The right sleeping bag can make all the difference between a restful night’s sleep and a night of tossing and turning wishing you’d just spent the night in a hotel. For more than 50 years, Slumberjack has been working to provide outdoor enthusiasts with a great night’s sleep in the outdoors. It’s a perfect place to start when you’re looking for incredible comfort at camp that won’t require you to pawn your tent.
Known affectionately as Summer OR, the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is an annual trade show that offers a first hand look at emerging industry trends, new brands and future gear. Over the course of four days, our editors met with an array of brands seeking out our “Best in Show” products for 2014. The following list represents the products and technologies that are not only innovative, but raising the bar in regards to what you can expect from your outdoor gear.
One of the lightest, fastest climbing jackets in the Mountain Hardwear arsenal, the Hyaction Jacket combines the abrasion resistant Dry.Q™ Elite waterproof, breathable technology with the dry wicking performance of Dry. Q™ EVAP to keep your hard-working body comfortable during alpine adventures.
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” – Salvador Dali
The Suunto Ambit2 and Ambit2 S represent the next technological leap in the SUUNTO family. Built on the success of the award-winning Suunto Ambit, the Ambit2 comes with a veritable cornucopia of outdoor features and functions coupled with a level of technological smarts necessary to support your adventurous ambitions.
Summer hiking doesn’t need to be synonymous with sweat-soaked excursions on lung-busting climbs and long, winding trails. The Mountain Hardwear CoolHiker Long Sleeve T offers field tested technology in an ultra-soft shirt that will keep you cool and comfortable on the trail ahead. Continue Reading
If you’ve got an appetite for unlimited mileage, technical terrain and unchartered territory, the Innox GTX Mid from LOWA Boots is ready to satisfy your cravings. Spry and flexible as well as waterproof, the the Innox GTX falls is your definitive ticket to covering maximum ground in minimum time.
For all the excitement and mystery of travel, packing for a trip can be a tedious task. Your safe sanctuary of clothing storage can quickly become a romper room of chaos and mayhem. Enter the Eagle Creek Systems Go Duffel Pack; strategic compartmentalization for a life of adventure. Continue Reading
It was Alma Wheeler who once said “Design is intelligence made visible.” There may be no better quote to describe the beauty, form and function of the Ridge Shell and Hybridge Lite Jacket from Canada Goose.
A first-aid kit is one of the Ten Essentials of outdoor exploration, and for good reason. The farther from the beaten path you venture, the more prepared you should be for a scenario which requires medical attention. A well thought out, and activity specific kit should always be available for your outdoor adventures.
As Mother Nature begins to relinquish her wintery grasp on beloved summer trails, conditions span the range from ice and snow to slush and mud. It’s a season constantly reminding you that a substantial and reliable pair of hikers is a must, making it the perfect opportunity for our gumption gals to put the Ahnu Sugarpine through the paces.