Category: Food & Nutrition

Reviews of backcountry focused meals, beverages and other other related items.

Alpine & Mountaineering, Food & Nutrition, Hiking & Trekking, Mountain Biking, Reviews

Tailwind Nutrition Endurance Fuel and Recovery Mix Review

Tailwind Nutrition Endurance Fuel and Recovery Mix Review Electrolytes. They’re what’s for during and after your mission in the mountains. Colorado-born Tailwind Nutrition makes great-tasting sports drink mixes to help keep you performing for short and long adventures. Easily adjusted to match your flavor-strength preference, they have a wide range of protein, caffeine, and sodium levels to match your adventure needs.  Overview Weight per Pack: … Continue reading Tailwind Nutrition Endurance Fuel and Recovery Mix Review

Hayden Buck
Food & Nutrition, Reviews

Review: Hydro Flask Trail Bottle

Hydro Flask Trail Bottle Review  Hot drinks are essential when in the mountains in the winter. The problem with most insulated bottles is they can be very heavy. The Hydro Flask Trail Series of bottles, also called the Lightweight line, keep you warm and hydrated and with 20% less weight than their ever-popular standard bottles.  Overview Material: 18/8 Stainless Steel Sizes Tested: 709 ml (24 … Continue reading Review: Hydro Flask Trail Bottle

Hayden Buck
Good to Go Risotto in front of a campfire
Articles, Food & Nutrition, Reviews

Review: Good To-Go

Good To-Go Backcountry Meals Good quality nutrition keeps us moving on the trail. Everyone has their opinion on Backcountry meals. Some like dehydrated meals, others freeze-dried, while still others like to cold soak and don’t even bother with warm food on the trail. Good To-Go is the result of award winning chef Jennifer Scism hitting the road and the backcountry and coming back with some … Continue reading Review: Good To-Go

Hayden Buck
Food & Nutrition, Reviews

Review: West Coast Kitchen

West Coast Kitchen Long days on the trail can work up a serious hunger. Sure, small meals throughout the day keep you moving but by the time camp is set, hunger is full bore and h-anger is knocking at the door. We often turn to our dehydrator to provide nutrition while in the backcountry but sometimes adventure invites come when we don’t have time to … Continue reading Review: West Coast Kitchen

Hayden Buck
Food & Nutrition, Other, Reviews

Review: Nomad Nutrition

Nomad Nutrition, a quality backcountry food company that utilizes a unique drying process and lots of herbs to create some fantastic meal options. When working hard in the backcountry you need to keep your body fueled. Not enough calories or the wrong type of calories and you could suffer unnecessarily. A bag of Doritos will keep you full and though relatively light, it’s not the … Continue reading Review: Nomad Nutrition

Hayden Buck
Food & Nutrition, Other, Reviews, Travel & Lifestyle

Coffee Review 2.0

Here at Black Sheep we don’t mess around when it comes to coffee!  We are firm believers that a freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning is an essential part of the day, no matter where you are. But…! To prepare said cup of coffee, the right equipment is essential. For this review we’ve tested out a wide assortment of coffee equipment to help … Continue reading Coffee Review 2.0

Nic Vissers
Features, Food & Nutrition, Reviews, Ski & Snowboard

Review: The WhiSki Pole

Skiing and Apre go hand in hand, so when I heard of the WhiSki Pole I needed to know more. They were originally launched a few years back with a sweet ski party video, the WhiSki Pole went viral. When Black Sheep reached out to Rob, the owner / operator of WhiSki Pole, he gave us the full story of this amazing sounding idea and … Continue reading Review: The WhiSki Pole

Nic Vissers
Hornby Organic Bars
Articles, Editorials, Food & Nutrition

Hornby? The best bars you’ve never heard of!

I’m branching out a little from my typical type of review as I wanted to highlight Hornby Organic’s energy bars. Not because they pay me or anything like that (I’m not compensated in any way for the website except if someone wants a guide). I just think they make fantastic bars and it seems that very few climbers and skiers have heard of them. Quite … Continue reading Hornby? The best bars you’ve never heard of!

Monte Johnston
Alpine Start Coffee
Alpine & Mountaineering, Food & Nutrition, Reviews, Travel & Lifestyle

Review: Alpine Start Instant Coffee

Move over Starbucks, there’s a new kid on the block when it comes to instant coffee: Alpine Start.  Since the Starbucks Via came on the market it’s become a staple of fast-and-light adventures everywhere.  And like cigarettes in a jail house, these little packets of caffeine are the currency of the backcountry.  However, much of the popularity of the Via stemmed from the fact that … Continue reading Review: Alpine Start Instant Coffee

Monte Johnston