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.,…
Of all my years of whacko ultra-endurance adventure, 2006 might just prove itself to be my magnum opus. From the eight-day Primal Quest Adventure Race…
This shoe is an odd animal. Made for orienteering and off-piste mountain running, the Inov-8 Mudclaw comes with one of the industry’s most aggressive outsoles:…
The WheelyBeast 2.0 is a 7,200-cubic-inches large colossus that takes in ski boots, skates, tents, pads, climbing ropes, collapsed kayak paddles, and weeks’ worth of…
