Gear Review: CamelBak ShredBak

CamelBak’s ShredBak vest is a category-defying piece of apparel made with a polyester outer shell and a mesh “suspension vest” inside, which holds a 72-ounce…

Dragon E.C.O. Experience Sunglasses

E.C.O. (Environmentally Conscious Optics) is the initiative of surfer and environmental activist Rob Machado, and his old-school style is instantly evident in the Experience glasses.…

Gear Review: Esbit Stove

The Esbit stove was invented in 1936, and in the decades since its chemical-based flame has heated untold millions of meals for campers and backpackers…

Slacklining Feature Story

Long a fringe activity, slacklining has grown to become almost mainstream in the outdoors world. This story highlights my experience learning to slack last year…

World’s Top Nighttime Adventures

My story this week on Travel+Leisure.com covers the “World’s Top Nighttime Adventures,” from night orienteering to kayaking in bioluminescent life in Washington’s San Juan Islands.…

Somnio Custom Running Shoes

Somnio touts its footwear as the world’s first “truly customizable” running shoes. The shoes come in 648 anatomically-unique configurations to ostensibly fit your foot like…

Patagonia Nano Puff Pullover

Scrunch and squeeze the Patagonia Nano Puff Pullover and it will compress inside its own chest pocket to create a grapefruit-size package that weighs less…

Pearl Izumi SyncroSeek III WRX

Trail-running shoes perform a tricky balancing act. They need to be light, agile, and cushioned for miles of fast trails, so they can’t simply be…

Mountaineering Gear Test

Alta Peak, an 11,204-foot pyramid of rock in California’s Sierra Nevada Range, served as a proving ground last month for me with several new pieces…

Wenger Patagonian Race 2009

The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is dubbed ‘the toughest and wildest race on Earth.’ A Gear Junkie correspondent reported from Patagonia during the 2009 race…

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