or use the most expensive rifle scopes on the market. I tend to place more value in my optics towards binoculars and spotting...

I received the Catalyst Soft Shell Glove (link here) in September 2018 as a *prototype, before it even had a name.  The crew at First Lite described it as...

“Well, it’s different.”   Those were the words from Ryan Avery who was trying to describe the Rokman packs to me over the phone.  I don’t recall exactly what we...

.As Rokslide's editor, I've read every Stone Glacier backpack review we've ever done, including many from our members. The common thread in these reviews is that Stone Glacier scores...

When the big game seasons wrap up throughout the country, hunters begin shifting focus to predator hunting. For the most part, you don’t need any special kind of equipment...

In 2018, my family had to leave our beloved Alaska due to an employment change.  While Alaska has world class hunting opportunities, easy access and simple opportunities are not...

For quite a while, I’ve been looking for a good mid-to-late season pant that does well in wet terrain. In north Idaho where I hunt, it's always wet in...

 When I first started hunting at the age of nine, it was with a youth-sized sidelock muzzleloader.  I had a lot of fun hunting with it, but it wasn’t...