While at Outdoor Retailer, I always like to reserve some time away from appointments with the big brands and just peruse the booths for different, interesting, or just downright weird new products. Here’s a smattering of what caught my eye. BRIPE COFFEE BREW PIPE The Bripe is a pipe that you brew a single serving…
Tag: Summer Market
Salomon shows off new hiking boots at ORSM 2017
Hiking boots have been hugely popular from Salomon over the years (I’ve owned a few pairs myself) and for Spring ’18, there are a few new models coming out that hikers and backpackers can salivate over. I got to fondle them at the Outdoor Retailer 2017 Summer Market and hope to get my feet into…
Venture Out Round Up: Mizu, Mountain Designs, and Parks Project at ORSM 2017
One of the reasons it is such a shame to see Utah lose the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market is because the trade show is big, and getting bigger. Every year, dozens of new companies join the fray. This year, an entire new pavilion was needed to accommodate some up and coming brands. I was able…
UCO lights it up at ORSM 2017
One of my favorite parts of attending Outdoor Retailer shows is discovering new companies that make cool gear. This year my favorite discovery was UCO, who have made it their mission to light up your camp, keep you warm, and help you cook in true minimalist style. Anyone who camps or backpacks needs a good…
Vasque thanks Utah at 2017 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Generations of boots… Vasque has been around a long time and has a whole ancestry of boots in their lineup… you could call it a “saga.” Well, at the Outdoor Retailer 2017 Summer Market, Vasque showed off a boot combining their most advanced technologies called, you guessed it, the Saga GTX. The Saga GTX is…
Sierra Designs unveils major changes for 2018 gear at Outdoor Retailer
You can always count on seeing the newest innovations and some serious brand overhauls at Outdoor Retailer, but no booth that I visited this year could boast more than Sierra Designs. The company is still dedicated to producing high quality adventure gear, but in 2018, they will be presenting consumers with all brand new tent…
Brooks-Range pushes the lightweight boundaries at ORSM 2017
Brooks-Range makes gear for the discerning backcountry traveler, and at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, they were showing off a selection of tents that ups the ante in the lightweight category. Traveling parties of three people and every kind of weather now have brand new options when it comes to outdoor shelters. Weighing in at a…
Klymit gets rugged at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Summer Market
Klymit is best known for their super light-weight and packable sleeping pads, but this year at the 2017 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, the company is showing off a new rugged side with the Armored V. Plus, their backpacking pads have gotten even lighter with the Klymit V Ultralite SL and Insulated V Ultralite SL pads….
Packing it out with Granite Gear at Outdoor Retailer
We all love the wilderness, but not all of us are great stewards of the land. Sadly, trash on the trail is an all-too-common sight these days. At this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, the crew at Granite Gear explained how they are pitching in to help our wild lands. The “Grounds Keepers” initiative began…
Outdoor industry marches on Utah State Capitol to support public lands
The Outdoor Retailer trade show may be leaving Utah after a 22-year long run, but they aren’t going quietly. On the second day of their 2017 Summer Market, thousands of convention participants, along with Utah locals, marched from the Salt Palace Convention Center to the state capitol building. Their message? To keep public lands in…