How to be a More Sustainable Outdoors Person
Guest Article by Francis Dierick with Chalk Rebels We’ve seen a bit of a revival in outdoor sports in the last couple of years. We have seen a boost in climbing, hiking, camping, and mountain biking, and these activities seem to be on a continuous trajectory of growth and adoption amongst all kinds of people.Continue reading “How to be a More Sustainable Outdoors Person”
Trip-A-Month: October 2021
As Thomas’ luck would have it, we headed back to the mountains… I do love the mountains, don’t get me wrong! However, it’s been back-to-back mountain trips and I don’t see any ending in sight. Our October 2021 trip was our last camping trip of the year up near Black Mountain, NC. This post isContinue reading “Trip-A-Month: October 2021”
Trip-A-Month: September 2021
They’re back! Our monthly videos of our family explorations and adventures are back. What a better month to make a comeback than the same month that we started these videos last year. It’s also another anniversary trip with just Thomas and myself. This post gives more of a description into our September 2021 trip toContinue reading “Trip-A-Month: September 2021”
What To Do When You Get Home From Camping
I’m going to be honest with you: I hate unpacking right when I get home from an adventure. And I would almost guarantee the pros do too! The last thing I want to do is unpack and wash everything after a long day’s drive back to my homebase. The only thing that makes me do itContinue reading “What To Do When You Get Home From Camping”
A Guide to Car Camping
I originally wrote this blog post and it turned out to be wayyy too long. I zone out when I type sometimes. So, I’ve shortened this one up and will be writing several more detailed blog posts about the topics discussed below. Keep an eye out for these soon! Why Car Camping? Not only isContinue reading “A Guide to Car Camping”
Baby’s First Camping Trip
How to feel prepared and do your best.. If you have been following our business on social media, you’ve probably have heard this message once or twice.. have no expectations. If you want to feel prepared and do your best at the end of any adventure with a toddler, this needs to be your mantra.Continue reading “Baby’s First Camping Trip”
Bring on the Fall Colors
I’m not sure where the entire summer of 2021 went, but Fall is creeping up real quick. In North Carolina, that means gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountain hiking, apple picking, and waterfalls. The Blue Ridge Parkway will be filled with cars to get optimal overlooks of all the leaves changing and to be completely immersed inContinue reading “Bring on the Fall Colors”
Stand Up Paddling with a Toddler
I couldn’t tell you the first time I ever paddled, but I can tell you that it’s my favorite adventure activity of all time. Water has always been part of my life as my parents water skied all summer long with an infant me in tow. I let my love of water sports flourish whileContinue reading “Stand Up Paddling with a Toddler”
Welcome to Field Notes by Gear Up
We’re excited to launch this resource page as we share places to explore, tips on adventuring with littles, gear how-to’s, and much more. As we prepare some content for this resource, we want to introduce us, the Gear Up Family! We’re Sam (Mom), Thomas (Dad), and Liam (best adventure kiddo). We launched our family businessContinue reading “Welcome to Field Notes by Gear Up”
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