TwinGo Carrier Review

TwinGo Carrier Review

Reviewed by: Amelia Price (MSRP): $214.99+ Best Use: Multi-use Where to Buy: Amazon Testing Location: Yellowstone National Park Testing Environment: All conditions **This post was updated in April 2016 to include their newest accessories which we highly recommend!** More often than not when we are hiking especially, I end up carrying more than one kiddo. … Read more

Onya Outback Review

12 Days of Gear Giveaways: Day 8 - Family Adventure Travel

Reviewed by: Amelia Price (MSRP): $139 Best Use: Multi-Use Where to Buy: REI Testing Location: Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas Testing Environment: All conditions   Onya Baby makes two carriers that we highly recommend: The Outback and the Nextstep. The Outback is our go-to carrier for hiking, especially if the weather is less than … Read more

Burley D’Lite Review

Burley D'Lite Review

Find our updated review (2019) here! **This review was updated in July 2016, see revisions below!** Burley has been a household name in child-carrier bike trailers for over 35 years now. They build a full line of trailers to meet the needs of families worldwide starting with their budget-friendly Bee and ending with their deluxe … Read more

Gear Up Kids for Winter: What I Tell My Family & Friends

Gear Up Kids for Winter: What I Tell My Family & Friends

UPDATE For 2018/19: COUPON CODE FOR ELLA’S WOOL! These sets are fantastic and hold up very well. Go to: http://ellasw.co/mountainmama And use code “Tales89” for 15% off! I have gotten at least an email a day over the past couple weeks of people asking for my best gear suggestions for kids. Obviously people are thinking about preparing for … Read more

How to Keep Kids Warm All Winter

How to Keep Kids Warm All Winter

Cold weather is oh so suddenly upon us. It’s shocking how quickly we can change from a beautiful fall to full-on winter. Our inbox has also been flooding with the question we are all asking: “how to keep kids warm?!?” Since in many parts of the country the temperatures didn’t gradually drop, but instead switched … Read more

Big Agnes King Solomon 15 Doublewide Sleeping Bag Review

Big Agnes King Solomon 15 Doublewide Sleeping Bag

Reviewed by: Amelia Price (MSRP): $449.95 Best Use: Multi-use Where to Buy: REI Testing Location: Yellowstone National Park Testing Environment: All conditions   Last November we spent a glorious few days camping in Moab as a family. And by days, I really do literally mean the days were glorious – the nights were the coldest … Read more