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Category Archives: Gear
K2 LockJaw Ski Pole, BCA Float 36, Long Trail Centennial Red | Gear and Beer Feb-Mar 2012
Each month we review outdoor gear and local beer. Want us to review something in particular? Send a note to gear@vtsports.com. Gear: K2 LockJaw Ski Poles Attempting to leave no utility left behind, this year’s LockJaw is the first pole … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Gear, Gear and Beer, Skiing
Tagged backcountry, backcountry skiing, beer, Skiing
Greetings From OR
Hi from Outdoor Retailer! It’s a whirlwind of gear here at the Salt Palace convention center, and we’re working hard to find out the latest and greatest in gear and industry trends. Some of the highlights: Toko has a new … Continue reading
Gear and Beer | January 2012
CycleOps Fluid2 Cycling Trainer What better way for cyclists to spend Vermont’s cold weeks than continuing to ride your bicycle—indoors, with the CycleOps Fluid2 trainer. While it was nominally difficult to get the bolts to line up properly during assembly … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Gear, Gear and Beer, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing
Tagged beer, Cycleops, gear, Ibex, Rock Art
2011 Vermont Sports Holiday Gift Guide
Holiday shopping time is here. And we’re pleased to bring you our annual holiday gift guide, certainly one of the funnest stories we put together each year. We’ve culled a selection of outdoorsy products for a range of ages, interests, … Continue reading
Posted in Gear
Tagged arbora, arch support, chacos, cliff bars, daypack, holiday gift guide, holiday shopping, hydration bladder, mountain travelers, ospreypacks, sirrus, sizing chart, sleeping gear, sport sandals, sports community, storage pockets, trekking poles, Vermont Sports, vibram soles, waterproof boot
Altai Hok Skis, Scarpa T4 Boot, Gecko Glueless Climbing Skins | MNM Gear Review Nov. 2011
Altai Hok Skis A few years ago, a Canadian company, Karhu, made great Nordic skis, including a unique ski called a Sweeper, which was a wide and short metal-edged ski with a climbing skin glued to the bottom and a … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry Skiing, Gear, Muscles Not Motors, Other Snow Sports, Skiing, Snowshoeing
Tagged Altai, backcountry boots, backcountry skiing, climbing skins, gear, Gecko, Scarpa, Skiing
2011-2012 Backcountry Gear Review | Skis, Boots, and Bindings for the Secret Stashes of the Northeast
By Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson This season’s options for backcountry-oriented skis, boots, and bindings—designed with the thrill of a gravity-fueled descents in mind—are more numerous than we’ve seen in the past. However, if there is one thing most of … Continue reading
Posted in Backcountry Skiing, Gear, Skiing
Tagged backcountry, bindings, boots, gear, reviews, Skiing, skis
Muscles Not Motors Gear Guide Sept. 2011
Light and Motion Urban 300 As the days get shorter, and darkness comes earlier, it is time to reflect on the fleeting summer that has once again slipped by like the shadow of a Canadian goose across the parking lot … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Muscles Not Motors
Tagged bike gear, bike lights, biking
Muscles Not Motors Gear Review | Aug. 2011
Bamboo Bottle I know what you’re thinking: yet another reusable water bottle? To that, I say, yes, another reusable water bottle, but not just another reusable water bottle, a glass reusable water bottle, which in the world of reusable water … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Gear, Muscles Not Motors, Paddling
New and Improved Gear for Big Wall Climbing
Metolius Rope Ranger Bag The makers of the world’s first rope bag bring back an improved edition of the Rope Ranger this year. While still using beefy aluminum buckles on the compression straps and a large ground tarp made of … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Rock and Ice Climbing
Tagged climbing, gear, review
Perfect Pitch: How to Choose the Right Tent for You
There are few things as renewing to the soul as a night spent sleeping outdoors—falling asleep to the sound of crickets and waking to the sound of birdsong. Unless, that is, you wake up in an inch of water, surrounded … Continue reading
Posted in Backpacking, Camping, Gear, Hiking, How-To, Mountaineering
Tagged backpacking, camping, family, gear, lightweight, mountaineering, tents
