The Co-op Cycles team at REI knows how lucky they are to be based in the Pacific Northwest. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of many, Washington has seen an explosion of mountain bike trails in recent years, providing great testing grounds with a variety of terrain. This includes the newly opened Dockton Forest…
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We live in the golden age of archery equipment. From bows to targets, manufacturers are producing high quality gear that fits any budget and all archers. To help manufacturers make products that meet the specific needs of new archers of all sizes – especially women and youths – the Archery Trade Association created an equipment…
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After waking from your turkey-induced Thanksgiving nap, you might have realized just how little time you have to shop for the archer in your life. Luckily, you can find perfect gifts and stocking stuffers at your local archery shop. Best of all, you don’t need to be an archery expert to shop like one. Use…
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With storm season in full bluster, the need for dependable raingear develops a greater sense of urgency. If you’re shopping for a new rain jacket, you’ll quickly encounter a trio of seemingly interchangeable terms: water resistant, waterproof and water repellent. Is there really a difference between them? Spoiler alert: “Waterproof” beats “water resistant” and “waterproof/breathable”…
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Holiday shopping can be difficult when it feels like your usual go-to gifts might be getting stale. What do you buy the archer that seems to have everything? If you feel you’re lost in a snow mound of ideas and your sleigh needs a little push, here are 10 non-gear-related archery gifts to get you…
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When you give the gift of archery, you’re giving far more than a bow and arrows. You’re giving someone a hobby they can enjoy their entire life. How many other gifts have that impact? Consider these three easy ways to give someone the best possible present this holiday. A Surprise Shopping Trip Once they choose…
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Traditional archery is simple, nostalgic, challenging and arguably more fun than the sport’s other disciplines. Traditional archers have their own flair with cool leather quivers and beautiful feather-fletched arrows. But it’s the bows that make traditional archery unique. They come in two main varieties, recurves and longbows. What separates recurve bows from longbows? Recurves get…
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Archers shoot big targets, little targets, bag targets, block targets, 3-D targets and more! The archery market offers many sizes and styles of targets, so let’s find one that’s right for you. Tina Robb is a competitive recurve archer, USA Archery Level 3 coach, and program manager at Archery Headquarters in Chandler, Arizona. Robb uses…
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Lighter, comfier, better. It’s the gear we want this season Big Agnes is a company obsessed with getting you outdoors in comfort. The newest set of Big Agnes backpacking gear for spring—the Insulated AXL Air sleeping pad, Upper Slide and Katherine SL 20 sleeping bags and the Tiger Wall UL2 tent—definitely delivers on that mission.…
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Whether you bowhunt or shoot target archery, you want quick, easy access to your arrows. Cue the quiver, the accessory that holds your arrows. If you want a quiver that’s portable, detaches from your bow, and carries many arrows, a hip or back quiver might be the best fit. But which quiver type should you…
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