Travel Gear Blog News 11/05/2010
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Backpacker Magazine – Prof. Hike: The 10 (Un)Essentials
Gear, gizmos, and doodads you never should buy.
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Long-Distance Radios | Gear Review | Gear Junkie
The Gear Junkie reviews Motorola's latest handheld unit, the Talkabout MR350R Two-Way Radios.
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Temple Dopp Kit | Gear Patrol
Temple’s soon-to-be-released Dopp Kitt ($55) is a great looking upgrade for those of you wanting to class up your travel gear.
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The Cleanest Line: Skunked or Scored? Summer Ski-Gear Testing in Chile
Greg Fitzsimmons shares a story about summer skiing and Patagonia product testing in Chile.
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New travel gear: Gorillatorch Switchback sheds lights on campers – USATODAY.com
Gorillatorch Switchback is a combo headlamp, lantern and bendable stand that doubles as a camera tripod.
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Marquette Backcountry Skis- No Skins Required! – the GearCaster
The new project from V.I.O POV camera founder Dave Ollila, the Marquette backcountry skis require no skins to climb and can slide without catching.
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Cold-Weather Dog Gear | Gear Review | Gear Junkie
Ruff Wear Inc., a dog-gear company in Bend, Ore., recently handed out a list of cold-weather dog tips. Take this advice before leashing up your canine in the cold this year.
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Natural fibers
Merino wool undergarments tout themselves as being kinder to the environment than other wools or synthetics. How is this so?
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Backcountry.com: The Goat » Blog Archive » Zeal Recon Goggles with Built-in GPS
The Zeal Recon Goggles are the first goggles with built-in GPS and real time micro-LCD display built right into the goggles.
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Top 10 Outdoor Podcasts – the GearCaster
As a follow up to last weeks top 10 new outdoor iPhone apps, the following is a list of the GearCaster's my favorite outdoor related podcasts.
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Electronic Signaling Devices: Best Friend or Worst Enemy?
The desire of backcountry travelers to be in constant contact with “the outside world” is by no means a new notion. Slightly more novel is the use of an electronic signaling device.
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GoLite Peak Pack review – OutdoorInformer.com
The GoLite Peak backpack is many things, but more than anything else it is astonishingly, insanely, incredibly light.