Footwear Archives

Business shoe hybrids — Timberland, Birkenstock, Merrell

Timberland is a company that realizes business trips are not all work. At the very least, most business travelers have free time at night to…

Written by Stephen Regenold November 15, 2004

First, there was the decoy wallet. Then, the money belt came along. Now, Zip It Gear claims to have a better way to keep your…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 13, 2004

The amalgamation of hiking boot and athletic running shoe about a decade ago produced a new shoe category called trail runners. Today, that niche is…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 17, 2004

The Thorlo sock pulls up to the knee and fits well all over.

Written by Stephen Regenold January 13, 2004

It was early January and I’d been lured into a three-day winter camping trip in Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park. This was no walk in the…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 13, 2004