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Gear Review: POC Am Sunglasses Could Be Perfect
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on July 7, 2011 By Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal. See more of Casimiro's gear recommendations in our Ultimate Hiking and Camping Gear Guide >>The Poc Sports Am might be the perfect sunglass. Just this week, two people have stopped me, said, “whoa, who makes those?” Then they grabbed the Ams off my face and tried…
Gear Review: Ona Union Street, the Clark Kent of Camera Bags
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on June 24, 2011 By Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal. See more of Casimiro's gear recommendations in our Ultimate Hiking and Camping Gear Guide >> There are times when you don’t want to walk around in the world wearing a pack that screams, “I’m a photographer.” Times, for example, like, whenever you leave the house. Not…
Gear Review: Lightweight Backcountry Cooking With GSI Halulite Minimalist
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 16, 2011 By Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal. See more of Casimiro's gear recommendations in our must-have gear gallery >> Anybody who’s ever seen my backcountry pantry knows I’m not a foodie. Trader Joe’s Pop-Tarts and organic ramen, that’s about the extent of it. After decades of backpacking trips where I’ll inhale anything remotely…
Travel Tech: Handmade iPad Case Marries Analog and Digital (Perfect For Valentine’s Day)
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 9, 2011 Valentine's Day edition Dodocase seen here; photograph courtesy Dodocase By Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal. See more of Casimiro's gear recommendations in our must-have gear gallery >> When I first slipped my iPad into the hardback Dodocase ($60), I fully expected to remove it after a few days or a week of…
Steve Casimiro’s 2011 Gear Forecast – Technical Fabrics, Avalanche Packs, Lighter Footwear, and Pastel Colors
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on January 25, 2011 By Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal. See more of Casimiro's gear recommendations in our must-have gear gallery >> After five days in Utah at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in search of the best new products from 800 brands and 18,000 attendees, I returned home with a swag count of two pairs…
Gear Review: Thule’s Sleek New Carry-On Suitcase
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on January 4, 2011 By Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure JournalWhen a brand steps outside its traditional product offerings to bring you something new and different, consumers beware. All too often, slapping a logo onto a backpack or camp chair or Frisbee simply means a manufacturer is trying to squeeze more profit out of its brand, typically by licensing the…
Gear Review: New Balance Minimus Takes a Step Toward Barefoot
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 22, 2010 By Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal So, there’s this trend in running where you ditch your shoes and run barefoot. You might have heard of it: It’s called barefoot running. The barefoot or minimalist footwear movement is to running what fast and light was to backpacking a few years ago: It’s hot, sexy, and ambiguous…
Gear Review: Coleman’s Micro-Quad LED Lantern–Bright, Portable, And So Cute
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on November 10, 2010 By Steve Casimiro, editor of Adventure Journal It’s so cute! A year or so ago, Coleman brought out the very clever Quad Lantern, a beefy car-camping light that featured four snap-off panels so you could break it into more portable, usable illumination. Now comes the Micro-Quad ($34.99), which repackages the same innovation in a Lilliputian size.…
Presenting the Gear of the Year: Must-Have Outdoor Gear and Tech
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on October 7, 2010 By Mary Anne Potts While fuel costs soared and the economy gasped, 2010 has actually been a great year for outdoor recreation. Good ol' camping may be more popular than ever, as reported by CNN, and national parks, such as Yellowstone, are breaking attendence records. Which means: There is no guilt in investing in…
Gear Review: A Sleek, Swanky Hoodie For Men
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 23, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure LifeA few years ago, an outdoor apparel manufacturer was showing me a line of tops for men and women. All the chickie pieces had hoods available, but none of the men’s. “We can’t sell hoodies to guys in outdoor shops,” he said, which…
Gear Review: A Smaller, More Powerful Bike Light
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on September 15, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life Fall is the perfect season for just about anything outdoors—the gremlins are back in school, the air is cool—except for that bedeviling darkness that comes a little bit earlier every day. Bike lights keep the night at bay, and of course they’ve…
Gear Review: The North Face’s Eco-Friendly Backpack
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on August 26, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure LifeI long for the day when environmentally conscious products like The North Face Tree Hugger 32 backpack ($149) are the exception and not the rule, when instead of saying, “Oh my gosh, it’s made of wool,” we say something like, “Ew, can you…
Gear Review: Tecnica Tarantula Trail Runner’s Superious Snug, Smooth Fit
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on August 18, 2010 
By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure LifeSpend enough time studying hiking shoe specifications and you’ll notice that on paper they’re all pretty much alike. Rubber tread, squishy EVA midsole, no-slip laces, some kind of frame, exo-skeleton, or wrap-around that pulls everything nice and snug. But from those similar raw…
Gear Review: The Improved Casio Pathfinder PAW5000-1 GPS Watch
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on July 21, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life When your phone has a GPS built into it, who carries a compass these days? But what about when the battery dies or you drop it in the drink and the fog rolls in and south looks like north? Short of carrying…
Travel Tech: iPhone 4 Eliminates Need For Point-and-Shoot Camera
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on June 29, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life With 1.7 million iPhone 4s sold in three days, you don’t need me nudging you toward the Apple store. If anything, I should be trying to pull you back, since I don’t have mine yet and supplies are short. But I want…
Gear Review: Soto Pocket Torch, For S’mores, Survival, and More
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on June 15, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor ofThe Adventure Life One of the cardinal rules of s'mores is that you don't promise what you can't deliver. All the fixin's were laid out and ready to go—dark chocolate, cinnamon graham crackers, marshmallows—and I started to build the fire. But the wood was so damp it…
Gear Review: Leatherman Style CD Mini Multi-Tool – Cute Like a Baby Rattlesnake
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on June 9, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life
Gear Review: With Oakley’s Scalpel Sunglasses, the Wow Factor is Back
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on June 3, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life For years, my buddies and I used to joke about “Oakleyvision”—how the world seemed so much sharper and brighter when you slipped on pair of Oakley sunglasses. Back in the day, sport sunglasses from other manufacturers didn’t seem up to quite the…
Gear Crush: Near-Perfect Rapha Stowaway Cycling Jacket
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 25, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life To understand the power of the perfect cycling jacket, you need to know that I am not a morning athlete. Once I’ve had a few espressos and the sun’s climbed closer to its zenith than its morning horizon, I start to think…
Gear Review: New Olympus E-P2 – Not Just Another Pretty Camera…Anymore
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on May 14, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life The runaway camera of 2009 was the Olympus E-P1. Its drop-dead gorgeous retro styling took the photo world by storm, and we at National Geographic Adventure named it one of the best products of the year in our awards issue. But however…
Gear Review: Better Spring Surfing With Quiksilver’s Heated Wetsuit Vest
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on April 30, 2010 By National Geographic Adventure Contributing Editor Steve Casimiro, editor of The Adventure Life When it comes to surfing, cold water has little to recommend it. Other than the plus of heralding the typically larger waves of winter, it also means thicker, more restrictive wetsuits, the addition of booties and hoods, and—sometimes—creepy, bitey swimming things. But…
Travel Tech: Online Video Sharing – YouTube Vs. Vimeo
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on July 31, 2009 Text and video by West Coast Editor Steve Casimiro. There are heaps of video sharing services, but for practical purposes it comes down to two, YouTube and Vimeo, and there’s a clear choice between them. 1. YouTube If you want access to bazillions of viewers and are willing to sacrifice resolution, uploading to YouTube is…
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25 Best Outdoors iPhone Apps
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 6, 2009 Not even a year ago, there were those who questioned the hoopla over the iPhone. And here we are now, secure in the knowledge that Apple’s micro-Mac isn’t just a radical new phone, it’s a revolution in computing, communication, entertainment, and connectivity. If you disagree, well, you probably don’t own one. And that’s not meant…
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Gadget Review: 3M MPro110 Portable Projector
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on February 5, 2009 Can a tiny projector bring back the old-school slide show? Absolutely. The incredible shrinking of gadgetry has enabled everyone to indulge his or her inner photographer/videographer/iReporter. But showing off your goods can get tricky—especially when it involves gathering a crowd around a screen the size of a postage stamp. Now comes the portable projector. In…
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Gear Buzz From Outdoor Retailer
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on January 23, 2009 Text and photo by West Coast Editor Steve Casimiro Traffic is slow, but spirits are high in Salt Lake City at the gear hoedown known as Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, a.k.a. Winter OR. There's something about bookending a trade show with ski or boarding sessions in the Wasatch that gives the winter show a happy…
