Crazy times this week in Salt Lake City. Product demos, P.R. meetings, and nonstop press engagements on the floor of the Salt Palace convention center,…
In 2008, Samsonite, the “world’s leader in travel” will launch a new outdoor bags collection, including hard-shell packs, duffels, daypacks, and a slash-resistant piece called…
Sandal-maker KEEN (o.k., the company makes lots of shoes now, too) has just announced an expansion into two new footwear categories, climbing and cycling. You’ll…
Yes, these are sunglasses. Folded up into a knot. Done on purpose for demonstration sake. But they’ll pop back into shape the moment they’re untangled.…
Sometimes the simplest solutions are among the best. Take Guyot Designs’ Splashguard Universal, a $3.25 cap designed to fit all wide-mouth water bottles from Nalgene,…
Buck Knives’ X-Tract multitool has been upgraded to include a small L.E.D. light, adding illumination to the list of tasks this small foldable doodad can…
I’ve been testing three messenger-style bags as of late, including an outdoorsy model from Gregory; the techy Ruckus by Pacific Design; and a large and…
6 hours, 59 minutes, 55 seconds. That was Team Gear Junkie’s time at Saturday’s MNOC Adventure Race, a run/bike/paddle competition in east-central Minnesota, where some…
This week in Vegas, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) hosts its 50th annual show. This is fishing’s premier trade event, and with…
Buzz Off Insect Shield LLC, makers of a bug-eschewing treatment applied to clothing from companies like Ex Officio, recently issued a press notice regarding the…
The esoteric nature of water sports like canyoneering, rafting, riverboarding, and whitewater swimming calls for equally esoteric footwear. Indeed, to acquiesce with eddies and tumbling…
