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Go! Gear Junkie
Cyclists can't afford to be without inexpensive blinking light
It weighs 8/10ths of an ounce on my scale. But this tiny L.E.D. may well have saved my life. (Thursday, June 19, 2008)
The best beds in the wilderness
While backpacking offers the hearty soul an opportunity to get deep into the wild country, not everybody enjoys toting all their belongings over miles of rugged terrain, setting up camp, cooking over a tiny, wobbly pack stove and being miles and miles from the nearest civilization. (Thursday, June 19, 2008)
Gel Keeps Damage to Minimum
Abrupt force, collision and impact are unfortunate byproducts in the world of action sports like downhill mountain biking and freestyle skiing. (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Shed Light on Every Kind of Activity
Leave it to a small company in Beaconsfield, Quebec, to make products for the outdoors that no one else would touch. (Thursday, May 8, 2008)
Nalgene Bottles Cut BPA
Once again the news has stories about BPA. That's short for bisphenol A, a controversial compound found in polycarbonate plastics that some studies have shown mimics the hormone estrogen and can cause medical ills in lab rats. (Thursday, May 1, 2008)
Take Seat That's Easy to Pack
Backpackers are famous for trading comfort at night in camp for speed and efficiency during the day on the trail. (Thursday, April 17, 2008)
Recycled Messenger Bags Make a Functional Statement
Recycling is Rad. That's the name— as well as the mantra— of a one-woman business in Minneapolis that makes bike messenger bags out of plastic grocery store sacks. (Thursday, April 10, 2008)
Climbing Gear Does the Job but Weighs Too Much Downhill
IN NORWAY'S ROMSDAL ALPS— High above a fjord, on a mountain face battered by wind, my skis cut a subtle line on a blank canvas of white. It's 1 p.m. on Kirketaket, a 4,721-foot peak here, and I'm heading up-mountain on a ski tour. (Thursday, April 3, 2008)
Bike Bottle Improves on Rule
THE GEAR JUNKIE: CamelBak Products LLC touts its new Podium Bottle as an upgrade to a technology that's been around since the 1950s. (Thursday, March 27, 2008)
GPS device keeps you connected
"There is life after cell phone signals die." That's the tagline Spot Inc. of Milpitas, Calif., has put on its namesake GPS device, a handheld locator beacon introduced to the outdoors industry last fall. (Thursday, March 6, 2008)
Take Ski on the Wild Side (Thursday, February 21, 2008)
Waterproof Gloves Weather Winter (Thursday, February 7, 2008)
Winter's Chill Shouldn't Keep You Off Bike (Thursday, January 17, 2008)
Getting a Grip on Outdoors (Thursday, January 10, 2008)
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