Near Vertical: Mountain Biking In Namibia Namibia is not the typical cycling destination, but these Austrian riders found extreme lines and unridden terrain in the African backcountry. Written by Eric Lemke May 20, 2015
EarthRoamer XV-HD: Bigger, Badder Off-Road Camper The EarthRoamer of the future will make your jaw drop. We got a peek at the 2016 camper model. Written by Sean McCoy May 19, 2015
Glow-In-Dark: Bike Water Bottle As Illumination Flick a switch and your water bottle will glow. A new product from Topeak adds illumination for visibility while biking at night. Written by Stephen Regenold May 19, 2015
10 Cuts: Working Pliers Carved From Solid Block Of Wood The scoring of angles and with-the-grain cuts can create a hinged pair of pliers with handles and a pinching grip from a single block of… Written by Stephen Regenold May 19, 2015
Paved MTB: Urban Bike Park Offers Obstacles, Builds Skills The Peppermint Bike Park, built in the density of Bangkok, includes wood bridges, berms, and elevated sections, wavy pavement, lights for night biking. Written by Stephen Regenold May 18, 2015
Mosquito Nation: Twitter Reveals Where People Are Most ‘Bugged’ Twitter Study Reveals Where People Are Most ‘Bugged.’ Written by Stephen Regenold May 18, 2015
Leather & Fur: Wild Chalk Bag Line From Young Climber Damian Pacheco is a 4th generation leather worker and the creator of Mythical Chalk Bags. Written by Stephen Regenold May 18, 2015
Two Climbers, One Sleeping Bag. ‘Backcountry Bed’ Put To Extreme Test On Rainier An extreme test, our two correspondents shared a single oversize Sierra Designs Backcountry Bed on a 5-day Mount Rainier trip. Written by Steve Graepel May 18, 2015
‘Reflective Tweed’ Bike Pack 3M Scotchlite reflective yarn makes this pack glow at night. We gave it a month-long ride test. Written by Eric Lemke May 15, 2015
Keyless Entry: Bluetooth Auto-Locking Bike Lock The age-old battle of keeping your bike safe has a new, high-tech ally. The LINKA bluetooth bike lock is the “World’s First Auto-Unlocking Smart Bike… Written by Eric Lemke May 15, 2015
The Future Of Food? Testing ‘Soylent’ Meal-Replacement For An Active Lifestyle Could an active person live off Soylent alone? I would give the meal-replacement product a three-day test to start. Written by Stephen Regenold May 14, 2015
Trail Running With Dogs Running with a dog can be a wonderful experience. Follow this advice spelled out in Lisa Jhung’s book, ‘Trailhead: The Dirt on All things Trail… Written by Staff Post May 14, 2015
Zoo Hires Rock Climbers To Test Orangutan Enclosure A zoo in Kansas City has taken an interesting tact to test an enclosure that will house orangutans: They hired rock climbers. Written by Sean McCoy May 14, 2015
Blade Boot Camp: A Buyer’s Guide To Folding Knives Choose a folding knife for the outdoors armed with the information you need about locks, opening mechanisms, and much more. Written by Anthony Sculimbrene May 14, 2015
Foldable, Non-Stink Yoga Mat: An Outdoorsman’s Review A new kind of yoga mat, the YoGo is made from cotton canvas and infused with natural tree rubber. Written by Josh Aldridge May 14, 2015
Wood Frames On Your Face If you’ve been paying attention to the optical world you’ll know that a hot trend is crafting sunglasses from wood. Written by Eric Lemke May 13, 2015
Duct Tape – 25 Applications From making a torch to a hat, duct tape’s uses are myriad. Written by Sean McCoy May 13, 2015
State Bills To Study Federal-To-State Land Transfers A rundown of the legislation in each state and a look into the motives behind them. Written by Kindra McQuillan May 13, 2015
Drone Flies Itself, Follows Wherever You Go Just throw the Lily in the air and it takes flight, recording your every move. Written by Billy Brown May 12, 2015
7 Products We Wanted To Hate Some products just get our hackles up. These seven won us over despite initial skepticism. Written by Jason Magness May 12, 2015
Soap, Brush, Water, Lube… How GJ Editor Cleans His Bike There’s no need to fear cleaning your bike, and it’ll thank you for the job well done. Written by Tom Puzak May 12, 2015
Fly Fishing New Mexico’s Backcountry Far from the beaten path, a New Mexico angler finds solitude along a beautiful river. Written by Sean McCoy May 12, 2015
Dolphins, Sharks, Whales… Filmed From The Air This compilation shows dolphins, sharks, whales, and even human divers from a wonderful new perspective. Written by Sean McCoy May 12, 2015
‘HoboRoll’ Ends The Dreaded Pack Explosion You won’t have to dig out the entire contents of your backpack just to find your socks. The HOBOROLL is a new kind of gear… Written by Eric Lemke May 12, 2015
Balancing Life As Runner And Teacher One of the world’s top trail runners loves her day job, too. Written by Sean McCoy May 12, 2015
Cook-Off: ‘Fyre Champion’ Camp Stove Test Coleman’s new Fyre Champion camp stove is an upgrade on a classic camp stove. We test it on a head-to-head breakfast showdown. Written by Josh Aldridge May 12, 2015
Map Voids: Climbing Patagonia’s Avellano Towers A team of climbers heads to these wild, rugged and remote Patagonian spires. Written by Sean McCoy May 11, 2015
Hatchet Multi-Tool: Kill Zombies Or Tighten A Nut Designed for rescue workers, this jack-of-all-trades can cut, smash and wrench its way out of all sorts of problems. Written by Sean McCoy May 11, 2015
Laser Vision: ‘Blaze’ Bike Light London-based Blaze’s flagship Laserlight offers a piercing LED glow as well as green laser shot from a small handlebar-mounted unit. Written by Stephen Regenold May 11, 2015
Blue Jeans For Your Face These sunglasses are made in England and built out of the same material as bluejeans. Written by Sean McCoy May 11, 2015
