Looking for a more sustainable cycling helmet to protect your brain pan (and look good doing it)? We recently got our hands on the Bollé Eco React Mips helmet and are pleasantly impressed. Here are the deets and what makes it so eco-friendly.
Looking for the perfect, do-everything pair of adventure sandals? The Cairn Pro II from Bedrock Sandals may be just the thing.
GSI Outdoors announced a partnership with SeaTrees, an ocean-positive project from the non-profit charity Sustainable Surf to actively counterbalance its carbon emissions, and SeaTrees, an organization full of great people doing outstanding work to help reverse climate change, is a company that not only aligns with but amplifies GSI’s passions, values, and personality. Red the press release to find out more.
Need portable power on your next road trip or camping trip? We’ve got you covered with this here review of the Goal Zero Yeti 500X and packable Nomad 50 solar panels so you can power up off grid or on.
We get stoked about sustainable outdoor clothing and gear from sustainable outdoor brands. After all, if the brands that outfit us for adventure don’t care about the environment they’re encouraging us to recreate in, then are they even worth our spending money?! But that’s why we love highlighting eco-conscious brands in these here Sustainability Spotlights: to introduce you to the cool, eco-friendly names and products we’ve come to know and love. Like Helly Hansen. Wanna know more? Sure ya do. Read on for our Q&A with Rebecca Johansson, Sustainability and R&D Manager at sustainable outdoor brand Helly Hansen.
We all want the perfect campsite every time we pitch our tent: an amazing view, a nice shade tree, safe surroundings, a secluded spot so you can poop in the woods without worrying whether anyone is going to wander past…But finding the perfect site is easier said than done. Fortunately, there are ways to locate just what you want (or need) no matter where you find yourself. So here are some tips for how to find the perfect campsite whether you’re headed deep in the backcountry or setting up at a nearby state park.
This is the Merrell Trail Glove 6: a (vegan) barefoot style shoe designed for use where the pavement ends. It’s a hiking shoe. It’s a trail running shoe. It’s an around town shoe. It’s whatever you want it to be! And we each tested out a pair to see how they stacked up to other trail shoes–barefoot or otherwise.
Looking for an entry-level electric bike perfect for commuting or tooling around town? Well, we recently got our hands on the new Espin Flow e-bike, a self-proclaimed urban commuter’s dream, so we laced up our shoes and hit the city streets to see what this e-bike could do. Watch or read on for our full review of the snazzy Espin Flow.
We’re big fans of Big Agnes. We love their tents because they’re ultralight and awesome. We love them more now that they’ve started using solution dying because they’re even more sustainable. So it makes sense that we’d want to try out some of their other gear, too. Namely, their sustainable synthetic sleeping bags: The women’s Sunbeam and Men’s Lost Dog. Wanna know what we thought? Read or watch for our full Big Agnes sleeping bag review.
Beaumont, Texas isn’t on most people’s radar. Most Texans aren’t even aware of all the outdoorsy goodness this city in Southeast Texas has to offer. But allow us to remedy that! Because besides being the largest city between Houston and New Orleans, there’s plenty to entice outdoor enthusiasts to make Beaumont more than a pit stop on their way to someplace else (Big Thicket National Preserve, for starters). So grab your day pack and a dry bag or two and get moving! Because there are plenty of things to do outdoors in Beaumont.