© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-puckmugger Recent reviews written by member puckmugger en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_421506813572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - They’ve come a long way Itech used to be a brand that I went a long way to avoid. Like Pro Guard or A&R the name Itech seemed synonymous with mediocrity. Since then, they’ve improved quite a bit in quality. Yeah, some of their stuff is still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421506813572 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:05:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421506813572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421023551108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Maybe it&#146s just me . . . I&#146ve never been much for slippers. Slippers, pajamas and bathrobes, I&#146ve always been of the impression that such things should be reserved for women and Hugh Heffner. Real men don&#146t need dainty footwear... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421023551108 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 01:30:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421023551108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414958259844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - ONE90 I don&#146t know what the name is about on Nike/Bauer&#146s new top of the line stuff. If you ask me Nike/Bauer has launched a campaign of confusion when it comes to naming their gear in the last few years. I mean pick a roman numeral from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414958259844 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:55:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414958259844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413588622980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Finally! I&#146m finally getting around to reviewing the item for which I&#146ve had the most requests. Apparently I created quite a buzz with my review of Hefter&#146s prototype helmet a few hundred years ago. OK, it was a little less than 3... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413588622980 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 23:45:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413588622980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408537173636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - What the heck is a shell? It&#146s just the outside part of a pair of pants. Now, I know that might seem confusing since the inside part of a pair of pants is usually people legs, crotch, buttocks and the sort. But we&#146re talking about hockey... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408537173636 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:41:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408537173636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408255893124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Padded Shirt It sounds like some Halloween costume—a shirt with sewn in pecs and six-pack abs, right? I saw a few kids this year with Superman and Spiderman outfits sporting this look. I told one young Superman, about 7 years old, “Nice abs!” as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408255893124 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:06:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408255893124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408208248452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - King of the Mountain Easton still rules the composite stick market. I’d argue that the Warrior stuff is almost as good, but that might make things confusing if I started that here, so I’ll leave that debate for another time. The bottom line is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408208248452 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:20:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408208248452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407783050884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Completely random intro Nurture versus Nature, Vector versus Vapor, it sounds like a catchy beginning to a song and at first I thought it might be an interesting review. But that would mean that I&#146d have to review some Vapor shin guards,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407783050884 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:38:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407783050884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407703293572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Gloves It’s been a while since I reviewed the Vapor XX and Vector Pro gloves. However, I was pleasantly pleased with both. I found them to be the most comfortable gloves in the low $100 price range. Of course that isn’t a price range that every... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407703293572 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:04:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407703293572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407563898500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Here we go again Bauer’s foray into lightweight skates started horrendously and has slowly improved. Easton’s ideas of a lightweight skate involve sudden and catastrophic breakages. CCM fared a little better with the original Vector which seemed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407563898500 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:42:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407563898500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407365979780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Growing up hockey Hockey players are constantly coming to me wanting to put their kid who just started walking on skates. There is a certain size where kids are too small to get started. It&#146s pretty evident by the lack of skates smaller than... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407365979780 Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:24:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407365979780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407253454468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Why we picked it The reasons for choosing the Canyon Country Inn are important because they were ultimately the reasons that I was most disappointed in the stay there. My wife and I have pretty much given up on the inexpensive motel chains. Once... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407253454468 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:32:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407253454468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407228026500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Don&#146t they make mouthgaurds? Shock Doctor breeched the sporting goods market with mouthguards. Not just any mouthguards, mind you, but really good mouthgaurds. They pretty much have a stranglehold on premium mouthguards. However, the company... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407228026500 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 01:32:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407228026500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407106850436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - A brief history The last generation of Bauer Supremes was one of the best skate models that the company ever produced&#151heck it might have been the best. The 8090, 5090 and 2090 were quality skates that took a pretty darn good Bauer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407106850436 Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:27:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407106850436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406868299396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Best Skates for 2006/2007 Yep, that’s right. I’m going out on a limb. I’m going to encourage death threats from imbeciles (if you’re looking in the dictionary to see what an imbecile is, try the mirror instead). But I need to say it. Graf simply... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406868299396 Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:25:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406868299396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406797061764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Pen Drive, USB mini-storage device, pocket data thingy? Whatever you call these little devices, there’s no arguing that they come in handy. I introduced my father (a well documented tech geek) to these about five years ago. His first response was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406797061764 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:23:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406797061764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400505015940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - The purchase It was a cold day in December when I got my Conair Trimmer. Actually it wasn&#146t so much a purchase I made, no I was the recipient of one of these as a gift. Apparently this was a little Christmas commentary on the scruffy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400505015940 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:32:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400505015940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399826390660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Crocs flip-flops? I know, for someone who wasn&#146t enthralled about the original Crocs design until I finally tried them on it might seem odd for me to be reviewing another Croc product. But despite the appearance of a pair of canoes on my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399826390660 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:18:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399826390660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345799364228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Why I picked the 3240C Let’s face it. The Fax machine is 1980’s technology. With the advent of email, the PDF and scanners selling a dime a dozen, there really isn’t a good reason for anyone on the planet to own a fax. Yet, they are still a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345799364228 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 15:38:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345799364228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337085042308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Those Belgians The Belgians seem to know a thing or two about making beer. Perhaps that explains the popularity of one of Colorado’s micro-breweries, New Belgium. You might know them as the maker of Fat Tire. Really beyond the fact that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337085042308 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337085042308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_322029194884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Innovation Innovation seems to be a theme among goal skates this season. Bauer made the Vapor XXX lighter and added an angle to the blade. CCM added their lace locks form the Vector line to their goalers and added an industry first replaceable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~322029194884 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:06:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_322029194884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_319299423876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Glitter? Yep, Bauer did it on a goalie skate too. They put glitter in the cowling. It&#146s one thing to go and glitter up a pair of player skates, but goalies don&#146t have a big need to further their look with glitzy shoes. I mean, once they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~319299423876 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:40:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_319299423876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_309833404036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - The presentation We have about five cheese slicers at the house. That might seem a little excessive, but you have to understand—my wife and I like cheese. We never buy the deli cheese either. There’s just something better about getting a big... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~309833404036 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:31:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_309833404036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_309779140228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - My Second Car My first car was a 1978 Plymouth Horizon. It was a little ugly, but honestly it was a pretty good little car until I parked it upside down one day. In retrospect that was a big mistake. After weeks of scouting the used car lots... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~309779140228 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:50:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_309779140228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308065767044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author puckmugger - Shields in general The debate between using a shield and a cage is all about vision. Certainly with a half shield like the aviator, the question of protection comes up as well. However, I will get to that later. For the most part the issue... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308065767044 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:39:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308065767044?linkin_id=8003929