We test a lot of new gear here at 国产吃瓜黑料, but sometimes we聽find ourselves feeling nostalgic for an old piece of discontinued gear. Here鈥檚 a starter list of gear we鈥檇 like to see come back into production. Let us know what you鈥檇 add.
ISki Sunglasses
These were fully mirrored and a skier favorite because they looked damn good with your old-school kit and out drinking beer on the聽lodge deck. 鈥淚 dream of the day I find another pair of those at a thrift store,鈥 said a friend who ski-bummed in the 鈥70s.
Teva Alps Pro
were legendary for their durability. River guides loved them because the spider-rubber soles gripped as well as climbing shoes, and the eight supple straps created tons of support but almost never created聽hot spots.
Rossignol Sickle
鈥淚 would do some awful things to have that ski back,鈥 is how one friend described his . He loved them because they were a versatile all-mountain, fully聽rockered board that floated in pow and聽busted through crud聽yet held a confident edge on groomers. Plus, they held up to lots of abuse.
Grumman Sport Boat
The had a bombproof aluminum hull and was聽light enough to row, but it was also great with an outboard motor. One friend has聽used the boat on long and short crossings across Alaska and is terrified of the day when his finally breaks.
Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser
Introduced in 1960 as Toyota鈥檚 answer to World War聽II Jeeps, the FJ40 Land Cruisers were overbuilt, simple machines with a propensity for rough roads and lasting forever. They went out of production in 1984, but Toyota modeled the FJ Cruiser (discontinued in 2014) after the legendary FJ40 because the company聽saw how popular the 40 was, and still is, with off-road enthusiasts.
Channel Islands Flyer 1 Surfboard
You can still get a custom , but they haven鈥檛 been in shops since 2012. I and many surfers loved these聽boards聽because the wide tail helped generate speed聽and because they were聽snappy yet plenty stable.