We’ve been keeping tabs on Ogden-based Klymit since their inception, and every time we visit their booth at Outdoor Retailer, we’re always impressed with the new ideas they keep coming up with. Their line of inflatable camping pads seems to be the main focus as of late, and they once again offer something that’s outside…
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Klymit warms and floats at Outdoor Retailer 2013 Winter Market
Every year, when we visit the Klymit booth at Outdoor Retailer, they have something new that wows us. The innovations from the boys in Ogden just keep on coming, and that’s true this year as they unveiled the new Insulated Static V camping pad and Litewater Dingy (LWD). First Klymit took the light weight, inflatable…
Help Klymit bring the Ulaar Jacket to market with Kickstarter
It takes money to make money, that’s how the saying goes. This holds true for everybody, including outdoor companies, and Ogden-based Klymit is in need of money to help get their innovative Ulaar Jacket to market. But rather than seek out investors in the typical fashion, Klymit is looking for a funding source as unique…
Klymit gets cush at Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market
We’ve covered a lot of products from Klymit over the years, as we’ve been ever impressed with their brand of light weight, inflatable camping pads and argon insulated jackets and vests. So it was no surprise when we found even more innovation from this Ogden-based company at the Outdoor Retailer 2012 Summer Market. First, they’ve…
Editor’s Choice Outdoor Gear of the Year 2011
I get to test and review a lot of gear here at UtahOutside.com, and every year I take a look back at the equipment that really caught my attention. Whether it’s because the gear is innovative, comfortable, or just flat-out works beyond expectations, the bets of the best rises to the top and is honored….
Klymit goes even lighter at 2011 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
Sleeping pads have come a long way since the closed cell foam monsters of yesteryear. Sleep systems are a common starting point for backpackers who want to drop pounds, and Klymit has solutions. The brand was born right here in Utah (Nate Alder formed the company while studying at BYU in ’08) and wowed the…
Klymit Inertia X Frame camping pad review
The Klymit Inertia X Frame is an anatomically patterned, super light weight (9.1 oz) camping pad that packs down to the size of a soda can. Looking at its unusual shape makes one wonder if such a thing is possible to sleep on. Klymit has made some revolutionary changes to the standard inflatable pad, and…
Klymit expands product line at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Klymit, Utah’s own Ogden-based wonder company, has expanded their product line after listening to suggestions on how to improve their noble gas insulating gear. New this year are improved vests, never-before-seen jackets, and another ultra light camping pad. Klymit started it all with their Kinetic Vests that can be filled with insulating argon gas when…
Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market: Klymit, Vargo Outdoors, Waterbox and Polarmax
The Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market is filled with new innovations in the outdoor gear industry, and it’s exciting to see what products will become available in stores come Spring 2011. On the first day wandering the Outdoor Retailer convention floor, Klymit, Vargo Outdoors, Waterbox and Polarmax did not disappoint. Klymit We here at UtahOutside.com have followed Nate…
Klymit Kinetic Vest review
Warm. Very warm. Unbelievably warm. I could go on describing how warm the Klymit Kinetic Vest is, and I don’t think it would be enough. When I put it on, it’s like wrapping a heater around my chest, and the effect is immediate. So what is Klymit, how does the Kinetic Vest work, and why…