Cascades Farm: Vanilla Chip Chewy Granola Bar

The cascades farms organic granola bar was the first granola bar I tested in the spring of 2015. I’m typically not a huge fan of organic because of their slightly elevated prices. But when I had the opportunity to try these granola bars I gave it a shot.

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SallyeAnder Soaps – “No-Bite-Me” review

Recently, my wife purchased the SallyeAnder Soap “No Bite Me” for hiking and camping in the backcountry. I am always very cautious when using a soap that will be in contact with water in the backcountry. After a little research, I found that this bar of soap is made from natural ingredients and claims to be river and stream safe.

The reason for switching to this soap is for the wonderful scent. But in addition to the scent, it helps keep you bug free.  On the packaging it claims that it provides up to 4 hours of bug protection.  The last time I used the soap it varied between 2-6 hours of protection, but the environment conditions could have played a large part in keeping the bugs away.

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