Low weight, simple design, and bombproof weather protection define a quality tent, and the Rimrock 2 Person Tent from Easton Mountain Products is all that and more. The Rimrock 2P™ Tent provides you with an easy-to-use, effective shelter that can adapt to your various backpacking pursuits, all without breaking the bank.
You adventure hard, work up a sweat, and prefer to layer as you see fit, or even not at all. You deserve a shell that’s tough as nails and smartly equipped with essentials, but wise enough to know who calls the shots.
Built to be cardio-specific, the Columbia Triple Trail II Shell caters to the outdoor adventurer who refuses to stop every half mile to adjust layers. Columbia loaded this shell with design features and loads of outdoors intuition to make it the go-to active shell in your adventure wardrobe.
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With handles crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum, and a veritable cornucopia of easy to access tools, the Leatherman Charge AL Multi-Tool is the jack of all trades and the master of a few more. Whether you find yourself stuck on deserted island, or spend your weekends blitzing down singletracks, this multi-tool puts the solution to all your adventure SNAFU’s right in the palm of your hand (or hanging from your belt).
Down is Mother Nature’s premium and best insulation. While manufacturers have tried for decades to mimic the heat trapping properties of Down, they have yet to surpass what Mother Nature has done for millennia. So how do you make Mother Nature’s best even better?
First, you utilize nanotechnology and a proprietary application process to make it water repellant. Second, take your new and improved Down insulation and put it into a jacket from a brand with over 100 years experience in crafting exceptional outdoor equipment. Final result? The 850 Ultralight Down Jacket from L.L. Bean featuring the innovative DownTek water repellent Down.
Heading into the great outdoors without a knife is unforgivable. From shaving down kindling to fending off rogue squirrels, a knife can be just as important as food or shelter. Even if you’re daily adventures don’t carry you deep into the backwoods, the pocket knife is as essential today as it was centuries ago when cavemen shaped the first primitive cutting tools from stone.
Whether you’re looking for a worthy companion on the trail or a new EDC (everyday carry), the Griptilian® from Benchmade warrants your worthy consideration. Offering an easy-to-grip handle, dependable assisted-opening, and a trustworthy blade, you might just find that the Griptilian quickly becomes an essential piece of equipment for all of life’s adventures.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
Whether it takes you an hour or a several-day journey to trade in your office chair for a trip to the rivers edge, or a granite outcrop doesn’t really matter. What matters is that you take the time to treat yourself to the adventure and the epic views that come along with it. And when you do finally step foot on the trail, the Talon 22 Backpack from Osprey Packs has the capacity and functional features to bring everything you’ll need for the day’s adventure.
Designed for the fast, adventure oriented enthusiast, the Talon 22, like all packs in the Talon Series, offers a unique melding of torso adjustability in an active, lightweight pack.
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With the Holiday Season fully upon us, it’s time to grant loved ones their gear wishes. Our team of gear guru’s recently put together a list of their favorite stocking stuffer ideas for the outdoor enthusiast in your life. Now our team has gone one step further and provided a thorough list of all the gotta-get-it items for seriously savvy outdoor fanatics. All gumption tested, gumption approved.
An Autumn world now covered in a frenzy of reds and yellows will soon be blanketed in white, revealing a frozen world in which everything seems to stand still. One world is burrowed and another is revealed. Silent silhouettes of barren trees and dangling icicles. Trails once roamed under warm sunny skies will soon be covered in snow and ice, all demanding a boot that let’s you avoid cabin fever.
As part of the Fall/Winter 2012 Outdoor Collection for men, Wolverine® has introduced the Gauge. Built to be at home hiking at elevation or strolling through the winter laiden lowlands, the Wolverine Gauge WP 8” Boot adds warmth, style, and durability to the winter months and emphasizes the innovative comfort technologies and durability for which the brand is known.
Rushing rivers and tireless tropical storms aren’t the only adversary for adventure travelers. Damp foliage, sea spray, mud and even unexpected downpours can wreak havoc on regular backpacks and destroy or ruin whatever electronics or gear you’re packing along.
Whether you’re taking that once in a lifetime adventure in monsoon ridden Malaysia, or looking for a pack that can handle your next Stand Up Paddleboard adventure, Outdoor Products Amphibian Weather Defense Backpack may be the right fit for you.
The axe. An iconic tool for survival and productivity. A tool that not only functions as a lifeline in the wilderness, but at home, can serve as a window into that wilderness and an inspiration for people to reconnect with their hands, craft, and nature. An invaluable tool for felling, splitting, hunting, and making shelters. A well-chosen axe remains the primary tool some experts suggest you carry into the wilderness.
For over 130 years Wetterlings has been forging a unique line of quality axes crafted to outlast even the toughest outdoor lifestyle.
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