Well, it’s official, the Outdoor Retailer trade show is moving from Salt Lake City to Denver. In what was one of the worst-kept secrets in the industry (Denver was long assumed to win their bid for the show) the announcement was made today that Denver will host all shows starting January 2018. The contract will…
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More Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017 gear highlights
This year’s Outdoor Retailers Winter Market wrapped up nearly two weeks ago, but there are still plenty of highlights to share from my day at the show. With so many companies showcasing new and improved goods, it can be tough to get them all covered. Here is a look at some more highlights from the…
Craghoppers is ready for the cold at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
You might not be familiar with the Craghoppers brand, but it’s not because they are a newcomer to the outdoor adventure gear arena. For fifty years, they have been creating apparel to stand up to the elements, and at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, Craghoppers was ready to welcome the chill of winter. These are a…
Helly Hansen upgrades winter gear at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
Helly Hansen is in the business of making bomber gear for any and all weather conditions. It is only appropriate that at OR Winter Market, they were showcasing an upgraded and revamped lineup of winter-specific outerwear. I got to scope the new gear firsthand, and here are some of the highlights: POINTNORTH JACKET A modern…
More highlights from Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
At Outdoor Retailer, it’s impossible to see everything new in just three days. But from the few booths we had time for, some key gear jumped out at us. Here is a selection of new stuff coming out this year that gave us pause and wish it all were on store shelves now. OSPREY GEAR…
Superfeet 3D Technology at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017
Superfeet makes insoles for just about any activity out there: casual, hunting, running, snow sports and more. That won’t be changing in 2017, but plenty of other things will. For starters, Superfeet now offer a full lineup of men’s and women’s shoes and light boot styles. These are geared more toward daily life, not outdoor…
Klymit updates and innovates at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Klymit, ever the innovator of cool camping and backpacking gear, had several products at Outdoor retailer 2017 Winter Market that will be available this spring, including insulated versions of the Hammock V and Double V sleepoing pads, 0-degree versiosn of the award-winning KSB sleeping bags, and a new lineof quilted sheets that fit over your…
Salomon shows off high tech backcountry ski gear at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Salomon has been in the backcountry skiing game for years now, but for the winter of 2017/18, they will be going all-in on serious ski-mountaineering, alpine backcountry adventuring, and skimo racing platforms with the new X-Alp series of boots and skis. Plus, they have a look at Salomon’s take on the tech binding which will…
First look at new boots from Vasque at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Vasque has a few new boots set to come out this fall that I was able to get a close up look at during the Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market, including the Snowburban II UltraDry, the Pow Pow III UltraDry, and the Breeze III. SNOWBURBAN II ULTRADRY The latest cold-weather boot from Vasque are these…
Mountain Hardwear is serious about backcountry at Outdoor Retailer 2017 Winter Market
Mountain Hardwear has always offered seriously impressive gear for alpinists, mountaineers and backcountry skiers. But at this year’s 2017 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, they’ve shown an even deeper dedication to ski touring with new lines of outerwear dedicated to getting up to get down. ROGUE COMPOSITE JACKET I was most impressed with the Mountain Hardwear…