Baffin, a Canadian company that is well known for their arctic winter boots, has been expanding their horizons into the summer footwear market. But instead of making your typical sandals or hiking shoes, they’ve designed a unique idea with their Trail to Rapids series. The new Amazon shoe is a light hiker that also doubles…
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Giro Feature mountain bike helmet review
The Giro Feature mountain bike helmet, at first glance, looks like a ski helmet, or maybe a skateboard helmet with a bill added on the front. In any case, it sure is a strange departure from traditional, extremely vented bike helmets that we know and love. But this beefy-looking dude with full coverage for the…
ViewRanger smartphone GPS app review
GPS devices are expensive, but smartphone apps are really cheap. Combine the two, and you’ve got ViewRanger, a smartphone GPS app that has all the features of a GPS unit right on your phone. But the obvious question is: does a smartphone GPS app really work as good as the real thing? I downloaded the…
Osprey Escapist 30 hydration pack review
The gear trend these days has been about the “one quiver.” You know, that gear that can do it all, every day? We’ve got one-quiver skis, one-quiver bikes, one-quiver shoes, and even one-quiver backpacks. Well if you’re in the market for a one-quiver pack, then rest your trail-weary eyes on the Osprey Escapist 30 hydration…
Yeti SB66 Enduro mountain bike review
They call it the Super Bike. Really, they do. Yeti, a mountain bike company based in Colorado, shook the mountain bike world with their SB66. The SB, of course, stands for Super Bike, and the 66 represents 26 inch wheels with six inches of travel in the suspension. But what really makes this bike “super,”…
Clif Bar Gary’s Panforte review
Clif Bars have been ubiquitous with outdoor recreation for decades now, and they continue to offer some of the most flavorful, nutritious bars around. In fact, they’ve been slinging bars for 20 years. In celebration of their big anniversary, Clif Bar is releasing a limited edition flavor called Gary’s Panforte. You already know the backstory…
BlenderBottle Sport Mixer review
The outdoors is my gym, but it wasn’t always like that. For years I worked out at an actual gym pumping iron with the meatheads, and mindlessly running nowhere on a treadmill. After every workout, I would have a protein shake when I got home, basically some chocolate whey protein powder mixed with milk that…
Black Diamond Quadrant Alpine Touring Boot review
The Black Diamond Quadrant Alpine Touring Boot has been around for a few years now, and during that time it has proven itself to be a stiff, light, and capable workhorse in the backcountry. Some AT skiers have complaints about fit and the stock liner, but a new version of the Quadrant is being released…
Salomon Quest 30 Pack review
Salomon has been hitting it hard these days with their release of backcountry ski gear like the Quest 12 boots, Guardian bindings and also the Quest 30 backcountry pack. I’ve been hauling my gear on ski tours in the Wasatch with the Quest 30 on my back for the past month, and like all of…
Atomic Automatic ski demo at 2012 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
At the 2012 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market All Mountain Demo, a lot of skis were available to test out on the slopes of Solitude Mountain Resort. There were so many in fact, that it would have been impossible to try them all in one day. I only clicked my boots into five skis… but of…