Food / Hydration

Yerba Mate Fuels Über-Organic Energy Chews

PROBAR ships its first gummy energy chew product this month. The all-organic, yerba mate-powered chews are different than anything we’ve previously tasted in the category.

Written by Patrick Murphy February 06, 2013

Drinkable Energy: Nutrition Startup eschews solid food for Water

From our reviewer: “Calorie for calorie, Tailwind is priced cheaper than almost all bars and gels, especially if you add in the price of electrolyte…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 02, 2012

Square Water Bottle Raises $126K on Kickstarter. We test it out

A novel idea can raise six-figure investment via crowd-source funding sites like Kickstarter. Clean Bottle recently proposed turning its popular hydration vessel square, and people…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 22, 2012

Trend: Reusable Glass Water Bottles for Outdoors

Polycarbonate water bottle were standard in the outdoors for years. Next, metal bottles came onto the scene. This year, glass is in the spotlight.

Written by Stephen Regenold August 27, 2012

‘Coke Can’ Stove gives Light Weight but Weak Heat

Yep, people do actually make camping stoves out of soda cans. There’s even a mass-produced option, which our writer tested out (to somewhat underwhelming results)…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 24, 2012

Camp Cooking Pot made out of. . . Paper!

Most cooking pots are made of metal. Energia USA makes its pots out of paper. The company’s Hexa Pot product is a disposable paper cooking…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 19, 2012

Water Bottle uses ‘Jacket Insulation’ for Cooler Drink

As a puffy and fibrous synthetic down, PrimaLoft insulation is most often used in winter jackets for warmth. But a water bottle from Hydrapak shipping…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 10, 2012

Nuun Tablets, Not Just For Sports Anymore

A new type of hydration tablet, Nuun All Day, is marketed as a product to use not during aerobic activity but “anytime on a normal…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 25, 2012

Hydration Experimentation: Inside CamelBak’s Lab

GearJunkie toured CamelBak’s lab last week for a look at prototype products and the equipment used in the testing and development of new hydration gear.…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 16, 2012

Temple to Energy Food: Tour at Clif Bar’s HQ

Bikes hang from the ceiling. Dogs roam free. In the cafeteria a scent of baked goods seeps from a kitchen behind a counter. Welcome to…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 09, 2012

Patagonia’s New Product: Shrink-Wrapped Salmon Jerky

In a vast departure from jackets and fleece, iconic outdoor sporting-goods brand Patagonia this year will begin selling salmon jerky. An environmental message is built…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 08, 2012

‘800-Year-Old Recipe’ Employed In Energy Bar

With a spicy, sweet taste and a recipe ostensibly dredged from a cookbook used in the Middle Ages, a to-be-released bar from Clif is unlike…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 18, 2012

Hydration Hack: Converter Turns Disposable Bottles into ‘Bladders’

Screw on your Coke bottle and hook up the hose. The JetFlow is a simple threaded converter that comes with three feet of hose and…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 01, 2012

Tiny UV Light ‘Wand’ Destroys Microbes in Bad Water

Suspect water? Zap viruses and protozoa like giardia and cryptosporidium to provide “germ-free” H20 with this new and miniaturized (and rechargeable!) SteriPEN device.

Written by Stephen Regenold December 23, 2011

Stocking Stuffers: Seasonal Energy Food

Forget candy canes. This holiday season stuff your loved ones’ stockings with energy food made for eating when active in the outdoors. Here are a…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 12, 2011

‘Cold-Prep’ Camp Food: Instant Meal, No Hot Water Required

Quick food on the trail often means granola, gorp, or energy bars. With its new pouch product, Mountain House offers a fast meal that can…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 07, 2011

Made-with-Bananas ‘Performance Candy’

Growing tired of the mainstream flavors of energy bars and gels? A new made-with-bananas bar hit the market this summer that tastes so good it’s…

Written by T.C. Worley July 14, 2011

Test: Grape and Coconut Sports Drinks

Thirsty? Our writer tests three new hydration drinks, including grape-flavor Nuun tablets and a crystallized coconut palm nectar with high amounts of maltodextrin added for…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 27, 2011

$38 Water Bottle: Nau/Klean Kanteen

Made of stainless steel, food-grade silicone and sustainably-harvested bamboo, the new Nau/Klean Kanteen collaboration bottle is advertised as the most environmentally safe, non-toxic water bottle…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 09, 2011

Primer: Water Purification in the Outdoors

Clean drinking water in the wilderness is never guaranteed. In this roundup review, Gear Junkie looks at a half-dozen purification products made for the outdoors.

Written by Stephen Regenold April 21, 2011

Campfire Pie Irons

Cook it up! Gear Junkie reviews pie irons, a classic campfire cooking tool. Just add buttered bread and filling, cook on coals, and open to…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 11, 2011

‘Birdseed’ Energy Bar

A compressed block of nuts and seeds — flax, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower — make Raw Crunch bars appear to be made for the birds. Gear…

Written by March 20, 2011

Bite-Size Energy ‘Solids’

Sidewalk chalk or energy food? Gear Junkie tests “the strangest energy food he has yet to try,” Hammer Nutrition’s chalky, hard Perpetuem Solids.

Written by March 10, 2011

Adventure Racing Food Plan

How do you eat for a week-long wilderness expedition race? Gear Junkie gives a peek inside his race pack for a few tricks from the…

Written by March 08, 2011

‘Glass-Like’ Bike Bottle

Specialized Bicycles’ new water bottle has an infused layer of silicon dioxide to promote “the pure taste of drinking from a glass.” Gear Junkie gave…

Written by February 25, 2011

Holiday-Theme Energy Food

Some Christmas spirit with your energy gel? Clif Bar & Company and GU Energy Labs unveiled holiday-themed energy foodstuffs last month.

Written by December 02, 2010

Interview: Founder of Clif Bar

Clif Bar & Company celebrates 20 years in the energy-bar business next month. Gear Junkie interviewed the company’s founder about Clif’s origins and the future…

Written by October 28, 2010

CRUNCH Granola Bars

In a direct affront at a market long dominated by General Mills and its Nature Valley line, Clif Bar & Company debuted CRUNCH granola bars…

Written by September 09, 2010

CamelBak Antidote

Hydration stalwart CamelBak touts a “redefinition” of the water reservoir with its to-be-released Antidote line.

Written by July 19, 2010

Mini Treasure Hunt: Roanoke – Winner

We have a winner! As part of our Mini Treasure Hunt we received hundreds of correct responses and our random winner is Danny Garcia-Velez of…

Written by June 23, 2010

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