Finding Affordable Outdoor Gear for the Family The great outdoors is a place welcoming and available to all. Fresh air is free, right? Walking out your front door is easy and inexpensive, correct? Sometimes, however, when you look at the price tags on winter gear, hiking shoes, or camping supplies it doesn’t feel easy or … Read more
How to use your car as a base lodge for skiing The global pandemic has certainly thrown everyone’s lives for a loop. Schools shut down, folks working from home, TOILET PAPER shortages, organized sports suspended—the list of changes is very long. This ski season has brought with it a new inconvenience. In order to avoid … Read more
How to Set Up a Camp Kitchen There’s just something about camping food, isn’t there? Maybe it’s because we’re typically more active and working up an appetite while we’re camping, or maybe it’s just that our senses are activated by being outdoors all day. Whatever it is, it’s real. Food is generally a huge part … Read more
If you’re new to hiking with your kids, you may be wondering the simple question: How far can kids hike? The answer, of course, depends on many factors – their age, their overall athlelticism, the elevation, the weather, which episode of Daniel Tiger they watched that morning, whether you packed the red water bottle or … Read more
Learning the basics of bike maintenance together as a family is a great way to bond AND be safe as you ride. Knowledge is power so when you run into trouble, you know what to do to fix your bike. Or, better yet, you see issues BEFORE they become a problem on the trail. In … Read more
One of THE most common biking-related questions we get here at TMM is how to teach a kid to pedal a bike…and why their kid is having such a hard time with it! As a team we have gathered our best tips AND best stories, because we’re all in this together. Spoiler – not ALL … Read more