Outside 'Gear of Year'

May 11, 2010, 8:45 am

And the winners are. . . Outside magazine this week announced its twice annual “Gear of the Year” award recipients. The latest edition of the magazine, the Outside Spring/Summer Buyer’s Guide, includes 14 top picks in categories ranging from mountain biking to backpacking. Says a press release on the magazine’s testing process: “All told, our testers and editors spent several months in the field testing this year’s top sleeping bags, tents, shells, trail shoes, and packs in more than a dozen states.”

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Winners: TNF Single Track, Black Diamond Infinity, Santa Cruz Blur LT Carbon SPX

Summer 2010 “Gear of the Year” Awards

Road Bike: Gary Fisher Cronus
Mountain Bike: Santa Cruz Blur LT Carbon SPX
Camera: Pentax W90
Sunglasses: Costa del Mar Fisch
Luggage: Osprey Sojourn 25”/60 L
Adventure Tech: HTC Nexus One phone
Road Running shoe: Scott Makani II
Trail Running shoe: The North Face Single Track
Sleeping Bags: Montbell Ultralight Super Stretch Spiral Down Hugger #1
Shells: Marmot Super Mica
Hiking shoes: Patagonia Drifter
Tents: REI Half Dome 2
Packs: Black Diamond Infinity 50
Boats: Emotion Comet

Congrats to all the winners! The full rundown on the award winners — as well as reviews of hundreds more pieces of gear from the Outside Spring/Summer Buyer’s Guide — will be online at Outsidemag.com on June 1rst.

—Stephen Regenold

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Posted by Nicky - 05/16/2010 06:18 AM

Great. I vote with my both hands about the list. However, I can’t agree about the sunglasses but it’s a matter of personal choice :)

Posted by chris - 05/17/2010 05:22 PM

I agree with Nicky. Not my choice for sunglasses, too pricey.

Posted by Lainey - 06/02/2010 10:23 AM

Ouch. Those sunglasses are expensive. I would spend that kind of money only if I knew the sunglasses would protect my eyes and prevent migraines. Then they’d be worth it.