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国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the V.I.O. POV.HD Camera System.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Therm-a-Rest BaseCamp Mattress.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Kaenon Hard Kore sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Nikon D7000 camera.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Walden GSI Epoxy SUP.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Mizuno Wave Elixir 6 running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Waterworks Force SL fishing reel.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Brunton Solaris 4 USB solar charger.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Revo Guide sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the New Balance Minimus Trail running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Surtech Gerry Lopez Surf Music standup paddleboard.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Orvis Access rod.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Scott S4 855/4 fishing rod.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Motorola Brute i680 cell phone.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Boll茅 Vortex sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Leica V-LUX-2 camera.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Adidas Boat CC Lace water shoes.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the L.L. Bean Wicker Creel fishing basket.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Sage VXP fishing rod.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the SuperTooth Disco Speakers.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the MTM Special Ops Silverair Stryk watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Smith Scientist sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Sperry Ping Buckle water shoes.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including The North Face Double Track running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the GE DV1 Mini Camcorder.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Timex Ironman Race Trainer Pro Kit watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Rudy Project Steelium Full Metal watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Smith Optics Tenet Sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the New Balance 890 running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Patagonia Go To shirt.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the REI Radiant 0.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Tech4o Discover watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the St. Morits Momentum Atlas Limited Edition watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Julbo Zulu Sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Chaco Z1 Pro water shoes.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Hi-Tec V-Lite Infiniti HPI running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Sierra Designs Pyro 15 sleeping bag.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Garmin Forerunner 410 watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Casio Ediface EFA-132 watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Rudy Project USA Gozen Sunglasses.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Keen Gorge Boot.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Marmot Plasma 15 sleeping bag.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Brooks Trailblade running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Victorinox WT Hardside Trolley 20 rolling luggage.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Fossil Big Tic Orange Silicone Negative Display watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Nikon EDG 8x32 binoculars.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Brooks Ravenna 2 running shoe.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Orvis Premium Brodin Guide Net.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Channel Islands Black Flag Whip surfboard.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Osprey Shuttle 32 rolling luggage.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Victorinox Swiss Army Dive Master 500 Mechanical watch.
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Hobie Elite Race standup paddleboard.
Great glass on the cheap. The Echo’s clarity and color ren-dition are impressive in all light conditions. But we especially like these all-purpose binocs for the grippy, rubber-coated housing and ergonomic feel. 10×42; brunton.com…
Keep It Simple Live in a flattish city and looking for a stylish, affordable everyday bike? That’s the whole point of this durable steel single-speed, which takes racks and sports a SRAM Torpedo rear hub that easily switches from freewheel to fixed with a screwdriver—no wheel flipping necessary. Tiny gripe:…
1. Want race-proven? Trek’s all-new Madone is available in three levels of carbon (White, Black, and Red). Because the top-tier Red frames weren’t done in time, Alberto Contador won last year’s Tour de France on a mid-level Black frame, exactly like the one shown here. 2. Stiffer bottom…
RIDGE RACER Most of us stick to established trails when we run. For those who don’t, or whose “runs” end atop toothy peaks, may we suggest the Cooper’s Hill? With an extremely pliable forefoot and easy-twisting torsional rigidity, this shoe remains stable even while blasting up steep, scree-covered slopes. “The…
HEAVY SUPPORT, LIGHT FEEL Even the best shoes can’t turn a severe overpronator into a neutral strider. But the AdiStar Control makes trompers feel like bounders. Sure, it offers a wide base, rock-solid medial posting, and a beveled, decoupled-heel crash pad that will serve heavier runners or severe overpronators. But…
FAST, NIMBLE TRAIL MACHINE Tomac Bicycles built a cult following in the late 1990s for producing some of the best early dual-suspension bikes, but it quietly folded in 2005. The company has reemerged this year with a line of bicycles that includes the beautifully executed Snyper 140. Using a single-pivot…
GOOD WOOD We’ve heard all the chatter about eco-friendly foam boards, but we’ve yet to test one that’s proven truly durable. For now, the only sustainability-minded board we love is veteran shaper Gary Linden’s custom-built 6’4″ wooden singlefin. It’s crafted from dead agave foraged from the SoCal desert, which Linden…
EXPEDITION BOAT The Delta Sport 17’s full-volume hull, from bow to stern, means dry decks and more than 55 gallons of covered storage—not counting what you can cram around you in the cockpit. Translation:It’s possible to haul up to 350 pounds of gear in this expedition-ready boat. It’s tough:…
A pivot fin along the back, assisted by an internal tension rod, lets you open this utility knife like a switchblade, fast and with a flick of the finger. kershawknives.com…
LIKES TO GO FAST We started testing this aptly named piece last spring, skiing Colorado’s Indian Peaks, and never put it away. It’s made with a tough but stretchy version of Gore Windstopper, a soft, light fabric that breathes incredibly well and still repels the elements. Though it’s not completely…
THE PERFECT TRAVEL HIKER We didn’t pick this shoe because it’s good-looking enough to wear to dinner. We picked it because it performs just as well as the other light hikers we chose and you won’t look like a dork walking around downtown later that evening. The mid-sole of the…
With seven angle settings and eight brightness modes, the tiny Cosmo is ideal for everything from washing dishes to scavenging for more firewood. 2.9 oz; bdel.com…
This stainless-steel-and-aluminum beast (25″x16″x8″) lights itself and has an antimicrobial cutting board, hard-anodized aluminum griddle, and integrated storage bins. 33 lbs; coleman.com…
Just twist the Whisper’s arms and insert your lens color of choice. It comes with three polarized options: clear, rose, and brown. smithoptics.com…
Backpacking is more fun with lighter loads. That’s why we loved the weekend-size Xenon, which can hold more than a week’s worth of comforts yet is surprisingly light. The women’s moldable hipbelt fits a variety of body types comfortably. Ditto the easy-to-adjust suspension system. 5.9?lbs, 4,100 cu in; ospreypacks.com…
1. An eco-conscious makeover of one of Marmot’s most popular pieces for the past 15 years, the redesigned Catalyst won over nearly every tester. An outer polyester fabric kept out blasts of wind, and the soft recycled-polyester liner stayed cozy even while wicking sweat. Our favorite update: Stretch-fabric panels…
Primo globe-trotter tread from the maker of some of the best-wearing boots and shoes around. These waterproof leather numbers feature trail-ready soles, burly toe boxes, and rubber all around. merrell.com…
The killer-whale look is definitely polarizing, but the supportive fit and smartly articulated chamois of these handmade bibs felt great even after six hours in the saddle. Bonus: SPF 50 sun-protection rating, so your legs won’t burn under that white fabric. pearlizumi.com…
Durable body, high-pressure capability (160psi), presta-Schrader compatibility…yes, yes. We loved it all. But it was the small drawers hidden in the ergonomic handle—big enough for extenders, valve caps, and patch kits—that sold us. blackburndesign.com…
1. Who says you can’t please everyone? Whether our testers had wide or narrow feet, or preferred slow, long runs or quick, on-your-toes workouts, somehow all were convinced the Glide was the perfect shoe for them. The key is a generous amount of padding in the heel collar and…
Heartily cushioned, especially in the heel, this stability shoe is customized for women, with a narrower last, lower heel height, and more flexible forefoot than the men’s version. 9 oz; reebok.com…
Designed by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s son, Fletcher, the quad-fin Quark is one of the lightest, greenest, most durable boards we’ve seen yet. Its fishlike characteristics include a nearly 20-inch width, high flotation, and mild swallowtail that make even the mushiest surf entertaining. Meanwhile, the Quark has mucho acceleration…
“Extreme” might be overkill, as these are just jelly beans (sugar plus corn syrup) with 50 mg of caffeine plus a little salt and vitamins. Pop them before workouts for a nice energy surge—100 calories, 25 g sugar. Midrun, we found them hard to chew. sportbeans.com…
Temples that snug perfectly under a helmet + wide-wrap polycarbonate lenses that fend off wind + airflow between lens and cheekbone to fight fogging + no-fuss lens interchangeability for all-conditions riding = great cycling shades. With a twist of the inconspicuous cams at the frames’ upper outer corners,…
Leave it to messenger monarch Timbuk2 to devise an ingenious shoulder-bag-cum-suitcase. I toted this 1,521-cube carry-on for a month in the Philippines, where it functioned as my ad hoc office while holding backup clothing in case my checked luggage went missing. Three organizational compartments have various zippered sleeves,…
For starters, the interface is almost too much fun, like having a Mac in your hands, and audio integration is a snap with iTunes. Like the first-gen iPhone, the 3G has a 3.5-inch touchscreen that’s almost impossible to scratch—proven on multiple beach trips. Unlike the original, it boasts a…
Both the Ekolab’s vegetable-based waterproof-breathable membrane and DWR finish are fluorocarbon-free and recyclable. Testers were a bit skeptical that the sustainable chemistry would perform as well as the regular stuff, but the shell easily fended off hours of rain during a wet hike in Colorado’s Indian Peaks. Although the…
Nothing is worse than being rudely awakened by rain when sleeping out sans tent, which is why testers had high praise for the 15-degree Shield. For starters, the 800-fill down is wrapped in a proprietary waterproof-breathable fabric that’s nearly as tough as Mammut’s burliest shells. And if it starts…