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Outdoor Gear Cyber Monday Deals 2009

November 30, 2009

It’s Cyber Monday, and a few outdoor retailers are making it easier and cheaper to stock up for the holiday season this year. The Open Sky Project, which Modern Hiker is a part of, has a pretty sweet deal across all storefronts – make ANY purchase and receive a $25 credit (coupons are limited, so [...]

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Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit Behind the Scenes

November 3, 2009

The second day of the Blogger Summit started off nice ‘n’ early, with a behind the scenes tour of some of the Gore-Tex testing facilities in Maryland. The first stop was a small conference room, where we were given a quick rundown of some of the properties of Gore-Tex products from Brad Hill and John [...]

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Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit – Intro to Gore

November 2, 2009

Last week, I was invited to the Philadelphia area to be a part of the Gore-Tex Experience More Blogger Summit, a meetup of several outdoor bloggers from around the country. We were invited to learn a bit more about Gore-Tex and the company behind it, as well as get some behind-the-scenes factory tours and opportunities [...]

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Thriv Performance Shirts

October 27, 2009

The guys at Thriv sent me an email a few weeks back, asking me if I’d be interested in testing out a sample of one of their new athletic shirts. Unlike most athletic wear, which is either made of synthetic fiber (or, sometimes, very old and sweatsoaked cotton), the Thriv line is mostly bamboo fiber, [...]

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Beyond the Ten Essentials

March 12, 2009

If, after you’ve decided that yes, you do kind of dig this whole hiking thing, you might be wondering what items you want to spend a little extra cash (or dividend) on to enhance your overall hiking experience. Modern Hiker recommends adding these to your shopping bag, after you’ve already worked your way through the [...]

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I Know It’s Winter And All …

January 6, 2009

but BackcountryOutlet is having a pretty big sale on a bunch of Reef sandals and shoes right now. The sale runs 30-35% off regular prices, and with coupon code 41G-1-QKVMK you can bump that up to 50%. Maybe it’s time for some new yurt slippers?

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REI Used Gear Sale

January 2, 2009

If you don’t have your hiking plans finalized for Sunday Saturday yet, you may want to drop by the Santa Monica REI for the first Used Gear Sale of 2009. The REI Used Gear Sales are a great way to replace some of your not-so-gently used items with upgrades, without spending all of your holiday [...]

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Mission Playground

November 24, 2008

Earth-conscious clothing company Mission Playground had a big move from San Diego to the Bay Area this year, but it didn’t stop them from getting a new line of products out for the Fall/Winter. The move closer to Haight / Ashbury seems to have informed many of the designs for the hugely expanded line — [...]

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Walkable Sleeping Bag

October 24, 2008

If you’re like me, once you get into a sleeping bag, you don’t ever want to get out of it. This can be a problem, like when you’re snuggled up in your tent, but you forgot your flask of winter warmer in your backpack outside. Now you don’t have to get out of your bag [...]

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