Gear Shed: Summer Trail Shoes
Together with our partners we've picked our favourite summer trail shoes, in alpha order, for your crush-it summer.
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Gear Shed: Tentsile UNA Tree Tent
Tentsile took the tried-and-true aspects of their acclaimed larger models and fit them into a smaller package, using reduced-sized ratchets, straps and a single-pole construction.
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Gear Shed: Picks for Active Dads
We've curated our favourite outdoor and lifestyle products, in alpha order, for the adventurous father in your life.
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Fish Harder, Kick Plastic: Costa Reefton PRO
Costa's frames are made of castor oil–based Bio Resin material—part of their Kick Plastic initiative to reduce their carbon footprint and protect the planet's waters.
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Gear Shed: Earth Week / Mother’s Day Edition
This Earth Week, active mothers deserve the finest eco-forward, durable gear in the universe. We've curated several items here to help your mom run with the wolves.
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A Layer for All Seasons: Mountain Hardwear Polartec Power Grid Hoody
We want our layers to work hard and play hard. That is, we want them to work when we're playing, no matter what's happening outside.
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Therm-a-Rest at 50
Since 1971—when it introduced the first self-inflating sleeping pad to the market—Therm-a-Rest has been synonymous with comfort in the outdoors.
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Multi-Use Lighting: Princeton Tec’s Alloy-X and Snap Solo
We’ll never stop recommending a backup light to carry in our kit, whether we’re nordic-touring by night or trail-running by day. For those who rely on the flashlight app on…
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Hold on the Cold: YETI Hopper Flip 18 Soft Cooler
Words & photos :: Scott Parent. Finally, a rough and tough soft cooler that can hold the cold for long-haul paddling trips. Packing and preserving food and drink for longer…
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Gear Shed: How a Nelson-based Startup Built a Better Headlamp
Words & photos :: Todd Lawson. One of the most crucial pieces of gear in any pack, for any outdoor endeavour, is undoubtedly the humble headlamp. If you’re into caving,…
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Yeti Roadie 24: The Ultimate Adventure Companion
words :: Frédérique Sauvée. Scroll down for French-language text. I took my Roadie 24 cooler with me on my trip across Canada. All the way from Montreal to Vancouver, up…
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Warmth + Mobility: Mountain Hardwear’s Stretchdown
Our testers have ripped (or loosened) more than a few jacket and pant seams during the course of their outdoor adventures. Not infrequently, these rips happen during body-contorting activities such…
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Exploration To Go: Nocs Zoom Tube
Nocs Provisions, San Francisco-based maker of durable binoculars and accessories, has launched the Zoom Tube Monocular Telescope—the newest addition to the brand’s range of outdoor optics. We like the Zoom Tube…
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Gear Shed: Picks for Surf, Sidewalk, Bike, Beach + Backyard
PEPPERMINT CYCLING CO SIGNATURE JERSEY With three back pockets, side zip pocket, SPF 50+ and ultralight mesh panels on sides and underarms, the PEPPERMINT CYCLING CO SIGNATURE JERSEY ensures incomparable…
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Gear Shed: More Picks for Summer
SPY+ HELM TECH SUNGLASSES The war between style and technology is over. Built on the foundation of one of SPY’s most iconic designs, the adventure-ready HELM TECH provides ultimate functionality…
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Gear Shed: MSR Carbon Reflex 3 Featherweight Tent
words & photography :: Todd Lawson. Camping is one of the best things known to mankind. But without tents, there would be no camping, and without lightweight tents, there would…
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Gear Shed: Platypus QuickDraw Microfilter System
Platy’s new QuickDraw Microfilter System comes in two parts: the durable and taste-free 1L QuickDraw “dirty” reservoir and the hollow-fiber filter cartridge that attaches to it with one precise turn.…
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The Athena: Portable Energy Toughens Up
Bring your own electricity in your vehicle, or on an off-grid trip, with the all-powerful Athena — Uncharted Supply Co.’s newest portable energy system. Whether your car needs a jump,…
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Rollin’ with the Griz
words :: Feet Banks. When you live in Canada and it’s suddenly hotter than Death Valley, you need a cooler that can really perform. And the Grizzly G40 certainly does…
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