The Nomadik Reviews

A very common thing I hear about subscription boxes is, “I would rather just buy the item if I want it.” I feel like this effort from Nomadik is one of those boxes. I wasn’t a fan of the bracelet or flavored powder. The fire starter was a good item, but how often am I going to use it. I’m into the bug balm, but haven’t officially tried it. The obvious star of this month’s box was the knife. Sometimes I feel like knifes are made to look “bad ass” rather than consider how they will actually be used. With that in mind, this seems like a robust, but thoughtful knife. The trick will be finding the best place for it. Overall, it was a good box. It started really promising with the knife, but the other items didn’t comes together to make it a great box. Does that make sense? What do you think?

Good on Nomadik for making a box promoting Leave No Trace. I love camping and being outdoors. So messages like this are important to me and my friends. I think we can all agree we need to leave a smaller footprint on the Earth and these items will help. While I’m a big fan of natural lip balm, I’m picking the journal as my favorite item. I think everyone should journal. It’s sort of like meditating in the way it helps you clear your mind. The duffel bag was nice, but I will need to find a good use for it since I have so many bags. The straws were OK. Again, the idea is sound, but I just don’t see myself ever using them. I simply won’t use any straw – plastic or metal – but that’s more of a personal preference. All in all, an OK box from Nomadik, but none of these items wowed me. See below for the value breakdown. Do you subscribe to Nomadik? What did you think of this month’s box and Leave No Trace?

This was a good box from Nomadik for people who don’t have large heads. I’m still going to pick the hat as the best item, even if I can’t wear it. I know it will make all you normal-sized-head people happy, but my boonie hat search continues. While I like it, obviously, if I had bought this subscription and couldn’t wear the items they were sending me, I’d be bummed out. Some other subs do ask you for your sizes when you sign up. So, maybe that is something Nomadik could consider in the future. Or maybe there could be a return/exchange situation for people who literally can’t wear certain things? The oatmeal was good and the salve will come in handy more so this summer. The knife was cool and useful, but I don’t think I’ll be taking it scouting due to it’s sharp edges.