Outdoor Gear

News, reviews and articles about outdoor gear and accessories.




Notch gear lets you wear your hat down low with shades

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I wear glasses daily (I can’t wear contacts) and wear ballcap-style hats often, especially when outdoors. I sometimes wish I could pull my cap down lower over my eyes, but my glasses or shades get in the way. Notch must have been reading my mind, because their hats potentially solve this problem.  Founded by a U.S.

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Light up the night with this solar patio umbrella

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If you’re lucky enough to have a personal outdoor area to enjoy warm weather, check out this lighted umbrella for your patio table.  The ATLeisure 9′ Easy Light Touch Solar Umbrella with 44 LEDs will fit in the umbrella holder made into most patio tables, or you can use it without a table if you purchase a

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Can’t get a cellular signal where you are? Connect to a satellite instead.

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Do you spend a lot of time in areas that lack cellular service?  If you do, you can supplement your cell phone with SPOT.  Anytime you find yourself in a remote (or not so remote) area without a usable cellular signal, you can pair your phone to the SPOT device via Bluetooth and “get connected to

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Hang this mini pendant light anywhere

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The USB Touchlight is a small pendant light that is powered by any USB power source, even a battery pack.  Turn the light on/off and toggle it through three lighting levels by pressing on the patent-pending lens.  You can hang it anywhere and use it indoors or outdoors.  The light is 114-132 lumens at 350 mA,

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Glider Gloves Winter Style Touchscreen Gloves review

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I hate winter with a passion. I think snow is pretty to look at from inside a warm house, but I loathe being outdoors when the temperature drops to less than 40 degrees. I usually get my gloves out by the end of October so I can keep my hands warm when I’m going to and from work. Gloves

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Turn a Mason canning jar into an emergency solar light

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Replace the lid of a normal Mason canning jar with a Solar Lid Light, and you’ll have an emergency lantern you can use indoors or outdoors.  The lid has a water-resistant solar panel and rechargeable (and replaceable) batteries to power the bright LED lights.  They are available in either silver or rustic brown.  The Solar

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The rEvolve is the Cadillac of outdoor chairs

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This is not the typical folding outdoor chair!  Although the rEvolve chair does fold up into a carry bag, that’s where the similarities end with most outdoor chairs.  The rEvolve has a swivel base, so you can turn from side and side – even a full 3600 – and never miss the action of a game.

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You can see where you’re going and where you’re walking simultaneously with this flashlight

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Do you find yourself having to constantly move the flashlight around when you’re walking at night to see what’s ahead and to make sure you’re not going to trip over something?  With the Nightlighter Flashlight, you’ll be able to light up both directions without moving your hand.  The Nightlighter looks about the size and shape of

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Know Your Knots Bandana is a multi-functional accessory for the outdoorsman

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Most everybody has used a bandana.  They are useful for many things – tying back your hair, tied around your head to act as a sweat catcher when you’re working or playing hard outdoors, wrapping up things in your bag…  Now they can even serve as a reference guide.  The Know Your Knots Bandana from

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Keep your hands warm with this backup battery

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If your hands are always cold as ice, you need one of these rechargeable hand warmers.  (My daughter needs one; her hands are always as cold as ice.)  Its lithium-ion battery charges from USB power, and then it can provide you with up to 6 hours of heat (up to a maximum of 130oF) to

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Bushnell Mini SolarWrap keeps your phone charged through the longest hikes

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If you spend a lot of time outdoors, working or playing, you’ll find the Bushnell Mini SolarWrap a useful product for keeping your phone charged.  The SolarWrap is 18.25″ X 4.3″, but it rolls up into a small cylinder only 1.25″ in diameter to fit into your gear bag or pocket.  Unfurl it and hang

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This water bottle is filled with music!

Malektronic Rocket Speaker

The Malektronic Rocket Speaker may look like a water bottle, but it’s filled with a different kind of refreshment.  The Malektronic Rocket is a Bluetooth speaker that was created for outdoor activities.  It’s drop-proof, dust-proof, and protected against splashing water from any angle.  It has a 6W speaker and a battery that provides 15+ hours of

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