Photos and descriptions of what I packed on the St. Louis and Blue Ridge mountains trip. Worn items: boots, jacket, chaps, helmet, hair glove, wallet, cash, ring, necklace, flashlight, Leatherman. There's also an extra pair of ROK straps here. The SPOT unit is attached to the jacket. Tank bag: medication, lip balm, kindle, extra hair … Continue reading What I packed. →

I've had the 20s for just over a year and like it even less. The volume change issue remains but now has come poor battery life when powered off. I can charge it one day, use it for around an hour, and the next day it is giving low battery notifications within 10 minutes of … Continue reading Sena 20s follow-up →

After my minor wreck on The Snake on Labor Day I needed a new jacket and fast. My local dealer had some but this was the best option that for me. If you have read my review of the Fieldsheer I had before this jacket is mostly the same. The zipper pulls appear more robust … Continue reading Cortech GX-AIR →

Like the SMH10 but with one serious flaw for me: easy inadvertent volume changes. 2019 update: by 1 year it would discharge while off and unused for 3-7 days (this was never consistent - sometimes it would still have a full charge at 6 but not always.) Battery life was down to 3.5 hours by … Continue reading Sena 20S: I wanted to like it. →

I picked this jacket up at a BMW dealer in the state back in March as my then current pair, one textile and one mesh, were worn out. It's a mesh jacket (the black areas are the mesh) which comes with two liners, one waterproof and one insulated, and can be nested. Both liners zip … Continue reading Fieldsheer Nanomax →