Welcome to the official launch of the Wingman115.net Blog & News Letter! It’s been a long road traveled to get here but we now have a cyber home. The Wingman115 YouTube channel started almost 18 years ago. Yes time flies by so fast. When the channel first launched I never dreamed it would grow into what it is today with currently over 900 videos posted! The idea of the channel started as a way to connect with fellow outdoors enthusiast interested in creating a community and learning from each other.
Very first YouTube video upload circa 2009.
How The Channel Got Started. Gear reviewing kind of happened by accident. In the early 2000’s I was an adult leader in a scout troop in San Diego. At the time a lot of parents were having trouble picking out gear for the young men to take on camping and hiking adventures. To help with that I used to do gear demos at the troop meetings. But folks were looking for a reference guide that they could refer to when at home. With that I decided I would post videos on this new video platform called YouTube and would email the parents the links to the video’s so they could see the gear being used in a effort help them make a better purchasing decision. Since then we have done hundreds of reviews on gear to help the viewer make the best informed choice on how to spend their money.
Very first gear review on a Kelty backpack for the Boy Scout troop I was a leader in.after many years of doing reviews .
A Knife Is Born. After many years of doing gear reviews I decided to try my hand at designing a hunting a fishing knife. I thought about knives I had seen the old timers use as a young man growing up in Northern Maine. The knives men like by father and grandfather used while hunting, fishing and trapping. The whole design process took on numerous design changes and 3 years of development before the Mt Laguna became a reality manufactured by Work Tuff Gear.
Work Tuff Gear Mt Laguna knife.
Current Events. You never know where this road of life is going to take us. I recently retired from one job and started a new one. Relocated to Texas and new beginnings. I’m optimistic about the channel and where were headed. I’m still committed to producing the best video and online content in the outdoors community. I know with your help we can make that possible. I hope you will join me on this adventure.
Current date hunting trip.
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Next life adventure. Recent move to Texas.
Thank you so much for viewing my site and reading this post. I will see you on the next update. Now get out and use your gear!