My first experience with Craghoppers outdoor clothing was a winter gear review for their CompressLite II jacket. I was impressed, and wondered if their summer apparel would hit the mark as well. After three months of hot hiking and plenty of sweaty, dirty miles, I can report that their pants and shirts are also up…
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Kuhl Outsider Pant review
To be comfortable in the outdoors, you need to wear the right clothing. Quality mens outdoor pants are essential – they have to be water resistant, flexible, rugged, and look good enough to wear out to dinner after a day on the crags. Well Salt Lake City’s own Kuhl has a pant with the perfect…
TREW Trewth Bib review
Despite the recent warm conditions, winter is definitely not over in the Wasatch Mountains. With spring comes bluebird skies, corn snow, and of course the occasional powder day. With so much variation in mountain conditions, we could all use a snow pant that is ready for anything. Hell, forget the pants…how about some bibs? The…
Helly Hansen Sogn Cargo Pant review
When it comes to ski/snowboard pants, the slew of choices borders on overkill. The good news is that with so many options comes the ability to find the perfect pant for any situation: whether it be resort riding or backcountry touring. A balance of comfort, style, performance and price is ideal, and the Helly Hansen…
Dish & DU/ER “No Sweat” Pants review
Finding the perfect pair of pants, you know, pants you want to wear every day no matter where you are or what you are doing, is the ultimate challenge. For outdoors people, that challenge is even more difficult because we need pants that perform when we are throwing ourselves at the mountains. Well, Dish &…
Helly Hansen Loke rain jacket and pant review
If the El Nino hype is real, then we are headed for a very wet autumn and winter here in Utah. As Chris Farley told us years ago, “all other tropical storms bow to El Nino”, so it would be wise to be prepared before things get soggy. Helly Hansen specializes in outdoor gear built…
Mountain Khakis Camber 105 pant review
When you think you Mountain Khakis, do you picture stiff, burly, canvas pants? Sure, MK has those, but they also offer uber-comfortable, stretchy, outdoor pants as well. Their latest offering is the Camber 105 and 107 pants. I’ve been wearing the 105 version a lot lately, both indoors and out. So how do they function…
Mountain Khakis Granite Creek Pant review
Mountain pants have to be at least two things for me: quick drying, and comfortable. When rock climbing they need to be flexible enough, when fly fishing, I like something that feels good in waders, and when backpacking, they need to be rugged and long lasting. Well, this summer, my go-to pants have been the…
Atomic Cliffline Stormfold Jacket and 3L Pants review
Atomic, a company that has made skis for time immemorial, is about to enter into the highly crowded ski apparel world. We can look forward to wearing three levels: the top-of-the-line Cliffline series, the mid-level Ridgeline series and the lower (and more affordable) Treeline series. We won’t get to see Atomic-branded labels until the 2014/15…
Black Diamond shows off new apparel to Salt Lake fans
Thursday night was party time at the Black Diamond Store in Salt Lake City, when a handful of ravenous Black Diamond fans got to take a first-hand look at the company’s brand new line of outerwear. Invites went out earlier in the week, and space was very limited. So much so that sending in my…