I saw and tried on the Salomon water glove in the OutDoor Show in Germany. I am not convinced that it is that easy to drink from when running.

But the BioLite was interesting. Though it does get very hot and has too cool down before you can stow it away. But very nice idea.

You should go have a look at the new Petzl helmet 145gram ;-)

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That Kelty Mach 6 tent looks crazy. a palace for car camping

Any model number or details on the Pelican wallet? I’m liking it.

I’ve have used many inflatble pole tents, they are fine in fair weather. But when you spring a leak, and you will, its not as simple as just replacing a pole. It’s an expensive fix. Gimmicky

Hey GearJunkie- be sure to stop by the Edelrid NA booth and check out the new 19g carabiner, the worlds first dual diameter rope, and our sweet new harnesses. Ask for John and I’ll give you the tour!

I think I’m going to have to see it to believe it with the new Big Agnes magnet doors. Its a great idea, but does it give it a tight seal?

Can the public get into the outdoor retailer show? I live in slc…

Nope sorry Greg, public not allowed to attend; exhibitors aren’t staffed or merchandised to handle consumer questions and business, which is pretty different than talking programs with retail partners. If you’re interested about industry innovation and developments, check in at outdoorretailer.com and the news from the show will unfold there… great reviews like this one and more.

Why would you bring a kick scooter to the woods >_<?

I was at OutDoor in Friedrichshafen as well and I must say that Edelrid, not well known in the USA but amazing in Europe, is killing it with innovation in the climbing arena. They have some awesome product from harnesses and belay devices to quickdraws and ropes. Check them out at the show and check out my site with the trip report at White-Knuckled. Keep putting up great stuff Gear Junkie!

I could really use the Gerber’s Bear Grylls Rechargeable Torch, looks perfect for those solo survival missions through zombie infested post apocalyptic landscapes, as we all know zombies fear light!

Hey Gear Junkie! I would want that Gerber Crank light. I am always afraid of getting stuck in the dark hiking without fresh batteries. This would be the perfect solution!

Need a Gerber Crank light since I always forget to change the battery and get a cranky!!

80 lumens from a crank flashlight?! Gerber hit a home run with this one. Lightweight, no extra batteries to lose or forget. You wont be left in the dark with this little beauty.

The BioLite CampStove and Gerber’s Bear Grylls Rechargeable Torch is everything you need for camping. you have heat and power from biolite, and a light that needs no batteries! amazing that would save so much money and time you might actually enjoy your camping trip, watch out energizer bunny the bear is after you!

The Gerber LED crank flashlight would be great to go in an emergency pack, or to keep in my backpack as an emergency backup!

I want to try and buy the biolite camp stove. It is the best multi-function device I have seen for power and heat. I could see it saving me from death one of these days by being my alternative to a wood gas generator that would probably blow up. You could send me one and potentially save my life, now thats a bragging right, lol.

I would go with the Bellyak because who wouldn’t want to go down a waterfall or three on your stomach?

I would love to have a pair of the Water Eyes with prescription lenses! They would make me way more confident about not losing or breaking my glasses while whitewater kayaking! They also look like they would protect my eyes way more while being eaten by big waves. ;D

I like the Climber Pack. I love bein out in the woods, and I fish and Hunt as well as being on the a Ground Search and Rescue group here in Nova Scotia. So there is lots of opportunity to use something like this. A great addition to the gear being brought out on a hike or weekend hunting or fishing trip.

I’m getting married in a little bit, so the Big Agnes Magnet door tent would probably be a good thing to have for those days when my snoring forces my wife (to-be) to relegate me to sleeping outside. At least the zippers wouldn’t reawaken her when I got up to walk the dog…

I’m looking forward to the Gerber rechargable torch. You never know when your going to need a good flashlight, what if you reach for it only to find its out of batteries? I’m sure we’ve all been in that posiiton before, and leave it to Gerber to solving the problem. A nice flashlight that is powered by a crank is a bright idea litterally.

During long hiking trips all you need is being independent from civilization, yet having a part of it with you. That’s why I would be totally over the BioLite CampStove which would enable me to recharge electronic devices and, hence, listen to my favorite music on my mp3 player in the wilderness for a few extra days.

Out of all three of these new release articles, I love the Oregon-Made Multitool by Gerber the most. Not only will I have an incredible well made mutlitool, I can scream SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFT everytime I need it! What? You need pliers? SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFT!!!!!!
Oh, you need a screwdriver? SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIFT!!
A tiny pry bar? Why yes I do! SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFT!! (Arm stretched to the sky)

That crank arm torch are the kind of tool you want in a survival situation, you can has with you the best lamp in the world, but if no batteries just dont work, with a crank-arm power light you can be sure you will get light and exercise for warm up.

An Air Pole Tent haiku, by John Hazlett

Dwelling without poles;
rising from the ground quickly;
inflatable friend.

thank you.

The Biolite campstove. It’s power in your pocket on the go without a socket!

That Gerber rechargeable torch.

Just give it to me…Don’t wind me up.

That UFO tent is a must have! Not only would it save weight on my backcountry adventures, but let’s face it, even off-planet none of us want to tote extra weight. Pack the UFO, whip out your towel and it’s on to your next interplanetary adventure.

I want that Gerber rechargable torch. No more batteries, just wind and go. Perfect for survival, including the zombie apocalypse. I’ll take it!

The BioLite CampStove is the bees knees!!! Less fule, less smoke, quick boil time, and can charge or power USB devices! What isn’t there to like? Definitely want one! Very interested in the HomeStove too for when the Microbots take over on December 21st ;-)

I would like to have the “Bombproof Wallet”. I don’t know anybody who carries more stuff in their pockets. I could literally survive for a long time with the equipment that is in my pockets no matter where I go. But I would be just that much more capable with something as cool as the “Bombproof Wallet”.

The Crank-Arm Torch might make for a cranky-arm Bake, but the promise of 80 lumens in a field rechargeable light source pique my interest enough to look at it for my BOB.

I wonder how the BioLite compares to the PowerPot? Seems to me the PowerPot is going to be lighter and is a little more flexible in the fuel source department.

A “Bombproof Wallet”? I love Pelican cases, always have, and I’m sure this will be no different. The question is: it protects your cards, but will it protect your credit?

Crank Arm Torch, hands down. You may never know when you need a light, and running out of batteries, and being in the dark, seem to run hand in hand.
P.S. I would very much like to be fixed up.
P.P.S. Please.

that Air Chair looks too good to be true. I have a habit of falling asleep by the fire in one of our cheap, boxy-looking camp chairs, which always leaves me with a stiff neck. the Air Chair looks MUCH more comfortable… and looks like it would recline you at just the right angle for a nice siesta. :)

Wait… you mean after Z-Day hits, I can be warm AND still have access to my iPod’s plethora of music long after the power grids go down?!?!

it’s time to “sync it up &air it out” i absolutely love the idea behind the air tent & and air coat as if you go light what is truly lighter than air :) and have been longing for a pad that fits my mummy bag or getting a new mummy with the pad or and even lighter weight pack. So is it future yet?

A crank arm torch is just the thing for when it becomes brillig out and the borogoves get all mimsy and such. What with all those slithy toves gyring and gimbleing about you need a good torch to avoid them without tripping, and no worries about batteries dying either.

I’d love to have the magnet door tent. When I wake up at night and have to take a leak the sound of the tent unzipping has the same effect as running water, when you really have to go. Plus after a few PBRs getting out of the tent would seem easier if you could just crash through it.

That horrendous Salomon water pouch better come with a tp adapter. Those tears you have running down your cheeks from wasting money on that crap won’t be wiping themselves..

I love anything with a crank arm, obviously. Gerber crank arm torch must be awesome, why else would they call it a torch?

Touchscreen MTB Gloves are my pick great outdoor use.

Power from Fire – again looks like the great out-doors meets the modern tech geek…I’m IN!

The Pelican billfold would be perfect for traveling. Looks compact enough to fit in a shirt pocket for security and the fact that it’s water and crush proof makes it ideal for storing camera cards as it says. Hope to get one before heading to Israel/Jordan in January.

I’d saw my arm off with a pocket knife for the Climber Pack!

i would have to choose the Touchscreen MTB Gloves they would be perfect while im in my treestand hunting especially if i want to get a picture of a buck or what not.

I am buying a Bio-lite. I camp in state parks all the time and like to listen to some tunes around the camp fire. We ALWAYS get scolded by the rangers for playing music too loud. This year I began using the small speaker on my iPod. We never got in trouble, but the battery died after an hour. This is PERFECT for my camping and hunting trips.
I might get the Bombproof Wallet too. I am always dropping stuff out of my wallet and could use something to keep all my hunting tags in a nice waterproof place that I am not going to leave behind at camp.

I want the Kelty Air Pole Tent. It would be so much easier and faster to set up for the family on our camping outings. I love having my 2 y/o son want to help daddy, but sometimes it’s 1 step forward and 2 steps back when he does.

Love the wallet and would love to put it through the paces (I am very hard on my gear) and see if it survives! The air tent looks interesting but I would worry about it having holes at the wrong time, being blown away in a heavy wind, and such. The rope pack looks great as having rope everywhere is better than no rope!

Definitely the Biolite stove, while I carry two Brunton battery packs, this device would make for a great Base Camp Charger, or for an emergency power station during a disaster. At the top of my list for next year.

Every weekend warrior needs these! I really want the wallet, because most wallets that I’ve owned last less than a year!!!

I have a special needs son who loves to play with my flashlight. I had one that you shook and it would provide about as hour of light but that was dropped on a trail. I will be ordering one of the crank flashlights for myself and for my son!

Choices:

I’m a runner and the same time I love hiking, I think that biolite, wave glass and gerber rechargeable battery is a sweet pick.

Biolite really outs in a new way of charging phones or other USB charging base electronics. It’s really handy for hiker to charge their iPhones just in case they lost their way and in need of a GPS which is widely available these days. Not to say its only convenient, it’s name “bio” says it all. We only need wood, I mean “Wood”. Really?! By only using things that are easily available, we could make our own mini power station. If we could extend the usage of this product, we can power our electronic and at the same time fry an egg on top of it.

For the Wave Glass, it’s water proof. As a jogger and a hiker. In my country, humidity and strong wind could blind us for a few second. With this glasses, it’s able to block off wind and water. There are times when I was hiking nearby a worn out hill, which is very dusty and during the monsoon season, this glass will be able to protect me from the dusty wind so I won’t be blind go rolling down the hill like jack and Jill.

And for the gerber rechargeable battery torch, I would say its made from a brand that I trust with my life. There are million of china rechargeable torch out the and they way they function it is by shaking vertically, it’s really noisy and look pretty awkward. And most of the china brands runs on a single magnified LED. Kinda dim for a hiker like me. For this product, it’s loaded with 80 lumens and it’s like carrying a sun. The way it made to recharge is kinda sophicated, twisting it instead of shaking it. Would cause sore hands and it’s only 50$.

Choices:

I’m a runner and the same time I love hiking, I think that biolite, wave glass and gerber rechargeable battery is a sweet pick.

Biolite really outs in a new way of charging phones or other USB charging base electronics. It’s really handy for hiker to charge their iPhones just in case they lost their way and in need of a GPS which is widely available these days. Not to say its only convenient, it’s name “bio” says it all. We only need wood, I mean “Wood”. Really?! By only using things that are easily available, we could make our own mini power station. If we could extend the usage of this product, we can power our electronic and at the same time fry an egg on top of it.

For the Wave Glass, it’s water proof. As a jogger and a hiker. In my country, humidity and strong wind could blind us for a few second. With this glasses, it’s able to block off wind and water. There are times when I was hiking nearby a worn out hill, which is very dusty and during the monsoon season, this glass will be able to protect me from the dusty wind so I won’t be blind go rolling down the hill like jack and Jill.

And for the gerber rechargeable battery torch, I would say its made from a brand that I trust with my life. There are million of china rechargeable torch out the and they way they function it is by shaking vertically, it’s really noisy and look pretty awkward. And most of the china brands runs on a single magnified LED. Kinda dim for a hiker like me. For this product, it’s loaded with 80 lumens and it’s like carrying a sun. The way it made to recharge is kinda sophicated, twisting it instead of shaking it. Would cause sore hands and it’s only 50$.

The BioLite CampStove is my favorite! My hunni is really big into camping and electronics never last long, so this would come in handy! Oh and when the zombie apocalypse comes I’ll need a few! haha

Definitely would want the Water Eyes… I’m tired of jet skiing or water skiing and my friends thinking I’m having a terrible time because I’m crying. No, not crying, the wind is in my eyes and they’re watering, I swear. Maybe now I can actually open my eyes and stand up on my water skis, but I’m sure I’ll need something more than glasses to do so. While I’m jet skiing, I can quickly turn the opposite direction flinging my friends off the back of my jet ski and I don’t have to worry about their glasses flying off since these new ones will float. Oh, sorry.. did I steer wrong? My fault.

The Crank-Arm Torch really sparks my interest. As a plumbing engineer I find myself in “sticky situations” all the time. Inevitably I find my way into some of the nastiest, darkest places on earth (or below earth). 2 things I ALWAYS carry are my Gerber multi-tool and my flashlight. Typically it’s a small flashlight so that I can clip it to my belt and not pull my pants down. But with small lights come short life. And there’s nothing worse than investigating a potential sewer issue 30 ft below ground and 100ft away from the nearest point of entry and your batteries dies. I need a small, crank flashlight that severs my needs of being in the worst places on earth, AND not fail on me! This could also serve as a coyote ugly identifier in a dark club! Which could also safe my life, for a whole different reason!

The Gerber Torch looks pretty badass – compact and sturdy enough to replace a maglite mini? I love rechargable flashlights, but I cant stand the shaker style, and the others have a goofy “box” look to them. This one looks you can crank it up and slip into a holder/head mount for handsfree. Love it!

The Water Eyes would be perfect everyday glasses here in the Sunshine State! Rain, ocean, and river… just about everyday I’m wiping the water off my glasses.

I want the biolight camp stove because last time I was on a camping trip we couldn’t put the generator and fuel in the truck and carry it while hiking. Our gps and phones died so we wouldn’t be able to call for help if one of us got lost or severly hurt. And it would be much easier to cook with than an open flame but wouldn’t taste as good though.

Sleeping Bag Sync-Up— I need a sleeping bag so bad as i am doing the Duke Of Edinburgh and i am doing an expedition and i am camping out for a week in the wild and all we take is food, sleeping bag and a Gerber Bear Grylls Ultimate Fixed Blade Knife to help us survive in the Wild !

I would love the Air-Pole Mach 6 Tent – this would be great for both family holidays, where space to hold a week’s worth of holiday clothing and gear is essential, and Scout camps, where I could have a tent that the Scouts could not snap the poles whilst running around – I just hope they are puncture resistant – we do not do too much bowling green camping

The Crank-Arm Torch would be a wonderful addition to my gear. As a police officer who works nights, I could use it as a back up to my battery powered flashlight. Trust me when I say that there are three tools that a police officer MUST have, a pen, a notepad and a flashlight. Without the flashlight, the pen and paper often become useless.

The other part of my life where I could see it being extremely useful is when going on outings with the Boy Scouts. Older scouts have learned “light discipline” and usually don’t waste the batteries for every mundane chore and for plaing around and shining the light in each other’s eyes but the boys I find myself camped out with regularly seem to need a flashlight 24 hours/day when they are away from their mothers, out in the woods. Their won’t be but maybe 1 flashlight left with working batteries out of 20 that came on a trip, after the first night in the woods. It would sure be nice to have this little wonder stashed in my bag for just that moment when all the lights go out.

Your Air-Pole Tent looks Fantastic! I may have to get my hands on one of those, sell my home and enjoy nature for a while. The Air-Pole Tent really does look like a home away from home… great job!

I’d love the water eyes, they look perfect for rowing!

The BioLite is an absolute must! This is the 21st century, and life requires USB powered everything!

Hey Gear Junkies, I use a LOT of different flashlights (because you know during winter it is dark up here in Canada) with different battery types AA, AAA, CR123, D… it would be nice to have a flashlight that doesn’t need any of those. Like the Gerber-Grylls Rechargeable Torch maybe!

That air jacket looks awesome. I’m currently looking for a jacket that’s just right for a charity mountain climb I’m planning and that looks as good ad it can get!

Indestructible wallet? Great idea! Love to have this for traveling and hunting license especially in the snow and cold of late season.

I like the bomb proof wallet. I dont plan to be in an explosion this year but hey you never know.

I’ll be looking for the crank arm torch!!
How convenient to not have to pack extra batteries!!
Great Idea!!
Very Innovative!!
Looks very durable also!!
Win Win on all fronts!!

Kelty Mach 4, it is so nice,it would be good for us because my daughters hate setting up the tent.Thanks for the info!

I could really use an air-pole tent. My family and I LOVE to go camping. Sometimes we travel off the the paths so when theres other work to be done finding resources, calories count! Putting together a shelter should use up as few calories as possible. Probably light-weight as well. Who wants to go camping in the great outdoors carrying another 3-10 lbs?

Wow. That Biolite Campstove with USB vampire power is pretty cool. At 33oz, it’s something you’d have to reallllllly want in your pack though. I’m a big fan of multi-use items, so this appeals to me there.
In other news, Biolite signed a deal today to power the next generation Delorean for “Back to the Future 4” using their next gen “Mr. Fusion Campstove”. Can’t wait!

I fell in love with the bombproof wallet! It looked nice, were affordable, and waterproof and stuff like that can be good to have!

Gerber is just crankin out the lumens with their crank-arm torch. A self powered light source. Well done!

Gerber and Bear do it again with the Crank Arm Torch! With 80 lumens on a hand charged flashlight I am going to put one in each of our cars for an emergency. Nothing worse than needing a flashlight and finding the batteries are dead! This solves that nicely and it’s a perfect size.

The Crank Arm Torch is just what I need here in the New Mexico desert. With the rattlesnakes in abundance this year, you better have some light shining bright whenever you go outside at night. There’s nothing worse than really needing a flashlight and the batteries are dead! I had two huge fat Western Diamondbacks pay me a visit me just last week and I tell you I literally jumped out of my shoes! A major shot of adrenalin. So for for an abundant 80 lumens of light to help keep me safe at night this is the perfect flashlight.

Is there a drop date for the Alite Mayfly chair? It looks like it improves on the things I’ve found lacking in the Monarch and Mantis, which was standalone capabilities and wider leg base.