Mountain Matron

Mountain Matron | White Sierra® Tangier Mosaic Dress | Product Spotlight 

Women’s Dress | Color: Melon | Retail: $65.00

White Sierra® a 35-year-old family-owned company calling The Golden State home, is forging everyday outdoor clothing with creative style for everyday people. The White...

CASIO PRO TREK PRG300 | Product Spotlight | Mountain Matron

Digital Watch | Solar Powered | Resin Band | Color: White | Retail: $250

Casio was gracious to send me the NEW Casio PRO TREK PRG300 to field test this summer. The function, and capabilities of the watch make it a sound fit for the outdoor adventurist. The brand has really put focus on ca...

Mountain Matron | Mountain House® | Product Spotlight

Freeze Dried Food | Food for Backpackers | Retail: $3-$100

Mountain House® kindly sent several pouch options for the #UintasHike16 crew to taste test during our summer nights on the trails of Utah. I packed the freeze dried Granola with Milk and Blueberries, New Yor...

Mountain Matron | LifeStraw® Go 2-Stage Filtration Water Bottle | Product Spotlight

Reusable Water Bottle | Water Filtration | Retail: $49.95

LifeStraw® was generous enough to send the #UintasHike16 crew each a 2-stage filtration LifeStraw® Go for field test purposes. I  already carry the LifeStraw® Personal Water Filter (looks like a large...

EnerPlex™ Kickr IV Solar Panel | Product Spotlight | Mountain Matron

Portable Solar Panel | Black | $99.99

The award-winning solar technology included in the Enerplex™ Kickr IV allows portable power for your USB-enabled devices such as your GoPro®, smartphone or GPS without adding any ...

EnerPlex™ Jumpr Stack 3 & Jumpr Quad | Product Spotlight | Mountain Matron

Enerplex™ Jumpr Stack 3 | Portable/Rechargeable | Battery Pack | Retail: $39.99

The EnerPlex™ Jumpr Stack 3 is a handheld portable external battery pack great for on-the-go adventurers. The device is small, easy to use, and allows multiple charges f...

Catalyst® Case for iPhone 6 Plus | Product Spotlight | Mountain Matron

PROTECTIVE-WATERPROOF CASE FOR IPHONE 6 PLUS - RESCUE RANGER $74.99

Full-screen crystal clear housing, your high-powered phone stays fully visible; make, model, and color, it’s all there. The Rescue Ranger offers a smooth, slim and sleek...

Bounce® Energy Balls | Product Spotlight | Mountain Matron

Travel Food | On The Go Snack | Protein Food Balls | Box of 12 - $27

 Bounce® Natural Energy Food Balls – a 2004, family-founded company offering nutritional-based, food balls. With a love for life and fitness, energized by a feel-good lifesty...

Minus 33® Tanana Women's Expedition Crew | Product Spotlight | Mountain Matron

Women’s Heavyweight Merino Wool Top | Black | $95.99

Minus 33®, based in New Hampshire, still operates on the grounds of its original mill from 1916. This Minus 33® women’s tagless heavyweight 100% Merino wool Expedition C...

OOFOS OOLALA Sandal | Product Spotlight 

Women’s Flip Flop | Recovery Sandal | Black $59.95

OOFOS OOlala women’s recovery sandal offers shock absorption, stress-reducing foam supported footrest; Allowing your tired, over-worked muscles and joints proper relief and comfort.

OOFOS "feel the OO," is a...

PROBAR® | Product Spotlight 

PROBAR® 15-Pack $36.99

PROBAR®, a Utah based company, culinating plant-based food bars for your on-the-go lifestyle. PROBAR® sent each member of my 2015 Hell Hike And Raft team an assortment of products to test during our 5-day backcountry travels through Idaho. I hadn’t tried the PROBAR...

VIM & VIGR | Women’s Knee High | Wool | Compression Sock | Product Spotlight 

Women’s Knee High | Wool | Compression Sock | $34.95

VIM & VIGR Compression Legwear, specifically crafted to offer superior muscle support using therapeutic pressure. Here to offer an entirely new take on everyday socks. These socks are fun, f...

VIM & VIGR | Women’s Knee High | Nylon | Compression Sock | Product Spotlight 

Women’s Knee High | Nylon | Compression Sock | $32.95

VIM & VIGR Compression Legwear, specifically crafted to offer superior muscle support using therapeutic pressure. Here to offer an entirely new take on everyday socks. These socks are fun, functional and full ...

Teton Sports LEEF +20°F | Sleeping Bag | Product Spotlight 

LEEF +20°F | UltraLight Sleeping Bag W/ Body Mapping | $89.99

Upon the first field-review experience with the Teton Sports LEEF +20°F UltraLight Sleeping Bag with Body Mapping it was tested as an only layer of exterior sleep system warmth while tent camping during ...

Sturdy Girl Sports Las Vegas Tank Bra - Product Spotlight 

Women’s Bra/Tank - Orchid/Snake $79.00

Sturdy Girl Sports patented sports bra, designed for extreme comfort for active women with a bust of 34C-38DD, reborn into a tank. All the support, comfort, fashion and function of Runner’s World Sports Bra top pick four-years ...

Sturdy Girl Sports - Las Vegas Sports Bra – Product Spotlight

Women’s Sports Bra - Topaz/Leopard $64.00

Sturdy Girl Sports patented sports bra, designed for extreme comfort for active women with a bust of 34C-38DD. Sturdy Girl Sports are a Runner’s World Sports Bra top pick four-years in a row.

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Thorlo TRMX Trail Running Sock - Product Spotlight – Mountain Matron

Unisex Trail Running Sock

Thorlo, an American business with its stomping grounds in North Carolina, develop and distribute all their products directly from their location in Statesville. Thorlo takes deep pride in the products they sell and each item is thoroughly inspected before it’s deli...

Thorlo TRHXW Trail Hiking Sock - Product Spotlight - Mountain Matron

 Women’s Hiking Sock

 Thorlo, an American business with its stomping grounds in North Carolina, develop and distribute all their products directly from their location in Statesville. Thorlo takes deep pride in the products they sell and each item is thoroughly interrogate...

HikeGoo by Foot Kinetics – Product Spotlight – Mountain Matron

Protective Foot Cream

HikeGoo by Foot Kinetics of California was a sponsored product for my solo summer trip to Idaho in 2015. The entire Hell Hike And Raft 2015 team was provided the opportunity by Epic Social Adventures to test HikeGoo during our backcountry expedition.

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Action Wipes Sponsored Spotlight – Mountain Matron

Action Wipes, sponsored my solo trip to Idaho this past summer with a team of adventurers from Epic Social Adventures. I had heard of Action Wipes prior but hadn’t had the opportunity to experience them for myself.

Action Wipes are natural body wipes intended to provide all the amenities of a ten-m...