Gear is a generous Valentine’s Day gift. Picking something other than the usual chocolate, flowers, or booze shows that you acknowledge your partner’s interests and listen to their needs. Beyond that, the right gear gift can enable you and your Valentine to plan a romantic outdoor getaway. 　　Below we list some of our favorite gear specifically designed for two. Each...

　　The winds have suddenly shifted for several of surfings most iconic brands. 　　Liberated Brands, the company that once held the license to a number of surfing brands, includingQuiksilver, Billabong, and Volcom, filed for bankruptcy this week. 　　The company had licensed a large portion of the portfolio of Authentic Brands Group, which bought Billabong, Quiksilver, RVCA, Roxy, and others from Boardriders...

　　Theres an old adage that if you show a gun in act one, it has to go off by act three. The idea being that if you dont deliver on a promise, youll let everyone down. 　　Consider this your first glimpse of the weapon,only on this stage —the theater of outdoor gear —its one extraordinary jacket. Today, Vollebak brandished a...

　　Steer your cart through any supermarket and they are everywhere – packaged foods of every imaginable kind. Universally, these can be considered “processed” and it’s a term you’ve likely heard bantered around for years. But recently, new terminology has emerged to define certain foods and beverages that are processed and then some – in other words, ultra-processed foods. 　　Experts estimate...

　　NESTOUT: Up to 20% Off 　　 　　(Photo/NESTOUT) Since NESTOUT makes GearJunkies favorite power bank, wed be remiss not to share this Valentines Day deal with lovebirds who prefer camping to a night on the town. 　　NESTOUT offers 20% off sitewide on orders over $89 in a sale running through next weekend. Just use code HEARTS20 at checkout. The sale even...

　　The REVIIT! Sand 4 design takes notes from the motocross world but is built for riding pavement. Theres a full leather palm. Stout knuckle armor is made of rubber — not carbon like you find on many street or race-focused mitts. The REV’IT! motorcycle gloves have elastic zones between the armor and incorporated a palm slider that’s critical for dissipating...

　　Search and rescue crews in Las Vegas continue to have a busy start to 2025. 　　On Wednesday, February 6, members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departments search and rescue squad saved a woman who had fallen from a climbing area in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. 　　According to a statement published on Instagram, the woman, who was not...

　　As a professional photographer and filmmaker, Michael Shainblum relies on his versatile collection of gear to meet the demands of his work. In the past, he often turned to Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace to find used cameras and lenses. But numerous last-minute meetup cancellations and alarming stories of friends getting scammed pushed him to seek out a more reliable option....

　　Each week, we try to fill Emerging Gear with the coolest new stuff we can find. But its always a balance between the sometimes huge technological leaps that seem to happen with increasing frequency, and the gradual improvements to gear well likely always need. 　　Thats more than evident this week. On the techy side of things, weve some fantastically smart...

　　Within the last few weeks, I would bet my last Gu gel that someone has asked you, “Do you watch Severance?” And if you said no or blinked back in confusion, I’m sure I’m not the first one to tell you that it’s incredible. 　　For the un-aquainted, Severance, which first aired in 2022, is set in a futuristic era where...

　　Ski patrollers represent the first line of defense for skiers and snowboarders in trouble— but theyre often undervalued. 　　The last few years have seen repeated labor disputes between ski patrollers and the corporate-owned resorts that employ them. Worker strikes against Vail Resorts caused so much disruption this winter season that even a Utah major asked for a speedy resolution. A...

　　Theres an old adage that if you show a gun in act one, it has to go off by act three. The idea being that if you dont deliver on a promise, youll let everyone down. 　　Consider this your first glimpse of the weapon,only on this stage —the theater of outdoor gear —its one extraordinary jacket. Today, Vollebak brandished a...