RikSak by Gossamer Gear – Review
I was planning a 4 night backpacking trip in the Pecos Wilderness when some friends and I began talking about summit packs. Our plan was to spend two nights at beautiful Lake Katharine and summit Santa Fe Baldy while we were there. Since camp would already be set up, there was no need to take a huge pack with me to the summit. Many years ago I did and overnight trip with a friend to Guadalupe Peak. When we got ready
Woolrich Teams up with Agion Active to produce Anti-Stink Outdoor Apparel
As many of you know I had the opportunity to test Agion Active’s new Anti-stink technology. As a result I was entered into a contest and won a vacation to Glacier National Park. Now agion Active is being marketed in the outdoor apparel industry.It was announced yesterday that Woolrich has partnered with Agion Active to market a new line of Woolrich Anti-stink Merino and polyester blend base layers. Jerry Rinder, Woolrich VP of Sales and Marketing said:“While wool has the
New All-Season Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Mattress
Cascade Designs, the parent company of MSR, Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, and SealLine, announced a new all-season NeoAir mattress. In 2009 the Therm-a-Rest three-season NeoAir won acclaim due to two new technologies: a multi-layer Reflective Barrier and Triangular Core Matrix. These technologies are said to dramatically boost warmth by minimizing thermal heat transfer. The Reflective Barrier radiates heat back to the user while reducing conductive heat loss to the ground. The Triangular Core Matrix technology utilizes hundreds of individual cells to