Raise your hand if you’ve ever lost a toe to frost bite! YIKES, let’s hope y’all didn’t raise your hands and that all of your digits are still intact.

As hunters, anglers, outdoorsmen and women, we all know when we leave the comfort of our heated homes in the winter that we need to be dressed for the elements and one of the most important pieces of gear you can have is a good set of gloves. Your hands are your lifeline, they do everything for you and because of that they are often the most exposed part of your body in the cold. On this installment of Buy or Bust we’re talking gloves, and not just any gloves, the Cabela’s Men’s Extreme Shooting Gloves with GORE-TEX.

You don’t have to be an outdoorsman or woman hiking or searching for game in the dark to understand and appreciate the value of a good flashlight. The uses and practical applications for a flashlight are virtually endless. My wife keeps a few strategically placed throughout the house for power outages, my dentist has a flashlight attached to her glasses, your mechanic probably has a magnetic flashlight to light things up under the hood – the point is that anywhere that light is absent the need for a flashlight becomes obvious. I don’t know how much money I have spent over the years buying flashlights, that’s probably a number I’d like to keep in the dark!

Raise your glass y’all, I have a toast. Here’s to finding a kick butt tumbler that keeps your coffee hot and your iced drinks cold for hours on end. Here’s to a tumbler that actually fits in your cupholder and is easy to carry with one hand without slipping. Here’s to a tumbler with a lid that doesn’t leak or dribble on you while you’re trying to get a sip. And finally, here’s a to tumbler that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg like some of the trendy brands out there today. Y’all, I’d like to introduce you to my liquid carrying crush, the Cabela's Polar Cap® Tumblers. For real, I’m smitten with this tumbler and it’s the focus of this installment of Buy or Bust.

A solid pair of binoculars lands in the top 5 essentials for hunters. A successful hunt breaks down to your ability to scout, positively identify, and stalk into position to harvest your intended game.

In general, 90% of my hunts are spent glassing, I let my eyes do the work and walking for me. In previous years, I have had the opportunity to explore several incredible optic brands. However, for this fall, I chose to rigorously test an optics staple that I previously had no experience with, Bushnell.

For 2018, Bushnell launched a strategic plan to reinvigorate the optics world and they crushed it. Roughly four weeks ago I received a set of Bushnell’s all new Forge Binoculars in 10x42 and my findings thus far have left me speechless. Truth is, I was expecting quality and precision, but not to this degree. From the packaging, to their construction and appearance, feel and integrated features, the Forge Binocular is a high-end optic with an affordable price tag.