Recreational shooting and other outdoorsy stuff
High Peak hasn‘t become the biggest name in outdoor equipment throughout Europe by following the pack. With innovative products, solid manufacturing, and good old fashioned know-how, they are setting their sights on becoming world champions of backpacking and camping equipment. So when they offered us the Trango 65 backpack for review, we jumped at the … Read more
We’re going to use two recent bicycle recalls as proof that IndustryOutsider.com readers are better riders than your average Jane or Joe WalMart shopper. Case in point: WalMart’s ill-famed NEXT brand has yet another recall, this time for chains that break. I have dropped my chain dozens of times, and broken two – one while … Read more
Packing light and being prepared have one major thing in common: it makes sense to find products that can fill multiple roles, even if one of those uses is just back-up for another specialized piece of equipment. This is where the UCO Candle Lantern plus LED light, like most of UCO‘s other products, excels. The … Read more
When darkness falls, you’ll be happy to see the Coast PX25 LED Flashlight. Weighing only 4.2 ounces with the included batteries, this 4.7 inch flashlight packs a 181 lumen punch. While that kind of output cuts into your run time, (expect a bit under six hours from a set of 3 AAA batteries) it projects … Read more
About ten years ago, while on holiday in Australia, I purchased a Tilley hat. It was their classic T3 cotton duck, which was known simply as “The Tilley Hat” back then. It served me well on multiple trips to the outback and Queensland’s rain forest. When I moved to Australia a few years later, it … Read more
Last week we ran an article about the Exotac MATCHCAP™. This week, we’re proud to offer a nearly exclusive scoop! (Anyone that saw them at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market has probably already written about this) The original MATCHCAP™is going to be joined by the MATCHCAP™XL for 2012! At 3.6″ long, and 1.2″ in diameter, … Read more