October 9, 2020
As time marches on into fall and certainly winter, many customers will be coming to Bill Jackson’s Shop for Adventure for cold weather clothing. Floridians who will be travelling north and west for their adventures will find the cold to be a challenge, even though it is predicted winter will be mild like last year. […]
April 8, 2020
During this pandemic, many are staying home, and have chosen to pass the time by working in their yards. Since so many parks are closed, I recommend turning your yard into a park. The National Wildlife Federation has a program to certify your yard as a backyard habitat. This gives you a convenient place to […]
February 3, 2020
40% of Americans 16 or older participated in wildlife-related activities in 2016. If you’re part of this demographic, then you most likely have a pair of binoculars or are looking to purchase one soon. But without knowing how to use them properly, you may just miss out on seeing that rare specimen you’ve been looking for. […]
January 24, 2020
Considering how expansive America is, and how much nature there is to see, it’s really no surprise that people love getting out there and exploring what Mother Nature has to offer. In 2017, there were around 44.9 million hikers in America. Some trails are more popular than other. With so many people on those trails, there is […]
November 26, 2018
More than $887 billion were spent on outdoors-related recreation, according to a 2017 report from the Outdoor Industry Association. That’s right: billion, with a B. A sizable chunk of that spending was on adventure clothing and apparel. Why? Because if you love the outdoors, you appreciate quality adventure clothing that both performs and keeps you […]
November 29, 2016
Living here in the Sunshine State we enjoy the outdoors year round. But despite the pleasant air temperature during our “winter” in Florida, the water in our rivers, lakes and the Gulf of Mexico does chill quite a bit. You can suffer from hypothermia if you don’t outfit yourself properly. Continue reading to learn how […]
March 31, 2016
Love the outdoors? Who doesn’t, right? But most of us could do without all the creepy crawlies, biting bugs and menacing mosquitoes. Aside from being just plain annoying, mosquitoes and ticks can present a danger to your health, as they are frequent carriers of diseases such as West Nile virus, Lyme disease and, more recently […]
August 25, 2015
Record numbers of Americans are getting into the outdoors. About 142.6 million participated in at least one outdoor activity in 2013, according to the Outdoor Foundation’s 2014 Outdoor Recreation Participation report. And those Americans spent a considerable amount of money on their pursuits. In the state of Florida alone, outdoor recreation generates $38.3 billion in […]