Since 1952, Kelty has been doing their best to provide gear for anyone looking to experience the outdoors. Functional, no frills designs and great prices are what they are all about. Their philosophy isn’t changing this year, but the level of products they offer is. Sleeping bags and tents are both getting big upgrades while…
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BioLite Campstove amazes at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Can you charge your iPhone with a pine cone? If you’re BioLite, the answer is yes! One of the coolest things I saw at the Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market was the BioLite Campstove. The BioLite is a stove that uses natural stuff you find on the ground like sticks or pinecones instead of gas…
Primus chefs it up at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Food is not a detail you mess around with when playing outdoors. Parking lot BBQs, backcountry gourmet meals, and car camping feasts are a close second to the activities themselves. Primus has been outfitting adventurers with stoves, pots, pans and plenty of other accessories for wilderness dining since 1892, and at this year’s Outdoor Retailer…
Osprey shifts focus at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
Osprey has been in the backpack business for almost 40 years now, and have since converted loyal followers around the globe. So what could they possibly come up with to improve their product for 2013? Plenty, and it was all on display at the Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market. The big news is that Osprey…
Keen still the “Original Hybrid” at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
Keen has been around a long time now, and we’re all familiar with their special brand of shoe/sandal hybrid footwear. You can spot a pair of Keens a mile away with their enormous toe bumpers and water-friendly style. Well at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market, they’ve rolled out their latest designs called Keen.CNX. Basically, the…
Brunton powers up at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Brunton may be best known for their outstanding navigation and optics gadgets, but they are also pushing power. Solar power. Yes, we like to bring our tech toys into the wilderness with us, heck, sometimes we need to bring them. Those toys need charging, and Brunton has the solutions. Whether it’s your GPS, smartphone or…
AKU introduces new boots at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
AKU is a company that I was recently introduced to when I got to test the La Stria Lite GTX hiking boots. I found these Italian-made boots to be of very high quality, and surprisingly comfortable right out of the box. So it was with much anticipation that I went to the AKU booth at…
Patagonia delivers light and warm gear at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
Patagonia has long been at the forefront of delivering high-quality, no nonsense outdoor gear, and every time we visit their booth at Outdoor Retailer, we come away wishing we could take all of it home with us. This summer was no exception as new shells and insulation layers were on display, ready to be shipped…
Switch shows off magnetic sunglasses at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
Us outdoor recreation types need to be finicky when it comes to our sunglasses. Different activities need different lenses; from the blinding white glare of snow while skiing, to the shaded tunnels of trees we encounter on mountain bikes. Of course there are sunglasses out there with interchangeable lenses, but they can be difficult to…
Crispi brings their boot tradition to Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Crispi has been making high quality boots and shoes since 1975, but chances are you probably haven’t heard of them. How could that be? The company may have a strong tradition built, but in the American market, they are just finding their feet. The company has grown up in the shadow of the Dolomite Mountains…