Sweden’s Mora region is renowned for its high-quality blades, with the namesake Mora knife being the most well known. Classic Mora knife models have 3-…
These waterproof cases feature unique lever-lock sealers, letting you click to seal the case air-tight. In total, Aquapac makes 40 products, with designs to accommodate…
Red Oxx prides itself on helping customers take as much baggage as legally possible into the airplane. The Safari-Beanos Bag, a square duffle that measures…
This do-all $30 backcountry survival kit—which includes a selection multi-use backwoods curios and life-preserving knickknacks—can be employed to. . . -signal helicopters -start fires -boil…
Lately, I’ve become scientific about something I like to call “adventure eating,” which is a technique of quick calorie consumption for sports like mountaineering and…
Unbeknownst to me, Bic Corporation, the ubiquitous France-based maker of lighters and ballpoint pens, makes kayaks. And, they fold in half! The company’s Yakka kayaks…
Fixed-gear bikes have garnered a small following in the past five years, with urban commuters and bike messengers being some of the earliest adopters. Proponents…
Custom molded footbeds used to be available only through retailers like ski shops, where fitting your foot to an anatomically-unique insole was managed by professionals.…
Kahtoola Inc.’s new FLIGHTsystem — an innovative overboot-snowshoe package that costs $334 — was made for wintertime runners and outdoorsy types who need to go…
Thule’s Load & Go products manage gear inside your vehicle. Load & Go products, which include pouches, duffle bags, specialized boxes, bags and containers, range…
Traction products are far from standard-fare business baggage. Indeed, the line—which includes a backpack, two messenger-style bags and a pair of small pseudo-attaches—borrows design touches…
HOOAH! bars are a crossmarket product created by the U.S. military. In this Gear Junkie column—“Energy bars, the quantitative view”—I review the HOOAH! and a…
In today’s New York Times, I paddle into the “million spindly legs of a mangrove swamp” in search of vine-covered ruins, dropped jewels, crocodiles, and…
The sport of “Speedriding” (which has been called “speed gliding” or “ski gliding” as well) is a kiteskiing-like discipline. A new product from the Italian…
Metaphysics rarely intertwines with physical fitness. But it sure does here. Companies dabbling in the alchemy include Primaloft, Hologenix LLC, Cocoon and Wickers Sportswear Inc.,…
