Ah, April 1, the one day a year when our social-media feeds and email inboxes overflow with all manner of spoof announcements. The outdoor industry tends to go big on April Fools鈥� Day,听with brands putting a surprising amount of R&D and marketing into fake gear items. (Take the听not-entirely-fake spatula Black Diamond unveiled听this morning, and its airbag crash pad听from two听years ago.)听Here are a few of this year鈥檚 best听April Fools鈥� 鈥渓aunches.鈥�
Kathmandu Adapt All-Weather Wedding Dress
Outdoor weddings are a perennial classic ( has been used nearly one million times on Instagram), but scenic听mountaintop ceremonies come with a tradeoff: dirt all over your white dress. Today听Kathmandu announced a technical, durable complete with a built-in hooded poncho for weather protection. The whole thing stuffs into an included ultralight day pack. Kathmandu actually made one of these dresses, and has put it through March 8, with all proceeds benefiting the
Yeti Falcon Scooter
True to its reputation for over-the-top durability and heft, cooler giant Yeti focused its April Fools鈥� energy on an with massive tires and durable construction for handling听everything from ranching to hunting. The fictional rig also includes a trailer hitch and听mounts for the Tundra 35 cooler and Rambler tumbler.
Keen Moonport Shoe
Commercial space travel isn鈥檛 available yet, but when it is, Keen will have us听covered. This morning听the shoe brand released听its latest 鈥渋nnovation鈥�: . A spinoff of the classic , the Moonport has an integrated antigravity mode that reduces the force of each foot strike for minimal impact on sensitive extraterrestrial surfaces. Even here on Earth, the concept of a shoe that counteracts gravity and minimizes impact does sound pretty comfortable鈥�
Duluth Trading Company Romper
Workwear is hot听right now, and so are rompers. So Duluth Trading Company decided to fuse the two trends, creating a fake announcement听for a short-sleeved, shorts-bottomed onesie featuring six flap pockets and听made from the company鈥檚 signature Duluthflex Fire Hose canvas. Multiple听国产吃瓜黑料 editors have said they鈥檇 buy the romper听if it听were听actually available.