A man named Karl Wischnofske contacted me the other day about an oddball water-walking device called the Aquaskipper, made by the Camas, Washington, company Inventist…
Fleece jackets hover in a mushy middle ground between waterproof-and-breathable shells and sturdy workaday wool sweaters. They’re warm enough for nice sunny winter days, but…
Matisse & Jacks is a small San Francisco company that makes boxed mixes for bake-at-home energy bars, competing against the likes of Clif and PowerBar…
Last summer while racing in Utah, I met Daniel Gray Wilson, a doctoral fellow from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education who studies the psychology of…
Keen Footwear exploded onto the market five years ago, selling millions of its innovative toe-bumper-equipped sandals in its first year of business. Now, Jim Van…
JUMP-STARTING a running regimen is a springtime rite for recreational joggers across the country. But instead of pounding pavement, millions now sprint into the woods,…
I honestly thought the Iditarod Trail Invitational (the new name for Iditabike) self supported. That’s right. No drop bags. No outside help. He’ll haul all…
The drab-green torpedo that is the classic Stanley thermal bottle has been keeping coffee hot in the outdoors since 1913. Now, the company has decided…
The Gear Junkie crew just returned from Salt Lake City and the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show, a gluttonous spread of outdoors products, multi-story…
