Apparel

Review: Sugoi Majik shell jacket

This svelte new winter running shell jacket from Sugoi, the $170 Majik, looks nice and fits fine. Too bad it failed the breathability test by…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 29, 2008

Gear Review: Wilderness Wear Merino Wool Base Layer

I’ve never given an I.Q. test to a ram, or an ewe for that matter, but those who have agree that sheep are a notch…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 12, 2008

Review — Merrell Men’s Rove Tech Jacket

Remember those suave Members Only jackets from the ’80s? Well, Merrell might hate me for saying it but the Rove Tech Jacket, something I’ve been…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 26, 2008

Review: Mountain Hardwear Quark Jacket

The Quark Jacket from Mountain Hardwear is described as “mosquito netting with a waterproof and breathable laminate.” It is indeed light weight, though it does…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 10, 2008

Arc’teryx going Aerobic in ’09

Arc’teryx will release multiple collections of aerobic-oriented apparel and outerwear with its spring 2009 line. This is a sneak peek, from tights and running tops…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 18, 2008

Workout Wear

Preparing for outdoor adventure, be it backpacking, biking or mountain climbing, can require ample time training indoors. Here are a few pieces of apparel –…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 01, 2008

Patagonia Synchilla Marsupial: An “Icon”?

Among the most jaunty and bourgeoisie of gear reviews I wrote this year was a short piece for Travel + Leisure magazine on Patagonia’s Synchilla…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 29, 2007

Outdoors Clothing Coming of Age, part II

Yesterday I mused on function versus form in the apparel industry, where beauty in design often comes at the cost of versatility, performance or comfort.…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 20, 2007

Outdoors Clothing Coming of Age, part I

I have a weird theory that the outdoors industry is ahead of the game in the world of clothing and apparel. My logic is that…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 19, 2007

Arc’teryx Alpha LT Jacket

Arc’teryx designs and manufactures outerwear that’s pricey, high-performing, and highly modern. According to company press materials, its design team doesn’t focus on incremental advancements, but…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 06, 2007

Gear Junkie Fashion Week, part II

In this second, brief — and final! — installment of my “High style in the great outdoors” coverage, I look at a so-called “windshirt” jacket…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 03, 2007

Gear Junkie Fashion Week, part I

High style in the great outdoors used to entail a flannel shirt and some stout leather boots. Now you’re as likely to see The North…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 01, 2007

Sneak Peek — Sugoi Helium Jacket

Helium is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, inert element, and it exists only as a noble gas except in extreme conditions. What that has to do…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 06, 2007

eVent fabrics overview

Gore-Tex may have the name. But the new kid in town is eVent, a waterproof/breathable laminate manufactured and marketed by the BHA Group Inc., a…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 09, 2007

Gear Review — eVent fabrics

Gore-Tex may have the name. But the new kid in town is eVent fabrics. While, sort of new. Though the brand debuted more than five…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 21, 2007

Backcountry Cairn Fleece

Backcountry.com, an online retailer of outdoors equipment, launched an in-house line of technical outerwear earlier this year, including the Cairn Fleece Jacket, a $110 model…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 11, 2007

Backcountry.com Cairn Fleece Jacket

Fleece jackets hover in a mushy middle ground between waterproof-and-breathable shells and sturdy workaday wool sweaters. They’re warm enough for nice sunny winter days, but…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 16, 2007

Schoeller’s “c_change”

Schoeller Textil AG is up to some whacky fabric engineering, again. . . For what it’s worth, Schoeller Textil AG, a Swiss textile company, is…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 12, 2006

Puffy Down Jackets

Before hip-hop stars started wearing them climbers, skiers and other hard cores depended on these quilted coats in the outdoors.

Written by Stephen Regenold December 08, 2006

Best Merino Wool Base Layers

Just a couple years back, it was hard to find quality winter-weather base layers made of anything but polypropylene. But the tide has turned, and…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 31, 2006

Outdoor Research Zealot jacket

For warm summer rains, the Zealot will feel clammy. And for the coldest winter days, the thin shell may feel a bit paltry, no matter…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 24, 2005

Ex Officio Buzz Off clothing

I have a friend who has suffered the ill effects of Lyme disease. It’s a long, horrible and draining sickness that I would not wish…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 23, 2005

Schoeller NanoSphere magic fabric

The stretchy, nylon-based fabric used in the making of the Cloudveil Switchback jacket is designed to mimic the smooth shell of a beetle. It also…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 06, 2005

Eco friendly fabrics – Hemp, Organic Cotton, Wool, Bamboo

Until the early ’90s, Styrofoam cups and food containers were the norm in the restaurant business. Now, recycled paper products dominate, being pushed into popular…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 06, 2005

Performance apparel — CW-X, Under Armour

Clothing of the future will do much more for athletes than simply protect from the elements and regulate body temperature. Precise fit, ergonomic alignment, muscle…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 06, 2005

Adventure Clothing – Rail Riders, Mountain Hardwear, Arborwear, Mountain Khakis

Most of my outdoors cohorts wear athletics tights for sports like mountain biking, backpacking, and adventure racing. Though you’ll catch me in tights on occasion,…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 06, 2005

Ibex wool clothing – Best Wool Base Layers

In a world of Lycra, nylon, Spandex and polypropylene, a fabric as age-old as wool can seem obsolete. But sheep fuzz is making a comeback…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 12, 2005

Best Wool Base Layers – Icebreaker, Ibex, DuoFold & Louis Garneau

I give myself the right to be particularly picky about products as close and intimate as base layer clothing. Long johns, skivvies, union suits, long…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 11, 2005

Performance Wool, Synthetic T-shirts – Duofold, Ex Officio, Prana

The old standby cotton T-shirt doesn’t have much of a place in the outdoors. Even beyond the “cotton kills” adage, the average cotton shirt is…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 15, 2004

RailRiders Eco-Mesh Shirt

Morocco’s annual Marathon des Sables is a six-day, 150-mile solo race through the Sahara Desert. It’s among the world’s most extreme endurance events. Temperatures have…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 17, 2004

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