Find the Spot

Need to find the best place to skate or snowboard? The Spot Digger app will help you out. This location based social mobile app and Internet service lets users search, find, share and rate the best places to skateboard or snowboard. Favorites can be added to the map, and users can even create content for the site and app by adding their own spots.

The concept for this app came about when the founders became frustrated when trying to find places to hit the decks in distant lands. The solution was to create a social network that could be accessed through an app. Video after the jump

Say You Want a Revolights

There is a certain irony in that many bicycle lights are located far higher than those on an automobile, which means that it isn’t able to illuminate the road as well. But Kent Frankovich and Adam Pettler had a revolutionary idea: mount the bike light on the wheel, which in turn put it closer to the ground.

The pair launched a Kickstarter campaign, with the goal to reach $43,500 and eventually raised more than $215,000, and the end result is that cyclists can now buy the new Revolights. Video after the jump

Sunice Looks to Get an Edge in Style

Having an edge in golf is what the game is all about, but soon you might be able to wear that edge, or at least wear the new Sunice Edge collection of golf apparel, which promises a trimmer fit, sleek style and one packed with cool details.

The Sunice Edge is made of a range of garments that will let golfers get in the swing in layers. The outerwear is made from GORE-TEX with Paclite technology, delivering the lightest, most package of Gore’s waterproof membranes, whilst the mid-layers utilize Windstopper technology that lives up to its name. This offers breathability to offer comfort while blocking the wind for everyday play. Continue reading Sunice Looks to Get an Edge in Style

Novara Offers New Bikes, Gear at REI

Novara, REI’s bike line, is marking its 30th anniversary with a new line of bikes and gear that includes folding bikes for transportation, road bikes, mountain bikes and reflective clothing. Retailer REI will start to get the 2013 line of bikes, and continue getting new items through spring. Continue reading Novara Offers New Bikes, Gear at REI

Pump Up Jacket

Utah-based Klymit is full of air, not necessarily hot air but air none the less. The company introduced an inflatable sleeping pad for campers a couple of years ago, and now the company is looking to bring out an inflatable windbreaker. This jacket has a valve in the hand pocket, which can be used to pump up the jacket’s air chambers, which makes it go tight against the body to add insulation. Video after the jump

Hands On: Lumbar Backpack Packs it In

For a day’s hike in the woods there is still much to bring – but hardly the right bag for the job. Many large packs are overkill, and the smaller packs still mean jamming things in the pockets or worse having the hands filled!

Mountainsmith might have a solid solution with its Lumbar-Recycled Series Day TSL R. It is bigger than the usual waist-sized pack but smaller than a backpack – in other words just the right size for those who are going on a trek but not a serious adventure. We see it could come in handy on a trek during an adventure as well. Continue reading Hands On: Lumbar Backpack Packs it In

Go Back to Berkeley to Get Low Down

They say you can’t go home again, and while we don’t know what they mean or who even “they” might be, we do know that you can get Back-To-Berkeley and even do so down low, or rather Back-To-Berkley Low Down via a trip to North Face.

The outdoor retailer is offering these hiking shoes, which could allow you to walk back home or to the back woods. These feature retro looks, but include some current technology, such as waterproof suede, polyurethane coated ballistic mesh upper and inner HydroSeal waterproof membrane liner, PrimaLoft Eco insulation and Winter Grip rubber outsoles. There are also IcePick temperature-sensitive lugs. Continue reading Go Back to Berkeley to Get Low Down

Weekend Reading List (11.03.2012): Run Won’t Go On, Fit to Rule, Surfing Sandy, Redneck Runs in Armor

The Run Won’t Go On

From CNN: Sunday’s New York City Marathon canceled due to Sandy
The New York City Marathon – scheduled for Sunday – was canceled Friday due to lingering effects from Superstorm Sandy, the city’s mayor said. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (11.03.2012): Run Won’t Go On, Fit to Rule, Surfing Sandy, Redneck Runs in Armor

Heated Dutch Treat for Riders

The Dutch love their bicycles, and they don’t stop riding for much. Because many residents don’t own cars they depend on the bikes to get them where they need to go all year round. That means riding in the rain, which we’ve seen firsthand and it didn’t look like fun. But it also means they need to ride in the winter, and that can be dangerous.

But some groups in the Netherlands are looking to solve the problem with heated bike paths. The Dutch Cyclists Union are exploring options to install underground pipes on their pavements to allow bike paths and roads that are used by cyclists to be usable all year. This would make the roads and paths snow free, which could reduce accidents. Continue reading Heated Dutch Treat for Riders

LED Flashlight Offers Blast of Light

The old school flashlight needed a massive battery – or batteries – and it was about as heavy as a brick. But fortunately LED technology has changed all that, and today flashlights such as the new Fenix LD41 can light the way through the darkest of nights.

Weighing in at just 9 ounces it runs on just four AA batteries and provides 520-lumens, which can outdo even what those old D battery powered flashlights could do just a few years ago. The LD41 can shoot a beam of light up to 600 feet, so it will be ideal for nighttime hikes or just for finding your way should the power go out.

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[Via Gearjunkie: Handheld L.E.D. Flashlights ‘cut through dark’ for hundreds of Feet]

Sanpei Optics Produces Its Audio Adaptable Glasses

At the SIA Snowsports Show in January we got to see an early model of the Sanpei Optics audio-adaptable glasses. It’s a combo pair of sunglasses and earbud headphones that work together to discretely fit into the ears. Sanpei Optics is currently running a crowdfunding program on Indiegogo.com, and will begin shipping its product soon. Continue reading Sanpei Optics Produces Its Audio Adaptable Glasses

Patagonia Warms Up to Encapsil Down

Over the past few years we’ve seen a few advancements in down that makes it warmer, better at staying dry and just more effective as a cold weather layer. Patagonia is now introducing Encapsil, a water-repellent down technology. Continue reading Patagonia Warms Up to Encapsil Down

Survival Knife That Could Survive Anything

A good knife is one tool you don’t want to be without when camping, hiking or hunting. The DPx Gear HEST 2.0 Survival Knife isn’t a good knife, it is probably the one knife you’d serious want when things get serious. It features a 3.15-inch Sleipnersteel blade with a resilient cutting edge, a strong re-angled pry notch, wire strippers and hex driver. It available either with a PVD coating for the stealthy look, or as a naked stone-washed blade and wood handle for that woodsman look. Either configuration offers a hollow handle for storing extra survival materials.

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