It’s “Gear of the Year” time in the glossy outdoor magazine world, with Outside releasing its top picks earlier this week and today National Geographic Adventure (which is no longer a print publication, only a website) offering 27 fall/winter gear picks in a story written by Steve Casimiro, a longtime editor with the publication. Touted as “the very best in outdoor gear, apparel, and technology,” NG Adventure’s gear preferences skew ultra-light, classy, and battery-enabled (about one-third are electronics). Congrats to the winners. Here’s the full spread.
> Sunglasses: Oakley Fast Jacket
> Jacket: North Face Jammu
> Lightweight Shell: Mammut Felsturm Jacket
> Insulated Jacket: Eddie Bauer Emperor
> Retro-Style Camera: Fujifilm X100
> Rugged Point-and-Shoot: Nikon Coolpix AW100
> High-End Point-and-Shoot: Olympus E-P3
> Sleeping Bag: Sierra Designs Pyro 15
> GPS Watch: Timex Global Trainer
> Classic Watch: Victorinox Swiss Army Original Timepiece
> GPS Device: DeLorme InReach
> Phone: Casio Commander
> Boots: Danner Mountain Light
> Heated Handwear: Columbia Bugaglove Glove
> Snowboard: Arbor Element RX
> Ski: Salomon Rocker2
> Ski Boot: Scarpa Alien 1.0
> Bindings: Dynafit TLT Radical FT
> Headlamp: Light & Motion Solite 150
> Avalanche Backpack: Mammut Ride Airbag
> Bivy Sack: Adventure Medical Kits Escape Bivvy
> Mountain Bike: Santa Cruz Tallboy
> Pants: Levi’s Commuter Series Jeans
> Bike Shoes: DZR District Sneaker
> Bike Lock: Hiplok Bicycle Lock
> Roof Racks: Thule AeroBlade and Yakima Whispbar
> Wetsuit: Billabong V1
—See National Geographic Adventures’ full “Gear of the Year” article for fall/winter 2011 online here.
