At Outdoor Retailer last summer, I was given a Solidus jacket from Mountain Hardwear. Now that the weather has finally turned colder here in Northern California, I have been practically living in this fleece jacket both indoors and out.
Idaho engineer Chuck Corwin has spent the past 10 years designing a lightweight, foldable kayak for use on the alpine lakes around his home. Chuck finally realized his dream of creating a recreational kayak, weighing no more than ten pounds, that he can carry while hiking up to the lakes, while leaving room enough to pack all the necessities for the day.
This week, Garmin officially launched their new community site, OpenCaching.com, for creating, sharing and finding geocaches around the world. Although Garmin likes to say the site is just another option, OpenCaching will basically compete head to head with Groundspeak's popular Geocaching.com. Garmin hopes to distinguish themselves through ease of use, simple navigation and by creating a truly community driven site.
San Francisco's Mission Workshop has taken a foray into the apparel market with a pair of bike jackets to help keep you comfortable regardless the weather. Originally revealed at Interbike, the Orion waterproof jacket is finally now available for order.
Relatively new company Aether Apparel has taken a different approach to technical outerwear, focusing equally on both design and function. Fed up with either looking like teenagers or wearing not so stylish branded jackets, Aether hopes to now bring more simple, sophisticated fashion to the outdoors.
Slovenia. I knew little about this small, young country beyond its geographical importance during WWI and subsequent service as Hemingway’s canvas in A Farewell to Arms. Ever since the breakup of Yugoslavia…
Halfway through our ride for the day, we stop to…
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After a difficult Covid summer and fall, skiers, snowshoers, sledders…
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Back in May, I moved to London. While I don’t…
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I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on two…
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Last month, I had the opportunity to spend a few…
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Last week I traveled to Sedona with REI to test…
