Among an arsenal of stay-in-contact communication devices, the SPOT Connect is unique. The small device links to a smartphone to provide a connection to a…
Last summer, Gear Junkie put a made-for-the-mountains running shoe to the test on the 15-mile Jupiter Peak Steeplechase race in Utah. The shoe, La Sportiva’s…
With the solstice past, it’s summertime now officially! And with it, we’re wearing sunglasses most days, even in Minnesota where GearJunkie is based. This review…
Our correspondent took the city-oriented Travoy from Burley Design on a 900-mile bike tour across New Zealand. He rode highways and off-road in the mountains.…
Handheld cartridge air pumps are usually reserved for bike tires. But Utah-based Klymit thinks it’s found a better way to insulate jackets and sleeping pads…
The premise is simple (sort of): Four cyclists riding custom bamboo bikes (made from Alabama-grown bamboo, who knew?) across the USA to raise awareness about…
Light weight and touted as the most aerodynamic in its class, the Prevail helmet from Specialized performs like a top-of-the-line lid should. Our team gives…
Last night, at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, amid dinosaur bones and live stingrays undulating in a shallow pool, Columbia Sportswear previewed…
Launched by pro kayaker Brad Ludden, Colorado-based nonprofit First Descents is committed to “curing young adults of the emotional effects of cancer.” This is accomplished…
Treading in uncharted technological territory between a satellite phone, a GPS unit, and a SPOT device, an upcoming product from DeLorme promises two-way communication via…
This belt holster system gives photographic cowboys a new and faster way to transport a camera while on the go. Our resident writer/photographer, T.C. Worley,…
The film on the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race is making a world tour. Next stop, Colorado and the Breckenridge Film Festival, held this weekend…
Need off-the-grid energy? Our writer, a professional photographer and adventurer, conducted a long-term test of Goal Zero’s portable solar power kit, the Sherpa 120, which…
Gear Junkie founder Stephen Regenold gives a report from his family’s off-the-grid camping trip over Memorial Weekend to northern Minnesota’s Bear Lake.
Among the strangest apparel products we have tested all year, this button-up cotton shirt is touted as a performance piece for city biking. Its strange…
Founded by a group of working adventure-photographers, F-Stop is a pack company that markets to photojournalists as well as serious amateur shooters. Our resident adventure…
Combine facets from Green Beret training camp, adventure racing, and a macho, male-bounding weekend, and you get the GORUCK Challenge, a boot-camp-style overnight feat. Our…
Scrubbing dishes clean in the backcountry is a chore we’d rather ditch. This spring, Lunatec introduced a simple cloth-like scrubber to aid in cleanup after…
