It might look more like something you’d wear for chopping wood than skiing, but Marmot’s new Cat Track Insulated Jacket is a sick deal at $260. They waterproof it with their spray-on PreCip which will keep you dry for a few years, and they pack it with synthetic insulation so you don’t need to layer [ more... ]

Eighties sunglasses maker Suncloud is back but without the rose colored tint that made them famous. They came out strong with about 30 styles six months ago, but things must not be going too well since they haven’t bothered making a website. Sunglasses giant Smith actually owns Suncloud, and they’re trying to reinvent the brand [ more... ]

While your friends are trying to saw through their thick yellow nails with a puny scissors, you’ll be cutting with precision usually reserved for Swiss soldiers. Wenger’s Swiss Army Nail Clip Knife might not have a very impressive name, but at least you know what you’re going to get.

Trail Blazer recently began making their axes and saws with non-slip handles and bright colors. If axes are slipping out of people’s hands and flying into the woods or their friend’s tents, it seems a little late to be addressing the problem after all these years. I have a hypothesis that this will actually cause [ more... ]

Masai Barefoot Technology shoes look like they’re made to rock back and forth letting you smoothly walk across the ground, but they actually have a soft spot near the heel that creates natural instability so your body has to react with increased muscle activity. The idea is that you get a workout since you’re constantly [ more... ]

Nikon’s new $1300 16×32 StabilEyes binoculars are waterproof, fog free, and they even have an image stabilization button that makes their massive magnification easy on your eyes. Of course, for that much money you could buy a pretty sweet plasma HDTV and just watch Animal Planet all day. Don’t leave these under your seat on [ more... ]

Apparently these guys couldn’t keep warm in each other’s beards so they decided to take this hilarious picture. Adventure Medical Kits says their survival Heatsheet is 20% larger than the competition—that’s the detail you’ll be giving people if you manage to make it out alive.

You just paddled 20 miles and your arms are ready to fall off. Your fellow camper was nice enough to start the water for some tea, but what’s this, you’re in charge of folding the mugs? Meet Orikaso, the flatware that actually folds flat, and then takes a few minutes to fold back together when [ more... ]

Be the 4000th person to visit the least usable website in the outdoor industry. This thing looks like one of the owners kid’s made it in computer class back in 1998. If you can’t figure out how to see more products, scroll to the bottom and click “Next page.” You can’t get back to the [ more... ]

Hobie’s MirageDrive might already be a good way to cheat at the kayak race (you’ll have to wear a goofy cowboy hat or something to draw attention away from your pedaling) but if you’re cheating, you may as well really upgrade. In spring of 2007 Hobie is offering a Mirage ST Turbo Kit that replaces [ more... ]