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OR Winter Market 2009 — GJ Report #5

Products as seen by the Gear Junkie at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, January 22 – 24, 2009. . . Cloudveil Koven Plus Down — Using…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 27, 2009

OR Winter Market 2009 — GJ Report #4

Products as seen by the Gear Junkie at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, January 22 – 24, 2009. . . Wigwam Mountain Air — Spun with…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 27, 2009

OR Winter Market 2009 — GJ Report #3

Products as seen by the Gear Junkie at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2009: Mountain Hardwear Refugium Trifecta jacket. . .

Written by Stephen Regenold January 27, 2009

OR Winter Market 2009 — GJ Report #2

Products as seen by the Gear Junkie at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, January 22 – 24, 2009. . . Leki AERGON Grip — A rounded…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 27, 2009

OR Winter Market 2009 — GJ Report #1

Products as seen by the Gear Junkie at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, January 22 – 24, 2009. . . GU Chomps Performance Energy Chews —…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 27, 2009

2009 Winter OR Show — The Petschel Report #4

In this fourth and final report from the OR trade show floor, we cover a Swiss Army Knife backpack, a vest with a built in…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 25, 2009

2009 Winter OR Show — The Petschel Report #3

In his third report, Gear Junkie correspondent Pat Petschel writes on new products from the show floor at Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City. .…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 24, 2009

2009 Winter OR Show — The Petschel Report #2

Gear Junkie correspondent Pat Petschel reports on new products from the show floor at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City. . .

Written by Stephen Regenold January 22, 2009

Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show

The Gear Junkie crew is on site at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City. Watch here for reports on the latest gear…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 21, 2009

2009 Winter OR Show — The Petschel Report #1

Pat Petschel, the newest member of The Gear Junkie team, is at the Outdoor Retailer trade show this week in Salt Lake City. He will…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 21, 2009

New Gear Giveaway Contest Launched!

Our new contest, launched this week, will feature a total of 34 winners to receive gear packages from GJ’s Top 10 products of 2008. .…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 20, 2009

Gear Review — KOR ONE Hydration Vessel

Don’t call the KOR ONE a water bottle. This one-foot-tall elliptical flask is indeed a “hydration vessel”. . .

Written by Stephen Regenold January 19, 2009

Kuru Chicane women’s shoes

It’s not every day I wear “tennis shoes” in the winter. That’s like wearing white pants after Labor Day, right? But when you throw a…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 16, 2009

Metolius Master Cams

Many rock climbers love Aliens. Not creatures from space that burst out of your belly, but the cams made by Colorado Custom Hardware. Technically called…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 16, 2009

New York Times — Surf Superior story

My story in today’s New York Times covers one of the world’s most unlikely surf scenes: Winter surfing on Lake Superior. . .

Written by Stephen Regenold January 15, 2009

Gear Review — La Sportiva A.T. Grip Hobnail Kit

Got ice? La Sportiva’s A.T. Grip Hobnail kit allows runners to add industrial-strength traction to their soles via the application of 20 screw-in spikes. .…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 15, 2009

Norway Trip in Skiing Magazine

Skiing Magazine ran a story last month by my friend and Norway trip mate, Berne Broudy, on the trip we took to ski the country’s…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 14, 2009

Gear Review — JanSport Reclaimed Series backpacks

JanSport’s Reclaimed Series backpacks are hand-stitched day packs made from the remnants of well-used backpacks returned over the years to the company’s warranty department in…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 13, 2009

Back from Belize

I’m back home after a week away in the tropics of Belize, where I explored the cayes offshore and the Cayo District inland. . .

Written by Stephen Regenold January 12, 2009

Gear Junkie AWOL in Belize

Signing off from the blog, and life in general, for a few days to head south seeking tropical air and mountain adventures in the interior…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 06, 2009

SOG PowerAssist Multi-tool

The SOG PowerAssist is stocked with esoteric and useful implements, including a V-shape blade to use as a seatbelt cutter and switchblade-like action to fling…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 04, 2009

New Gear Junkie Field Tester: Bryon Powell

This week we welcome Bryon Powell to the Gear Junkie Field Test. Powell, a Washington D.C. area ultra runner, publishes iRunFar.com and competes in foot…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 01, 2009

Gear Review: GU Roctane

You may have recently noticed GU Roctane at your local outdoor retailer. You may also have noticed that this energy gel costs 50 to 100…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 01, 2009

Gear Review: La Sportiva Fireblade Trail Running Shoe

Earlier this year, I did something that an experienced trail runner should know better than to do: On a Friday afternoon, the day before a…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 01, 2009

Gear Review: Atayne POV Tech Shirt

The idea for Atayne, a new sports-apparel company in Arlington, Va., was sparked when red dye from a brand name running shirt unexpectedly bled onto…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 01, 2009

North Pole Ski Expedition

John Huston and Tyler Fish, respectively of Chicago and Ely, Minn., form a two-man team trying this March to become the first Americans to ski…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 31, 2008

Pearl Izumi Amfib Lobster gloves

Want to turn heads while biking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or running to the grocery store on a chilly day? Slip on a pair of Pearl…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 30, 2008

Review: Sugoi Majik shell jacket

This svelte new winter running shell jacket from Sugoi, the $170 Majik, looks nice and fits fine. Too bad it failed the breathability test by…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 29, 2008

Top 10 Adventures of 2008

From the Romsdal Alps of Norway to a scuba dive in a spring near the Great Salt Lake, 2008 proved to be a year of…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 26, 2008

Ski Report from Crested Butte, Colo.

A big weekend for snow in Crested Butte, Colo., where the Gear Junkie is currently holed up for a few days of pre-Christmas powder skiing…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 22, 2008

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