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Eastern Mountain Sports Ascent Sector Down Sweater Review
If you’re looking for a good, lightweight, multi-purpose, fully-featured and warm down jacket at a reasonable cost, this one deserves your consideration.
MYOG Goes to the Mountains
To test his latest creation, a sub-5-ounce pack, Jamie filled it with the rest of his MYOG kit and took to the Great Smoky Mountains.
Sherpa Pangboche Down Sweater Review
A very attractive multi-purpose down jacket suited for a wide variety of outdoor activities... does that include backpacking?
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: The Morning After – Reflections on OR and the State of the Market
The dust has settled, sleep has been snatched, and I've processed the more intriguing themes of the Show.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 4 – Cool Finds and Sleep Deprivation
The daily perspective: NEED. MORE. ESPRESSO.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: New Fabric Technologies Are the Driving Force For Many New Products
Columbia Thermal Reflective, Pertex Quantum GL, Polartec Power Shield Pro, Polartec Yarn applications, and a case against wool for hiking socks.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 4 – OR Winds Down in the Final Day – But the Good Stuff Keeps Coming!
We present our final lightweight gear finds and summarize the trends we noticed at this Outdoor Retailer.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 3 – More New, Lightweight, and Exciting Gear
Lightweight gear – no problem. Innovation – yes. Things we would like to see – lots of 'em.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 3 – Treasure Hunt
The daily perspective: Can I just live here? Hang out and drink... beverages, talking super-tech about gear with the coolest people in the world?
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Minimalist Footwear – Is It Ready for Backpackers?
Depending on how tuned-in you are to current running trends, you may have noticed that there is a new movement starting to gain traction among runners: barefoot running and minimalist footwear.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 2 – Another Potpourri of New and Interesting Gear
Another productive day turns up another batch of truly innovative and lightweight gear.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 2 Blog Tasty Treats
The daily perspective: I wish that everyone could truly understand just how much brilliance and passion go into the outdoor products we buy and use.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 1 – Lightweight Gold!
OR never ceases to amaze – always something new, something different, and something bizarre! The gear just keeps getting better and lighter.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Day 1 Blog Tasty Treats (from the first-timer)
The daily perspective of an industry vet on the show floor for the first time: "A fantastic all-systems overload."
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Open Air Demo
While the first day of Outdoor Retailer is dedicated to water sport, we found a few products that could carry over for backpacking as well... plus some that are just plain fun, no bones about it!
Outdoor Retailer Summer 2010: Update on Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) Technologies
SPOT and DeLorme introduce the DeLorme PN-60w with SPOT Communicator, and ACR announces the SarLink View. Both allow text messaging via satellite from remote locations, which goes beyond just chatting, enabling you to provide important information to people on the outside.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2010: Introduction and Tribute to Small Ultralight Gear Companies not Exhibiting at OR
Summer OR is underway! We begin our coverage with new products from small companies who specialize in ultralight backpacking gear, including some new names.
Performance Appraisal of the Tarptent Moment
A quality, lightweight shelter that's easy to assemble, but does a condensation issue leave us all wet?
GoLite Demaree Canyon Jacket and Anorak Review
Attractive fully-featured multi-purpose insulated down garments, but are they warm enough for our backpacking needs?
MYOG: Silnylon Backpack
A gem of MYOG: with an 11-ounce weight and 3500-cubic-inch volume, this pack is simple to make and elegant to behold.
Nemo Espri 2P Tent Review
While not the lightest of tents, this shelter can handle such a wide range of multi-tasking to make it worth a closer look.
