I was introduced to Darn Tough Vermont socks many years ago at the Outdoor Retailer Show. They are without doubt the most durable pair of socks I’ve owned. Over the past few years I’ve hiked hundreds, probably close to a thousand miles in the pair pictured to the right and they still spring back to [...]
Once again, I’ll be attending the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market this January in Salt Lake City on behalf of BackpackGearTest.org. I can’t remember how many times I’ve attended; I think this will be my seventh visit, give or take a year. Recently someone asked me for some tips for making the most of the Show [...]
I’ve always been interested in Brooks-Range Mountaineering gear and I finally was able to meet with the company and see their stuff up close at January’s Winter Outdoor Retailer Show. Their selection is small but high-quality. There is no “Fall 2011 line” of fashionable new colors or fad-of-the-year bandwagoning. It’s all professional gear for the backcountry [...]
The Outdoor Retailer Demo Day is all about flashy new gear demos and loud fun. But tucked in between the DJ booth and beer taps was a modest booth belonging to a company called Yurbuds. I probably walked by it ten times before stopping to take a look. Yurbuds are earbuds that are designed for [...]
Day 2 hadn’t even started when I spied the first target of the day on my way down the escalator to the show floor. Granite Gear has designed a pack, called the Nimbus Core, around the need to carry a bear canister. With a bottom pouch for soft items like a sleeping bag and two [...]
Like all Outdoor Retailer shows I ended the day exhausted with many miles on my feet. Today was a day of meetings for backpackgeartest.org. In fact, I was so packed with meetings I had little opportunity to cruise the show and explore the cool new gadgets other than the ones I was shown in the [...]
It was All Mountain Demo Day here at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market and I couldn’t be more excited! The Demo Day is a ‘play day’ out in the snow before everyone gets down to business on the show floor. In my opinion this is the best day of the show – it’s the one day [...]
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