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Outdoor Retailer Day 3 and 4

By Day 3 everyone has hit their stride, but everyone is also exhausted. I turn into a loopy zombie under these conditions, so it’s a good thing that I didn’t have to take as many appointments the last two days. 
We started off day 3 with a visit to one of my favorite outerwear manufacturers, Loki. [...]

Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2009

 
The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market happened in Salt Lake City last week and once again I was fortunate enough to attend. Over the next few days I’ll be posting about some of the great gear I got to see. In the meantime, you can see some pictures and blurbs about the things that caught my [...]

Golite Xanadu Four-Season Tent Review (Xanadon’t)

Outdoor Retailer Show Wrap-Up #3

Let’s get straight to the gear!

SmarTube Drinking System: At the Axis Outdoor booth I came face-to-face with a solution to my trail hydration needs. I strongly dislike carrying a hydration bladder inside my pack when backpacking due to several reasons which I will not get into in this post, and if I [...]

Outdoor Retailer Show Wrap-Up #2

If there was any kind of ‘theme’ to the show this year, it would have been Environmental Sustainability. Several companies were announcing new environmental initiatives and renewable supply chains. In addition, the Outdoor Industry Association was asking every person to offset their CO2 emissions created during their travel to the show. There [...]