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Backcountry Access Float 30
It's in the bag
When you prefer carving lines beyond the boundaries of safety, you’re all too aware of the risks involved with avalanches. Float Backpacks ($685-$785) from Backcountry Access are designed to minimize excavation time — which is the biggest factor in avalanche fatalities — through an affordable and reusable avalanche airbag system. Here’s how it works. In [...]
Swivl
Got my eye on you
It may look like another plastic iPhone dock, but the Swivl ($160) is anything but. Pairing a motorized base and wearable marker the Swivl can pivot, turn and tilt a cradled iOS device to follow a subject — keeping subjects within its field of view — using motion tracking technology. That means, video chats, sports, [...]
Style Pick: Eddie Bauer x Pendleton 1920 Collection Work Shirt
Named for the year Eddie Bauer first opened his store, this work shirt is made entirely from 100% Oregon-made Pendleton wool in archival patterns. Details include horn buttons. $130 | eddiebauer.com
Toughstake
Enemy of the Stake
That killer new tent you bought might snap together in mere minutes, but it won’t take care of the fact that those plastic stakes will yank right out of any soft ground, sand, or snow at the slighest gust or accidental trip. Luckily, a solution exists. Toughstakes ($30, pair), bestow bedrock-like anchoring for your tent [...]
Panasonic Lumix GX1
Sibling pedigree
You might not consider a grip the most identifiable feature of a new camera, but for the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 ($699), that’s exactly the case. The successor to the mighty successful GF1, a camera we’ve recommended time and time again here at GP, the GX1 certainly packs a wallop: 16 megapixel Live MOS sensor, [...]
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DeLorme inReach
SMS SOS
Scenario: Somehow the expedition you and the boys planned for an unforgettable bachelor trip has turned into a one hell of a pickle. Your buddy, Steve thought that awesome 25 year old vintage rusted out Jeep he traded his unlocked iPhone for would be the perfect way to traverse the wilderness. Problem is, Steve also [...]
Detroit Bicycle Company
2 Wheel Motion
You know those Chrysler commercials touting the tagline “Imported from Detroit”? Well, we like to imagine that there’s another one but rather than cars they’re packed with similarly seductive night shots of Detroit Bicycle Company’s two-wheeled artistry. The company’s works are rolling testaments to killer design, with each bike entirely hand-crafted in Motor City. Indicative [...]
West Coast Blitz: 1,100 Horsepower, 800 Miles and Blue Bottle Coffee
Cars and caffeine, an ideal pairing
Recently we found ourselves presented with a couple of problems. First. We were handed the keys to a deep blue pearl 2012 Nissan GT-R and 2012 diamond black edition Cadillac CTS-V at roughly the same time. Okay, maybe it doesn’t sound like so much of a problem but bear with us. In reality neither cars [...]
Fiskars ShopBoss
Cutting Crew
Find yourself habitually reaching for the kitchen shears whenever it’s time for an odd job or chore? Leave the comestible-cutter alone and grab yourself a Fiskars ShopBoss ($30). A veritable Swiss Army Snipper, the ShopBoss offers the best of heavy-duty cutting and a multi-function tool. Titanium coated heavy-duty blades with spring action, wire cutter and [...]
Overland Journal
Well read journeys
Since the Spring of 2007 the dedicated journalists at Overland Journal have shared their avid passion for adventure travel and overlanding in a magazine we just can’t get enough of (we’re four issues deep). Season after season they craft archival quality editions, issued five times a year — packed with feature-length stories chronicling their global [...]
Yeti Pro
Pro Cast
Whether or not you’ve got ambitions to host the next All Things Considered or Howard Stern Show, quality sound (besides subject material) is essential. Poor quality audio causes listener fatigue — a troublesome notion when you’re waxing poetic about everything from Apple to Aaron Sorkin. The Yeti Pro ($249) combines a traditional analog XLR output [...]
Schitt Headphone Amps
This Schitt is for real
Knowing that nearly all of us are guilty of what co-founders Jason Stoddard and Mike Moffat would consider an abomination is an interesting notion. The crime? Listening to the music coming through today’s primary audio consumption tool. Headphones. Luckily, the duo also have a hefty, if not vigorous, solution: Schitt Headphone Amps ($250+). Obvious moniker [...]
Style Pick: Barbour x To Ki To Shoreman Jacket
New for AW11, the Shoreman Jacket is made from 6oz Sylkoil wax and is inspired by the original long Shoreman jacket traditionally used for duck or wildfowl shooting. The jacket is an updated larger silhouette with a draw cord waist and has sophisticated details such as small signature stud attachments, an integral detachable hood and [...]