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Nalgene bottle: A durable, wide-mouthed vessel originally designed to hold chemicals.
Pour-Over Coffee: A method of brewing coffee by passing near boiling water through grounds held in a paper filter.
Lifetime Warranty: A company鈥檚 promise to repair or replace an item that breaks.
Surfboard Fin: A structural element, usually made of wood or fiberglass, attached to the bottom of a surfboard to aid maneuverability.
Wetsuit: An insulating garment that allows individuals to spend more time in cold water.
Mountain House: Maker of 33 varieties of tasty freeze-dried meals packaged in polyester, aluminum, and nylon pouches.
Two towns bonded over their Best Towns rivalry
Leatherman: A multitool invented by Tim Leatherman after wishing he had a pair of pliers while working on a rust-bucket Fiat with a pocket knife during a 1975 European road trip.
Jack O鈥橬eill: A former commercial fisherman widely credited with inventing the neoprene wetsuit.
Hummer: The civilian version of the military鈥檚 Humvee off-road vehicle, which was produced by AM General from 1992 to 2006.
Swiss Army Knife: The world鈥檚 first consumer multitool, designed by cutler Karl Elsener with two blades, a screwdriver, and a can opener.
Garmin Forerunner 201: The world鈥檚 first all-in-one GPS-enabled running watch, released in 2003 by Kansas navigation company Garmin.
Founders of the Recreational Equipment Co-op (REI), which the couple started in their West Seattle home in 1938 as a way to help climber friends gain access to cheaper ice axes and harnesses by ordering bulk gear from Europe.
Jeep: A four-wheel-drive vehicle first produced for the U.S. Army during World War II.
Heart-Rate Monitor: A device that measures a wearer鈥檚 heart rate; particularly useful for monitoring exertion in athletes.
Pack Raft: A small inflatable raft that can be rolled up to fit in a backpack.
The Perfect Size Wheel: An elusive and controversial hoop that allows mountain bikers the ability to optimize progress over rocky terrain.
Little Things: Those items that mark the difference between a miserable experience and a joyous one鈥攑it zips on jackets being a prime example.
Fly rod: A skinny stick, usually 6 to 13 feet long, used in conjunction with a reel, a line, and hand-tied simulations of in-sects to catch fish.
A category of gear that came into being in the late 1960s as more and more skiers ventured beyond resort boundaries.
Pulaski: A wildland-firefighting tool that combines an ax and an adze and is used to clear brush and small trees.
The surprising tendency for technical products and trends from the outdoor world to find their way into mass culture.
A sturdy, purpose-made fishing boot that has become the gold standard of footwear in the 49th state.
Jogging Stroller: A stroller that allows parents to run and, theoretically, get their toddlers to nap.
Westfalia: A breed of Volkswagen camper van prone to expensive repairs, yet beloved by those who own them and coveted by road-trip dreamers everywhere.
The brand of zipper that is likely keeping your britches up at this very moment. Headquartered in Tokyo, 81-year-old YKK (short for Yoshida Kogyo Kabu颅shikikaisha, which translates as 颅Yoshida Company Limited) was founded by Tadao 颅Yoshida, who started making cus颅tom zippers to take advantage of breaks and…
Lumbersexual: A fashion-conscious male urbanite whose clothing and accessories project an aura of rugged manliness.
Active opposition, budget doubts compel city to withdraw
Some our favorite images from this year's Tour de France stages in the French Alps.
Citing avalanche risk, summit climbers turn back
