Best Of The Best… ‘Top Gear’ Of The Year

It’s the end of 2013, and as is our annual traditional a time to look back at the best gear we tested this year. Of the hundreds of products GearJunkie staff and team athletes put through the paces these items stood out as some of the best. Congrats to all the winners. This gear represents the state of the art in outdoors equipment and gear design today.

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• Uber-Outdoor Watch (Suunto Ambit2 S)

• Ultimate Mountain Trail Shoe (Salomon Sense Mantra)

• Affordable Satellite Phone (SPOT Global Phone)

• Alternative Puffy Jacket (The North Face ThermoBall Full Zip)

• Zipper-less Sleeping Bag (Backcountry Bed from Sierra Designs)

• Bargain Fat Bike (Framed Minnesota 2.0)

• Tiny, Packable Raft (Klymit LiteWater Dinghy)

• Best All-Around Bike Pack (Canvas Commuter from Banjo Brothers)

• One Ring To Rule All (SRAM XX1 & Wolftooth)

• Minimal Sandals (Luna Venado)

• Studded Ice Tires (Xerxes from 45Nrth)

• Packable, Puffy, Light (Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer)

• Sandal Slim-Down (KEEN CNX)

• New Take On Camera Pack (Mindshift Backpack)

• Made-In-USA Wool Top (Voormi High-E Hoodie)

• Leather ‘Work’ Boots (415 Urban Work Boot from Chrome)

• Do-All Action Camera (GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition)

• Sleek Bike Rack (Whispbar WB200)

• Soul Ski (Rossignol Soul 7)

• Gravel Road Race Bike (Salsa Warbird Ti)