Claycomb: Choosing Gear As Gifts

So you’re getting sweet on an outdoorsman and don’t know what to buy him/her for Christmas? Don’t panic, Santas little helper is here to help you out. Outdoorsmen love their gear BUT they are they are very specific as to what they want so you’ve got to buy the exact item or you might as well throw rocks at them.

I test out tons of gear every year so I’ll list out some of the items that have tested out well for me. I’ll list some small items that will mean something, on up to items that will sweep them off their feet.

Continue reading to learn more about gear to give as gifts, written by Tom Claycomb.

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Middle-aged man with glasses wearing a white cowboy hat and a pink checkered shirt.
Middle-aged man with glasses wearing a white cowboy hat and a pink checkered shirt.

Claycomb: Choosing Gear As Gifts

So you’re getting sweet on an outdoorsman and don’t know what to buy him/her for Christmas? Don’t panic, Santas little helper is here to help you out. Outdoorsmen love their gear BUT they are they are very specific as to what they want so you’ve got to buy the exact item or you might as well throw rocks at them.

I test out tons of gear every year so I’ll list out some of the items that have tested out well for me. I’ll list some small items that will mean something, on up to items that will sweep them off their feet.

Continue reading to learn more about gear to give as gifts, written by Tom Claycomb.

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Tom Claycomb is an outdoor writer for Idaho State Journal.
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Idaho Press: Claycomb: Choosing Gear As Gifts

Middle-aged man with glasses wearing a white cowboy hat and a pink checkered shirt.
Middle-aged man with glasses wearing a white cowboy hat and a pink checkered shirt.

Claycomb: Choosing Gear As Gifts

So you’re getting sweet on an outdoorsman and don’t know what to buy him/her for Christmas? Don’t panic, Santas little helper is here to help you out. Outdoorsmen love their gear BUT they are they are very specific as to what they want so you’ve got to buy the exact item or you might as well throw rocks at them.

I test out tons of gear every year so I’ll list out some of the items that have tested out well for me. I’ll list some small items that will mean something, on up to items that will sweep them off their feet.

Continue reading to learn more about gear to give as gifts, written by Tom Claycomb.

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Outdoor Writer
Tom Claycomb
Tom Claycomb is an outdoor writer for Idaho State Journal.
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