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Suriving In a Mountain Town

Weekend kit: Surviving in a mountain town

Whether you’re a Jackson or Aspen local or just trying to avoid looking like a tourist, read on for the best mountain town gear.
Thailand Island Hopping

Pack It In: Thailand Island Hopping

We decided to head out for some exploring and Thailand island hopping in search of the best beaches in the world. These essentials got us there.
Oliberte

Fair trade footwear: Oliberte

Oliberte's line of fair trade certified boots and shoes are the perfect sustainable addition to every guy's wardrobe.
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Adventure Dog: Ruffwear

Your dog probably loves getting out on the trail even more than you do. Our friends at Ruffwear have the perfect adventure dog kit for your best friend.
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Cover More Ground: Salewa

The boot gurus at Salewa were kind enough to help us select the best boots for mountain adventures. Get out of the office and onto the trail.
Adventure Photography

Pack It In: Adventure Photography

This set of adventure photography essentials make you a pro overnight . However, it will get you on the trail in search of the perfect sunset shot.
Discrete Clothing

Discrete Clothing: The Apres Ski Life

When the lifts stop for the night, the real bars open. We hit the apres scene with Discrete Clothing to see the real ski town parties.
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Gear Pods: Build Your Adventure Kit

The team at Gear Pods have the perfect kits for your next adventure whether you're a seasoned backwoodsman, or a novice hiker.
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Feel Good Friday: Combat Flip Flops

The team with Combat Flip Flops creates stellar products while creating jobs and building communities in war torn hot zones across the world.
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Your Winter Travel Kit: Dakine

Dakine's line of luggage, gear hauling, and technical backpacks is the perfect way to step up your travel game for a little break from the office life.
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Winter Stoke: Outdoor Retailer 2015

Every six months, the Outdoor Retailer show descends on Salt Lake City. We were lucky enough to join in the madness to get a look at the best new gear.
Abominable Labs

Abominable Labs: Fog Free Riding

Foggy lenses are the ultimate day ruiner on any ski trip. Featuring a new powered lens, the Abominable Labs F-BOM will keep your powder hunting days clear.
Winter Summit Day

Pack It In: Winter Summit Day

Trekking in the snow can be a dull affair without the right gear. Lucky for you we've got all the right stuff for a winter summit day.
Stein Eriksen Lodge

Stein Eriksen Lodge: A Luxury Ski Getaway

Featuring Utah's best snow and an award winning spa and rooms, and The Stein Eriksen Lodge is the best ski destination in North America.
Winter Cycling

Pack It In: Winter Cycling

When the thermometer drops, it's time to upgrade your winter cycling gear. Don't let cold, wet conditions keep you off your bike.
Suunto Ambit3

Off-Trail Navigation With the Suunto Ambit3

It's time to upgrade your workout tracking. The all new Suunto Ambit3 is the perfect GPS sportwatch to take your outdoor adventures to the next level.
Pack It In: Trail Running

Pack It In: Fall Trail Running

Fall weather shouldn't keep you from trail running. We've got the gear to keep you out even after it gets wet and cold this year.
modern flannel horny toad

Modern Flannel: Horny Toad

Horny Toad has redefined flannel this fall. It's time to pick up some serious flannel for office and trail wear this fall.
Stio

Stio Mountain Apparel

It’s October, and that can only mean one thing (no, not the abominable pumpkin spiced everything). Ski season will soon be upon us. Let’s be honest, that North Face jacket you got in college – you know, the one that still has a lift ticket from 2004 attached – just isn’t going to make it […]
Pack It In: Climbing

Pack It In: Gear Essentials for Climbing

Maybe you caught some of the Psicobloc Masters Series broadcast this year. You might have even stumbled on Chris Sharma’s mind blowing cave climbing in Oman. You know that you want to get started on your own vertical limit project (just please, don’t ever watch the movie), but you don’t know where to start. If […]
Gregory Packs

Fast and Light: Gregory Packs

Ask any backpacker, mountain biker, or climber what is in their list of essential gear and a good pack is always at the top of the heap. However, finding that perfect pack for peak bagging or a long day of enduro riding is much easier said than done. You’ve got to find the right suspension […]
High West Distillery

Mile High Whiskey: High West Distillery

When you think of Utah, high quality spirits probably don’t factor in to the list of attractions. Between five national parks and more than four hundred inches of snowfall at Utah’s ski resorts, we couldn’t blame you for overlooking Park City’s High West Distillery and Saloon, at least until now. As Utah’s first distillery since […]
Mountain Khakis

Mountain Khakis

Mountain Khakis are the perfect addition to any man's closet. Especially for those seeking to do some backcountry exploring this fall.
poc avip collection

POC AVIP Collection

The New POC AVIP road cycling collection is the pinnacle of comfort and safety for long miles on your bike
chaco sandals vault 940

Chaco Sandals: From The Vault

Chaco sandals have left an indelible mark on the outdoors style world, and now you can have a pair of reintroduced classics with the Vault Collection.
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Psicobloc Masters Competition

The Psicobloc Masters Series is an elite climbing competition that descend on Park City, UT every year.
Outdoor Retailer

The Gear You’ll Need: Outdoor Retailer 2014

Every six months the outdoor world – gear designers, retailers, buyers, athletes, and the media – descends on Salt Lake City for a sneak peak of next year’s must have gear. Outdoor Retailer is a whirlwind of top secret product unveilings, gear testing, and sizing up the competition. For the locals, this just means a […]
Fyxation

Bikes and Beer: The Fyxation Tannery Collection

Fyxation Bicycles' Tannery Collection are the perfect accessories to hauling your favorite beer across town for a weekend barbeque or picnic.
Primus Camping Stoves

Backcountry Kitchen: Primus Camping Stoves

Around since 1892, Primus camping stoves set the standard for backcountry cooking for more than one-hundred years.
Redington Fly Fishing

Outsmart the Trout: Redington Fly Fishing

If you’re lucky enough to live near a river, lake, or shore with good fishing, you’re lucky enough. One of the great summer hobbies every man should take up at least once is learning to fish. If you’ve ever picked up the works of famed author and fisherman Norman Maclean, then you know that the […]
Boardworks SUP

Summer on the Water: Boardworks SUP

Our friends at Boardworks SUP have models for everything from mellow days cruising Hawaiian beaches to whitewater runners for the crazier paddlers.
nutrition for athletes the feed

Nutrition for Athletes: The Feed

The Feed is a custom monthly nutrition plan for the everyday athlete.
SPY Happy Lens

Perfect Vision: SPY Happy Lens

A pair of polarized sunglasses with the SPY Happy Lens is the perfect accessory for all your summer needs.
Grand Trunk

Casual Travel Luxury: Grand Trunk

Whether you’re heading to the beach for the weekend, down the trail for a week, or roughing it in your favorite hotel, traveling without the best luxury comforts is a gamble you don’t want to make. The right set of campfire and beach accessories makes the difference between catching the perfect sunset from your hammock, […]
Kitsbow Mountain Biking

Merino and Mud: Kitsbow Mountain Biking

Spring is in rare form across the country, and that means urban and backcountry trails are in perfect condition for some serious riding. Whether you’re a serious enduro mountain biker whose idea of a good ride is a 30+ mile suffer-fest, or one of those crazy downhill riders launching 40 foot red rock cliffs, the […]
Montane

Summer Trekking: Montane

The spring line from Montane is the perfect set of packs and outerwear for any summer trek, be it an afternoon of meadow hopping, or a week long expedition.
TICLA

The Best Everday Camping Gear: Ticla

The Manual explores Ticla, the best new car and summer fesitical camping brand around.
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Feel Good Friday: Freewaters

Freewaters is a unique brand that builds supremely comfortable flip flops, and also delivers clean water to communities across Africa with the proceeds.
everyday adventure forsake boots

Everyday Adventure: Forsake Boots

Forsake Boots makes the best in everyday comfort for your adventures around town and on the trail.