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It’s Outdoor Retailer time

Justin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:17:59 +0000

…and all the verbal pro blogzillas were at the show, checking out the new gear, while us linguistically challenged blogapers stay home and read their prose. A few new gadgets and doohickeys to enhance your mountain douchebaggery are below.

The Ortovox 3+ transceiver Yes, I’m not kidding, someone in the blogosphere wrote about something that’s NOT the [...]

Down sweater battle: Mountain Hardwear Nitrous v. Patagonia Down Sweater

Justin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:08:24 +0000

I’ve been refining and updating my gear lately (which is a bit odd given the lack of income), and recently acquired both the ever popular Patagonia Down Sweater and the Mountain Hardwear Nitrous down sweater. Let’s get these two into the ring and see who is left standing!

Quick overview:

Current champ: Patagonia Down Sweater: Probably the [...]

First look: Stoic Bombshell jacket

Justin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:23:03 +0000

Been doing some serious gear whoring the past week or so as biz locally was going good for a bit. Was. Ahh well, at least I’ve got some new gear to show for it.

First up, the Stoic Bombshell jacket. Stoic is the new name for the house brand gear from backcountry.com, and from what I can [...]

2010 Ride Slackcountry

Justin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:18:12 +0000

First up in the ‘Boards I want to ride 09/10 edition’ is the 2010 Ride Slackcountry. I want to try this board for a few reasons.

1. The Schmidt beer can graphic. No, it’s not the first reason, but nothing harkens you back to those days of being a little kid and fetching your [...]

BCA Float 30 – inflation video

Justin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:46:15 +0000

Came across this video on the Backcountry Access Float 30 avalanche airbag being inflated. While BCA isn’t the first company to market an airbag pack for the backcountry they are definitely the most affordable option (by about 50%), with the Float 30 set to MSRP for a buck under $500 when it releases later this [...]

The 2010 Capita Snowboards lineup

Justin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:08:06 +0000

Posted on the Charlie Slasher earlier today, figured I’d finish up the page I started a few months back discussing the whole line of boards Capita is releasing in 2010. I have to admit they’d never been on my radar before as I’d always written them off as the ‘bubble gum pop’ of snowboards (yes, [...]

2010 Capita Charlie Slasher Pow FK

Justin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:56:29 +0000

Saw this post over at Spectre of the Brocken. Sales guy from Capita gives a rundown on the 2010 Capita Charlie Slasher Pow FK (would love to hear the story behind that name). Yeah, it’s summertime, but right now it’s raining outside my window and powder days are always in style. You can [...]

BC on a budget #1

Justin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:28:35 +0000

Let’s face it – skiing and snowboarding aren’t cheap, and backcountry snowsports even less so. Summertime is the best time to buy your backcountry kit as typically stores are trying to blow out of whatever inventory they have left from the prior year to make room for the upcoming gear in the fall. If [...]

2010 Burton Snowboards

Justin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:26:45 +0000

So it’s been awhile since I’ve written anything as I’ve been playing catch-up with Mobspot (btw, if anybody out there is familiar with creating on device versions of websites ping me) related stuff that got neglected during my move so figured I’d throw something out there. I was putting this together earlier this year, just [...]

First Look: Mountain Hardwear Koa 55 pack

Justin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:10:53 +0000

In an odd stroke of timing I was talking about wanting to try the Mountain Hardwear Koa 55 early last week. It really seems like a good mix of light (though not ultralight by any stretch) and feature filled. Fast forward to Friday and I discovered MH was doing their semi-annual warehouse sale, which [...]