My Favorite Gear from ICAST 2024
ICAST is a hidden gem of a show. Despite the post-covid downfall of many tradeshows, ICAST has managed to thrive thanks to a healthy local buyer audience, their location in Florida and relatively affordable...
Category: Tradeshows
My Favorite Gear from Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2024
I wasn’t planned to make it out to Outdoor Retailer this summer but an industry friend of mine asked if I wanted to fish for a few days after the show. Anyone who knows...
Stuff I Liked at OR Snow Show 2020
The Gearography team took a trip out to OR last week. We had a blast checking out all the new gear the amazing outdoor industry is pumping out! Let’s take a look at a...
Stuff I Would Actually Buy at IFTD 2019
By: Yoon Kim I’ll be real honest about my experience at IFTD; it hasn’t always been a good one. The show is small (about 150 exhibitors), it’s cliquey (sometimes I’ll be in the middle...
Stuff I Liked at PaddleSports Retailer 2019
Tom and I made a trip over to Oklahoma City for the second year to the only tradeshow that is specific to the paddlesports trade. The show is still slow, but also growing steadily....
A Noob’s Guide to Outdoor Retailer
I stepped out onto the showroom floor, on Day 1, with a sense of awe of the bright and bustling world I entered in to. I started following a map I drew to my...
OR Snow Show 2019: Our Favorite Gear & Technology
There’s nothing quite like seeing that big blue bear peeking in through the windows of the Denver Convention Center right? Check out some of our favorite gear, news, and overall great finds that we...
5 Awesome Products from Outdoor Retailer Winter 2019
Fall and winter to most people mean Thanksgiving and Christmas. To people in the outdoor community, it also means Winter Outdoor Retailer where new and innovative gear is put on display. Top outdoor brands...
Some of My Favorite Things at CES 2017
CES2017 had a serious vibe of real innovation this year, at least compared to the last few years of ‘incremental gains’ like 4K screens and IoT (Internet of Things) applications. What we saw this...
Interbike 2016: Show Favorites
The Gearographer team spent the past week in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada for Interbike 2016. We met some awesome people in the bike world and got to see some...
Surf Expo: Our Favorites from the Show
A couple weekends ago, the Gearographer crew ran all around Surf Expo in Florida searching for the best products to bring back to you guys. We met some pretty rad folks in the Surf/SUP...
National Hardware Show 2016: The Coolest Gear
Last week the Gearographer crew took a little adventure over to Las Vegas to attend the National Hardware Show. At the show you can find everything in the world of home improvement. We came to explore the...
PGA: The Freshest Gear on the Course
Popticals Sunglasses Release: Spring 2016 MSRP: $169 Popticals are the coolest little sunglasses. These small but sturdy little guys fold up so they can fit in the palm of your hand. They have great polarized...
Our Favorite Gear from NAMM 2016
Once a year people from all over the world gather in Anaheim to celebrate the musical arts at the National Association of Music Merchants. I traversed the wonders of this show and this is...
Shot Show 2016: Stuff We Liked
Show Show 2016 in Vegas had an awful lot of amazing gear to check out. I strolled through those aisles like a blood hound to find the coolest, sharpest, and most helpful tools for...
Surf Expo Winter 2016: Our Favorite Gear
Proof Aluminum Collection MSRP $110-$120 Mid Feb 2016 release Continuing with their line of sustainable sunglasses, Proof has ingeniously developed these recycled aluminum pieces of eyewear. They are polarized and have wood integrated into the...
Our Favorite Gear from CES Vegas 2016
Tucker and I took a stroll down to Vegas to check out CES. We explored those nitty gritty depths with one goal in mind: discover the secret gems of CES. There were some absolutely breathtaking...
Our Favorite Gear from OR Winter Market 2016
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market moved up three weeks this year to bypass Sundance, but frustrated a bunch of industry insiders in the process. The show started on January 5th, which meant that marketers had to work...
Our Favorite Gear from the 2016 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Demo
At Outdoor Retailer’s All Mountain Demo Day at Solitude Mountain Resort, the latest trend for snow-sport manufacturers pointed towards durable, lightweight construction for versatile ski and boot makers. Shannon drove in all the way from...
Surf Expo September 2015: Our Favorite Gear
Last week, the Gearographer crew ran around all over Florida taking photos, flying drones and meeting rad folks in the Surf/Sup industry. While the trip was productive, we did crash our drone, get a...
