Travel Gear Blog News 08/17/2010

The twice-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show is an exhibition of the best outdoors equipment in the world. New this year, GearJunkie.com launched an inaugural “Best in Show” award for the Summer Market trade show, held in early August.

Contour just announced the newest accessory for their wearable HD camcorder lineup. The new Surf-Wake mount attaches to a surfboard or wakeboard, and provides a sturdy yet flexible mount for recording activities in HD.

Everything about the netbook may appear to be designed for mobile use, but mobile use isn't always designed for the netbook. Here are the top five downsides to the limited power and features of netbook computers:

Steve Rogerson hadn’t been to the Outdoor Retailer trade show in five years, so he seemed an ideal observer of change in the gear and clothing that we use from trail to summit.

With bold lines and utilitarian, even schematic designs, metro maps are meant as easily accessible entry points into a new city or destination.

It's a harsh reality that every avid traveler faces, and unless you're fortunate enough to have been born in a generation where you're not expected to check your inbox every half-hour.

The Outdoor Retailer 2010 Summer Market is, by all accounts, a huge success

Christine from Almost Fearless recently purchased the base model of Apple’s iPad and has been traveling with it and this is what she things.

So you want a tiny laptop to take on the prowl, but you're not sure which one to get?

The Best Women's Gear at Outdoor Retailer according to Outside Blog's Material Girl

In the coming months I’ll be checking out firsthand some of those products — from apparel to luggage to shoes — that will appear in stores next spring. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come, as well as some items that you can purchase now: