Lighting sciences have advanced rapidly as of late bringing to market flashlights with amazing amounts of light all packaged in small, durable casings. The TAD Edition LensLight KO is such a light.
Adventure Medical Kits Grizzly
For those of us unwilling to geek out on medical gear, Adventure Medical Kits offers the next best thing. Enter the Grizzly.
Gear Scout: Ballistic Hydra iPhone 5 Case
When testing the Ballistic Hydra case I tried to keep my expectations within reason. I have to say, although it’s only been a few weeks since I started using it, I’m more than impressed.
Rigid Industries: 10 Inch Combo Light Bar
For those of us who want more light and less bar in our light bar, look no further than the Rigid 10 inch combo bar.
Gear Scout: Adventure Tech Flashback Tail Lamp
The LED wizards at Adventure Tech have created a tail lamp solution sure to save lives, or at the very least, provide comforting piece of mind.
Global Rescue: Prepared for the Worst Scenarios
For those of us traveling far outside the reach of our usual healthcare resources, international medical services are an important component to trip planning.
Gear Scout: Stio Basis Shirt
The Basis Shirt is a long overdue product. In a nutshell, it’s a technical baselayer that doesn’t look like, well, a technical baselayer.
Kalaber Creations’ Warn Winch Mount for the Ural Gear Up
Despite its immense capability and tank-like build, the Ural Gear Up is not without limitation. The next time you find yourself up a certain creek without a paddle you’ll be wishing you had one of these.
Gear Scout: The Earl Backcountry Tablet
The only thing the iPad definitively proved is no device will ever do everything, but tablets can do far more than we thought possible just a couple years ago. Enter the Earl.
Gear Scout: LifeStraw
Released in 2005 and quickly dispatched to some of the most water challenged regions of the world, the LifeStraw performed beautifully, and since has won numerous awards.
Cooper Discoverer A/T3
Released in 2011, you could still call the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 a new tire. We’ve had the opportunity to test it over the last year on a variety of platforms and it has handily exceeded our expectations.
Head to Head: Synthetic vs. Water-Resistant Down
This time around, the new technology isn’t a wonder fiber, it’s a super feather. For the first in a very long time, this raging debate is finally getting interesting.
Adventure Photographer: Sony Cyber Shot RX100 II
This past summer Sony released an updated version of their popular Cyber Shot RX100, a camera which was already one of the best in its category.
Gear Scout: ArkPak Smart Charger
Unlike many power packs which are built around a sealed, proprietary battery, the ArkPak can optimize the efficiency of any 12V battery, keeping your gear fully charged.
Backcountry Classics: The Kelly Kettle
More than a century old, it still kicks those high tech stoves right in the proverbial pants
Overland Navigation: New Opportunities with Tablets
No longer do you have to trudge around with laptop computers and/or large paper atlases for off-road adventures. The technology is so practical you can even use it on motorcycles.
Book Review: Driving the Great Western Trail in Arizona
It’s a beautiful place accessed via a warren of rocky roads, some seemingly as old as the hills themselves. Finding your way through this state is not always easy with good guidebooks few and far between.
REV’IT! Releases New Line of Motorcycle Jeans
It almost seems like a disservice to call these jeans. They’re every bit as sophisticated as any highly engineered riding pants I have, but they appear to be normal jeans, and very nice ones at that.
American Overlander: Clikstand Alcohol Stove System
What alcohol stoves frequently lack is a good pot support with optimal flame protection. Thanks to the Clikstand, the long-loved alcohol stove is now––perfected
Long Term Review: Klymit Double Diamond Vest
The Double Diamond Vest might be their most unconventional offering and was the brain child of the founder, Nate Alder.