Daily Dose: Holistic Fitness Gear

Metaphysics rarely intertwines with physical fitness. But it sure does here. Companies dabbling in the alchemy include Primaloft, Hologenix LLC, Cocoon and Wickers Sportswear Inc.,…

Skiin’ New Skool

Alas, I’ll say one thing, skiing just ain’t what it used to be. . . Also, I’ve just been informed by a new skooler that:…

Daily Dose: Inov-8 Mudclaw

This shoe is an odd animal. Made for orienteering and off-piste mountain running, the Inov-8 Mudclaw comes with one of the industry’s most aggressive outsoles:…

ISPO BrandNew Award

I journeyed to the ISPO trade fair in Munich, Germany, last summer, and the BrandNew Awards were among the most intriguing items on the show…

Daily Dose: REI Adventure Luggage

The WheelyBeast 2.0 is a 7,200-cubic-inches large colossus that takes in ski boots, skates, tents, pads, climbing ropes, collapsed kayak paddles, and weeks’ worth of…

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…

What is a frontpack?

In a story last month for New York Times, I wrote about the trend of “frontpacks,” which are packs with mesh pouches, zipper pockets, and…

Puffy Down Jackets

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

Top 10 Gear Awards

The Gear Junkie has announced The Gear Junkie’s Top 10 Gear Awards for 2006. After competing in a dozen ultra-endurance adventures around the country over…

Back from the Mexico Adventure. . .

Just returned from an epic adventure trip through the Yucatan, including cave diving, kayaking, mangrove-swamp exploration, fly fishing, ruins snooping, boogie boarding, and much hammock…

Dryland Dog Sports

In my story today for New York Times, I cover the oddball uprising of so-called dryland dog sports. In lieu of sleighs on snow, participants…

Gel-Bot

The Gel-Bot is one of my favorite new products. It’s essentially a water bottle with an integrated gel-dispensing flask. A multi-position valve lets you suck…

Frontpacks

In today’s New York Times (Nov. 23, 2006), Stephen Regenold—aka The Gear Junkie—wrote about so-called ‘frontpacks,’ which are packs with mesh pouches, zipper pockets, and…

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