News and Press Releases about Outdoor Sports Products & Gear
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about gear in the outdoor and camping industries? Scroll below to view all outdoor product news.
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April 23, 2026
The North Face’s new Universal Collection of adaptive camping gear swaps zippers for magnets and adds other accessible features
Setting up a tent in the dark when your hands are cold is hard enough. Add limited dexterity, a prosthetic, or a wheelchair to the picture and most typical camping gear becomes fully unusable. Zippers catch. Doorway sills turn into obstacles. Sleeping bags require a two-handed shimmy. The North Face’s...
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April 16, 2026
Gatorade revamps brand to compete in booming hydration market
Gatorade is undergoing a major transformation as it faces growing competition in the rapidly expanding hydration market. The brand’s parent company, PepsiCo, announced a sweeping overhaul aimed at repositioning Gatorade from a traditional sports drink into a broader hydration brand that appeals to everyday consumers—not just athletes. While Gatorade still...
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April 1, 2026
The $300 ‘Ferrari of Water Bottles’: OKAPA Review
Just when you thought the water bottle craze had died down, here comes something completely different. First, YETI made every tumbler heavier than a tire iron. Then, VSCO girls and their Hydro Flasks turned bottles into fashion accessories. And most recently, everyone went bananas for Stanley’s Quencher because it had a...
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January 28, 2026
Strava is deleting millions of users’ activities
Strava is back defending the honour of its users, but with a much warmer reception this time. That’s because the social fitness platform is deleting users activities. Millions of them. Anything that’s incorrectly tagged or improperly cropped. Gone. Straight to jail. Deleted and removed from leaderboards. The new policy, which Reddit commenters...
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January 26, 2026
Komoot’s Apple Watch App Gets Offline Maps & Routing: Hand-on!
In arguably one of the biggest bits of news for outdoor-focused Apple Watch owners in years, Komoot just announced true offline mapping and routing for their Apple Watch app. Up until now, their app required some sort of connectivity, notably to the phone, in order to have offline maps/routing. This...
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January 15, 2026
As Bear Attacks Increase, Scientists Hope AI Can Reduce Conflicts
2025 was a rough year for human-bear relations. In the U.S., Florida had its first-ever fatal attack from a black bear, and two men died in Arkansas in separate incidents. Japan’s black bear population surged in 2025, resulting in so many fatal attacks on humans that the country’s military got involved....
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January 14, 2026
Airstream’s Ultralight New Model Is a Minimalist Masterpiece
The act of hitting the open road can be intoxicating, whether you live for it already or you’re still manifesting a life of adventure, self-discovery and escape from routine. Airstream has long been synonymous with freedom and connection through travel, but its trailers haven’t always been accessible from a size or price standpoint....
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January 12, 2026
J.Crew Debuts Collection with U.S. Ski & Snowboard After Three-Year Partnership Deal
J.Crew has launched its first collection with U.S. Ski & Snowboard, kicking off a three year partnershipthat positions the iconic American brand as the official lifestyle apparel partner for the national governing body’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes and their fans. The collaboration fuses alpine performance and après-ski polish through a...
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December 16, 2025
Airstream Honors Frank Lloyd Wright With Usonian Edition
In 1893, Frank Lloyd Wright completed his first independent commission — the William Winslow House in River Forest, Illinois. Thirty-eight years later and over 2,000 miles away, Airstream founder Wally Byam opened the first Airstream factory in Culver City, California, in 1931. Despite the years and miles separating them, each...
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December 4, 2025
Airstream Goes the Cowboy Way With Stetson + 6666 Ranch
Live your Wild West dreams with this epic Airstream. Details from Stetson and Four Sixes Ranch will make you look right at home in Jackson Hole or anywhere else where the buffalo roamed. All camp, no prattle. Airstream’s latest brings it together with two other western icons to build a luxury...
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