Each year about this time, for the past 26 years, I have compiled a list of gift ideas for outdoor folks. As a full time outdoors writer and radio show host, I have the opportunity to review and put to use a great number of useful products. Some I consider a “must have” for any sportsman, others seem to wind up out in my storage building, never to be used again. Here are a few outdoor items, some costing a few dollars and others costing a few hundred that I use on a regular basis and highly recommend. Keep in mind that some of these products must be ordered via the company’s web site. I’ll include the web address of each so that you can check them out online. Happy shopping!
SMOKIN TEX ELECTRIC SMOKERS www.smokintex.com – For many years, I’ve depended upon my Smokin Tex Electric Smoker to smoke sausage, slow cook BBQ and perform a host of outdoor cooking duties. I’ve owned my 1400 model for 8 years now and it works as well today as when I first began using it. These units are the best I’ve found and well worth the money. If you are an outdoors person or enjoy good BBQ and smoked meats, you need one!
GAME ALERT If you hunt hogs at night, you need one of these! Hogman Outdoorswww.hogmanoutdoors.com makes the Game Alert which mounts to the bottom of your feeder and lets you know when hogs come in after dark. The unit is a very refined motion detector and when hogs show up, a little red light, pointed in the direction of the hunter comes on.