Jeanette from Hikingboots.com found time in her whirlwind tour of Outdoor Retailer to talk to me about the stuff I’d seen there.
For those who missed it a few months back, here’s a Q&A I did at Hikingboots.com.
Tag Archive for Gear
Of heaven and hiking boots at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
by tom • August 7, 2011 • 7 Comments
OK, so I had no intention of attending the breakfast sponsored by the Conservation Alliance, the good-deed-doing arm of the outdoor industry. Had other fish to fry (well, other pancakes to eat). But I did to manage to catch the…
7 tips for bloggers at Outdoor Retailer
by tom • July 31, 2011 • 8 Comments
I’ll be at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City next week, but I won’t be wearing my blogger hat. I’m attending on behalf of Verb Nerd Industries and pitching my track record as a Senior Hiking Blogger to…
Hats off (well, on)
by tom • May 1, 2008 • 12 Comments
The one thing I never, ever hike without is a wide-brimmed floppy hat. I need the brim to keep the glare out of my eyes and the top to keep my bald spot from getting scalded. This is approximately the…
Hiking shoe shopping — a refresher course
by tom • March 17, 2008 • 8 Comments
My REI dividend (all $11 of it — see what a careful consumer I was last year?) was burning a hole in my pocket, and the added incentive of the annual 20 percent off sale was enough to get me…
Bay Area gear brands
by tom • March 7, 2008 • 3 Comments
Yesterday’s post about Mountain Hardwear got me thinking about other name brands in the region. The North Face is the most obvious — they still have a marketing and distribution arm in San Leandro. Marmot is up in Santa Rosa.…
Boutique hiking gear makers
by tom • February 27, 2008 • 6 Comments
I’ve added a list of small companies that build cool gear way down on my right-hand rail. It’s not like this is really free advertising because these links generate about three clicks a century — they’re really just there so…
Montbell ThermaWrap: perfect for Bay Area weather
by tom • February 23, 2008 • 2 Comments
Last winter I picked up a Montbell ThermaWrap jacket mostly because it was on sale, but it’s turned out to be something I wear almost every day during the cool, rainy months. It’s not toast-your-innards warm and it’s not defy-a-downpour…
Hiking in the rain: How do you stay dry?
by tom • February 20, 2008 • 13 Comments
Beyond staying indoors, that is… I’m pretty much convinced there is no such thing as a “breathable waterproof” outer shell, though perhaps there are miracle products out there I haven’t been apprised of. For my money there’s no substitute for…