As Outdoor Retailer kicks into gear this week, I’m still getting random emails here and there from last-minute PR folks asking for appointments. Well, to all…
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In my final installment from Outdoor Retailer, I’ve got a handful of great products that will be hitting retailers as early as this Fall. Highlighting this…
Part 3 of Outdoor Retailer followup features some great new products from Rab, Ryders Eyewear, Salomon, Keen and Merrell. With lots of product refinements coming, keep…
My search for the latest and greatest gear for Spring 2010 continued at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2009 in Salt Lake City. The tradeshow rolled on…
Lightweight on the calendar, but once onsite, those empty slots get filled pretty quickly as more goodies captured my attention. My appointments today took me to…
Headlamps are mandatory if you’re one to participate in the Dawn Patrol. With 5:30 am starts, using anything but a headlamp is unthinkable (unless it’s a…
Local backcountry ski gear manufacturer, Voile, has been pushing out some solid skis as of late. Last year, we got the Voile Asylum and Insane fatties…
The Smith goggle/helmet phenomenon is truly in full-force these days. The combined technology is dialing in skiers with excellent fit and functionality. It’s funny because Smith…
Black Diamond continues to pull out all the stops in their push to promote the love of the down. Their ski line has grown from skinny…
Merrell’s product lineup sure has evolved over the past couple of years. On the heels of their much-heralded clothing line, the footwear selection, style and function…
Seeing the need for functional, wearable and ever-stylish outerwear, TREW founders Tripp Frey, John Pew and Chris Pew (yup… brothers… twins actually, but not of the…
Built to boil water with lightning-speed, the Jetboil system has taken the camp stove industry by storm since its introduction in 2004. When I go backpacking,…
I wrote a little about END Footwear after OR Summer Market last August. These guys are the first footwear company 100% committed to sustainable, “green”, socially-responsible,…
OboZ is a relatively new brand (2 years old) that’s lead by heavy-hitters in the outdoor shoe industry. Without question, these guys know how to build…
With a slew of new product offerings, top-notch outerwear manufacturer, Arc’teryx continues to push the limits of high-tech design, fit and performance. Well-known and revered by…
Though I was bummed that my appointment with Salomon’s PR crew didn’t work out (apparently they had a last-minute change), I still wandered through the booth…
With the Outdoor Retailer tradeshow in full swing, I’ve got my schedule chock full of appointments to see all the latest products from many of the…
I don’t make it out backpacking as often as I used to. Once the kids are a little older, I’ll get back after it, but for…
In their pursuit of footwear domination, Keen continues to expand their product lines with both niche products and expanded products for the masses. Every time I…
A quick stop at the Yakima booth yielded a couple of sweet new products that will be introduced in early 2009–something to look forward to. The…