The Outdoor Life

Renting vs. Buying Equipment

by Chris Sgaraglino | June 10, 2022 | Backpacking, Camping, Camping by Bike, Cycling, Hiking, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding

When renting, there are no long conversations with your spouse about how much all that dust-collecting gear cost and where you’ll be storing it!

How to get your GPS information on your videos?

by Chris Sgaraglino | May 2, 2022 | Backpacking, Cycling, Hiking, How To, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, Photography

This is a short crude demo on how I apply a chroma keying to a DashWare video to get a Gauges Only clip I can import into my master project and edit in Adobe Premiere.

5 Water Activities To Do with The Family

by McKenzie Jones | April 16, 2022 | Backpacking, Camping, Camping by Bike, Cycling, Hiking, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding

If you want to get your family outside more, you should consider doing fun outdoor activities with water.

Spaghetti O’s MTB Commercial

by Chris Sgaraglino | March 16, 2022 | Cycling

As some of you know I like to dabble in the video world – here is a TV Commercial I shot for Spaghetti O’s a while back that I totally forgot about. I used Mountain Bikers for the actors!

Cooking at the Barn: Episode 2

by Chris Sgaraglino | February 13, 2022 | Backpacking, Camping, Camping by Bike, Cooking, Cycling, Kayaking, Recipes, Reviews

I’ll show you how to elevate pre-prepped meals, and bring/store fresh meats and veggies. Some people choose to take a portable BBQ with them and BBQ all their meals, but sometimes that’s just not possible.

Video: Adjusting the Rear Derailleur

by Chris Sgaraglino | February 9, 2022 | Cycling, How To

There are many times when your drivetrain will start making weird noises or just not shift as smooth as you would like, but adjusting the rear derailleur has always been a bit intimidating.