A do-it-yourself ethic, low-cost tools, open-source software, and salvaged manufacturing equipment were among the pieces required to make startup Bosavi headlamps happen. GearJunkie gets the…
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.…
For the second year, this September our GearJunkie/YogaSlackers squad will host the “Bend AR Adventure Race,” including a 12-hour and a 36-hour event in and…
A crew of GearJunkie editors scaled Shasta’s 14,179-foot flank on a Peaks for Peace charity climb. Some serious product testing took place along the way,…
Brooks’ latest leather saddle, which costs a hefty €250, was dreamt up to “celebrate covering long distances by bike.” An image stamped into the leather…
Ten years ago from this spring, in 2002, GearJunkie was founded as a syndicated newspaper column. To celebrate 10 years of outdoor product testing, we…
In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Outside magazine is seeking proposals for its first annual Adventure Grant, a $10,000 endowment “to help fund a smart,…
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…
At a remote sheep farm in New Zealand last month, two members of Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers got an inside peek at where our favorite outdoor fabric,…
A set of frame-compatible bags aided the GearJunkie crew in carrying camping equipment, food, and water during a recent two-day, 100-mile mountain biking trip on…
Snowboard kingpin Jeremy Jones said he’s “bailed on machines,” including snowmobiles and helicopters. He now skins into the wilds on a split-board in search of…
Big weekend for our sponsored adventure racing teams! Team GearJunkie/WEDALI and Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers each took home a first-place win in Midwest races.
