Julie's Journal

What’s that saying, “Ask and you shall receive?” Well that’s exactly what I did when I saw @ TrackPackCooler on Twitter. I thought their cooler was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, so I asked them to send me one in exchange for a review, and they said yes, w00t! Watch this video, they are pretty sweet!

Here’s the thing! I know if you do any type of hiking, camping, picnicking, or tailgating, you’ve had to deal with a big bulky and damn heavy cooler, right? Imagine if you could comfortably carry ice-cold drinks on your back…And you could just reach back and grab one whenever YOU wanted? – Without having to STOP and UNLOAD!

The TrackPack Cooler is probably the most excited camping/hiking accessory that we’ve added to our equipment collection in a long time. I honestly don’t know how we’ve lived without it for so long. So long heavy bulky cooler days, I will never have to haul you around again, yippee!

$39.00! How can you not buy one at that price!?

For the 4th of July weekend we went camping with family members at Boulder Beach which is on Lake Mead. It was a fun weekend despite the sweltering heat, but we did find refuge floating on the lake on our inflatable rafts during the day.

The Family Review Network had asked me to review the Off! PowerPad Lamp so I thought this would be a good opportunity to try it out, and it worked great! We sat it on the picnic table and it provided light and kept the bugs away for the entire evening.

The power to repel is in the pad

• Protects an area up to 15x greater than citronella candles or buckets
• Relightable & refillable
• Lasts up to 4 hours per candle + pad combo

OFF! PowerPad Lamp & Lantern Giveaway: To enter for your chance to win a Off! PowerPad Lamp all you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite summer outdoor activity.

OFF! PowerPad Lamp & Lantern Giveaway Rules

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite summer outdoor activity.
2. One winner will be drawn randomly from all the comments I receive.
3. Contest ends on Friday July 17, 2009 at 12:00 noon Pacific.
4. Winner will be contacted by email.
5. US addresses only please

This post was written for Family Review Network as part of a program by SC Johnson, who also supplied the product for review and giveaway.

Meditating in the mountains. It’s so peaceful here.