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Sleeping Bag Roundup (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Noteworthy new bags from Golite, Big Agnes, The North Face, and Rab.
Big Sky Products Introduces Two New Tent Models (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
The Convertible creates a new “Light Four-Season Tent” category, and the Mirage will challenge the lightest three-season single wall tents currently available.
New Products from Etowah Outfitters (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Ultralight pack cover, rain skirt, and rain mitts.
Photon ReX Rechargeable Micro Flashlight (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
New four LED 0.6 ounce Photon will really light up the night, and it's rechargeable from a single flashlight battery.
Outdoor Retailer: An Impressive Shade of Green
The Outdoor Indsutry Embraces The Green Movement
Fenix L0D Flashlight soon Available with Brighter Luxeon Rebel LED (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Sub 1-oz, single AAA battery flashlight with optional 60-lumen output for 1 hour.
Bottlepod Ultralight Photo Monopod (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Got a waterbottle? Want a one-ounce support for your camera?
Tech4O Traileader (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
A pedometer based navigational watch that does away with the foot pod.
Ibex Balance Seamless Underwear (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Seamless underwear for men and women from Ibex.
Pacific Outdoor Equipment Expands the Use of Aerogel in Sleep Pads (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Pacific Outdoor Equipment adds new innovative pads featuring Aerogel insulation from Aspen Aerogels to their lineup.
Zoot Sports introduces ultralight running shoes (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
New line of sub 10 ounce shoes hit the market
Scarcity of New Dinner Options at Summer 2007 OR Show (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
New dinner choices at Summer OR not very plentiful
Granite Gear Vapor Day Backpack (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Not be the lightest 2000 cubic inch (32 liter) pack available, but it may well be the most comfortable.
Outdoor Research Pack Hoody (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Pack cover with an integrated hood – what a clever idea!
Glacier Glove All Lycra Sun Glove (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Fingerless 1 ounce/pair gloves for sun and blister protection.
Electronic Mapping Comes of Age for Handheld GPS (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Full US coverage with USGS 1:24K digital downloadable maps are available for Magellen and DeLorme GPS units.
Integral Designs SilDome (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
An utralight monopole shelter that requires no trekking poles sets up with as little as two stakes
MPACK AquaFlo Disposable Hydration System (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
Looks like a Platy, but a 2-liter flask weighs only 0.8 ounce and costs $4.
GoLite Carbon Fyre Shoes (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
GoLite goes lighter in their shoe line with this shoe built for speed.
Snow Peak μGiga Stove (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2007)
At 2.15 ounces this new stove from Snow Peak sets a new weight record for canister stoves.
