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Eton Scorpion – Emergency Radio / All in One!

Owen — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:12 +0000

Over the years of camping and hiking I believe I've accumulated enough stuff to not need any major purchases for future camping trips, however I'm always on the lookout for lighter, better and different options. One problem I face while in the wilderness is charging gadgets. Some friends think gadgets should be left at home [...]

BOSAVI HEADLAMP TO UTILIZE MULTIPLE POWER SOURCES

aaron — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:16 +0000

Working with Open Source software and re-purposed equipment, Daniel Freschl created BOSAVI LLC to create (amongst other products) a headlamp designed to be charged almost anywhere by a variety of different means. Tired of the frustration and waste of constantly replacing AAA batteries in the headlamps he and his friends (and everyone else) were using, an [...]

OFF THE GRID: A PHOTO SERIES BY PHOTOGRAPHER ÉRIC VALLI

aaron — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:35 +0000

From Wikipedia: Éric Valli is a French photographer and film director. Valli spent most of his career as a geographical photographer working for the National Geographic Magazine and The Sunday Times capturing more inaccessible locations in the world on camera. There are growing number of people who have decided to live light on the earth [...]

73 YEAR OLD JAPANESE WOMAN CLIMBS MOUNT EVEREST

aaron — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:15:21 +0000

73 year old Tamae Watanabe, a Japanese alpinist, has broken her own record (made when she was 63) as the oldest woman in the world to scale Mount Everest. From THE MAINICHI: Tamae Watanabe, who launched her final assault on the treacherous upper slopes of Mt. Everest from an altitude of 8,300 meters Friday night, set [...]

GoPro ALASKA EXPEDITION

aaron — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:49 +0000

From GoPro: GoPro recently partnered with Project Aether on an ambitious expedition to Alaska to conduct science experiments and record the first high quality images of the Aurora Borealis from the edge of space. Project Aether is a non-profit collaboration between public school teachers and graduate students and is designed to inspire the next generation [...]

WINDOWS TO THE WILD

aaron — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:33 +0000

Outdoor adventurer Willem Lange hosts NHPTV’s popular, award-winning WINDOWS TO THE WILD outdoor series. As he hikes, floats, flies and fishes around New England, Willem offers insight into the history, ecology and special character of these wild places. I've checked out a few episodes already and it reminds me of local shows I'd catch on PBS in [...]

THE 800 YEAR OLD RECIPE CLIF BAR

aaron — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:10 +0000

Inspired by founder Gary Erickson’s early Italian rides and adventures, Clif Bar’s new Panforte flavor celebrates the brand’s 20th anniversary. The recipe is said to come from “a traditional 800-year-old Italian recipe”. Called “Gary’s Panforte,” the limited edition flavor goes on sale this month. From Gear Junkie: As the name says, the bar is based off the [...]

THE BROOKS WORLD TRAVELLER B17 LEATHER BIKE SADDLE

aaron — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:46:28 +0000

For you fellow bike enthusiasts out there looking for something a little different, I present to you the World Traveller B17 from Brooks, a hand-made leather saddle featuring a motif by Frank Patterson, artist and illustrator of the Brooks catalogues of the 1920's. From Gear Junkie: Its full name, the 2012 World Traveller B17 Limited Edition, [...]

THE LAND ROVER EDIBLE DESERT SURVIVAL MANUAL

aaron — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:00:18 +0000

In Case Of Emergency: Eat This Book is a special giveaway for select Land Rover vehicle owners. In addition to life saving desert survival tips (specifically the Arabian Desert), the book (designed by ad agency Y&R DUBAI as a creative campaign for Land Rover) is made of edible paper and printed via edible ink. According [...]

THE $10,000 OUTSIDE MAGAZINE ADVENTURE GRANT

aaron — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:10:56 +0000

From Outside Magazine: In celebration of our 35th anniversary, Outside magazine is seeking proposals for its first annual Adventure Grant, a $10,000 endowment to help fund a smart, creative, and (perhaps) slightly foolhardy project that we’ll feature in an upcoming issue. Examples of the kinds of audacious missions we're looking for—taken from Outside stories—include sailing a homemade raft down [...]