What is a frontpack?

In a story last month for New York Times, I wrote about the trend of “frontpacks,” which are packs with mesh pouches, zipper pockets, and…

Puffy Down Jackets

Before hip-hop stars started wearing them climbers, skiers and other hard cores depended on these quilted coats in the outdoors.

Top 10 Gear Awards

The Gear Junkie has announced The Gear Junkie’s Top 10 Gear Awards for 2006. After competing in a dozen ultra-endurance adventures around the country over…

Back from the Mexico Adventure. . .

Just returned from an epic adventure trip through the Yucatan, including cave diving, kayaking, mangrove-swamp exploration, fly fishing, ruins snooping, boogie boarding, and much hammock…

Dryland Dog Sports

In my story today for New York Times, I cover the oddball uprising of so-called dryland dog sports. In lieu of sleighs on snow, participants…

Gel-Bot

The Gel-Bot is one of my favorite new products. It’s essentially a water bottle with an integrated gel-dispensing flask. A multi-position valve lets you suck…

Frontpacks

In today’s New York Times (Nov. 23, 2006), Stephen Regenold—aka The Gear Junkie—wrote about so-called ‘frontpacks,’ which are packs with mesh pouches, zipper pockets, and…

Holiday Gift Guide 2006

Built for skiers and snowboarders looking to access the backcountry, the Fall Line pack comes with a Nalgene hydration bladder that’s insulated from freezing.

PCT yo-yo man

Obsessive thru-hiker Scott Williamson is about to finish his 2nd “Yo Yo” of the Pacific Crest Trail. In 2004, Williamson was the first person to…

Highgear to build New Balance Monitors

Outdoors/fitness-instrument and sport-watch manufacturer Highgear USA announced a licensing agreement today with consumer giant New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. A new line of New Balance…

WeatherNow console

Happy clouds and sunshine danced upon the big blue digital face of the WeatherNow console in my living room one fine morning. It was to…

Hikin’ the Ice Age Trail

Check out my story in today’s (Friday, Oct. 27) New York Times on the Ice Age Trail, a National Scenic Trail established by Congress in…

World’s Strongest Dad

If you haven’t seen this video, or heard this story, get a few tissues in hand (seriously) and click here. Rick Hoyt developed cerebral palsy…

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