The following people were badasses in their respective outdoor sports, but they also found the time to found cool companies. Patagonia / Chouinard Equipment Badass Founder: Yvon Chouinard Chouinard is first on this list...
Functionality ★★★★★ The Grand Traverse shoe by Vasque is a surprisingly rugged approach shoe. They are advertised to push the limits but when you look at them, you don’t really think of an extreme shoe....
On January 1, 2013, Concord, MA became the second town in the world to outlaw sales of bottled water. Bottled water bans have also taken affect on dozens of college campuses and in many...
Functionality ★★★★★ The JetBoil Sol TI Premium Cooking System is everything and more that you could ask for in a rapid water boiling system. It is capable of delivering consistent heat output down to 20°...
Functionality ★★★★★ The Fisherman Eyewear Cabana sunglasses could be the cheapest pair of legit polarized glasses I’ve ever found. If you’re the type of person who loses things often, but you still want a high...
For every purist on the trails or roads, there is a gear junkie. Others of us lay somewhere in the middle; partially purist because we run for personal reasons, not for gold and glory...
Functionality ★★★★ The Lowepro Dashpoint AVC 2 is a great and compact storage system for your GoPro and all of your mounts. When you first get into recording with a GoPro camera, you...
No matter how meticulous pre-outing planning may be, things can, and will, go wrong. Oftentimes, quick recovery from pending disaster depends upon a simple too: a pair of pliers, knife, screwdriver, bottle-opener; any of...
Dear Kenji I’m a 21 year old student at the University of Big Dreams and I graduate next year. I love to hike and camp and although I’m definitely not a standout candidate for...
by Elizabeth Kovar+ · Published May 13, 2014 · Last modified February 2, 2015
Just when you thought technology could not advance beyond tablets and smartphones, genius minds have learned how to integrate technology with sport gear. No longer do skiers need to strap a camera to their...
Here’s one response to bike theft. You can’t even jack the lights off this rig. From transporting beer to picking up chicks after dark, this bike meets all your urban cycling needs and still...
I thought this would be one more unnecessary gadget, especially since I am a purist and think all you really need for golf is a set of clubs, a box of balls, and some...
To start this review, first off I’d like to say that I’m not a big sandal guy. I own several pairs of sandals but I don’t wear them often for various reasons. Here’s why...
Long before I met my husband, I had other partners in life. No, I’m not talking about old boyfriends, I’m talking about running partners. It dawned on me recently that in just a few...
Wings for Life World Run | May 4 | Across the World 136 Nations, 34 race tracks, 13 time zones, one incredible race; that is the tagline for this year’s Wings for Life World Run, and it lives...
The new K2 Superstitious is classified as a woman’s’ ski. So, The Wife is giving me her input, not only because she’s the one using them, but because I’ve only seen them perform from...
Functionality ★★★★★ The Kahiltna 29 is the quintessential multi purpose backpack. This pack will function optimally in a variety of situations. I like products that have the ability to kill two birds with one stone, and...
The Salomon X-pro 80 is a ladies boot with a bad attitude. Yes, The Wife’s boots look meaner than mine which is fitting because once on the mountain, she scares the heck out of...
What good is new gear if you don’t have anywhere outside to go use it? Tom Flynn tracks policy related to recreation and conservation for the Outdoor Alliance. Most Fridays, he summarizes the week’s top outdoor...
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Seriously, what have we accomplished here? The bicycle chain has an efficiency of nearly 99%. I have a hard time believing that this death trap built...
