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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June 11, 2021
Stunning 3D Map Shows Route of Every Drop of Water in United States
Check out the River Runner website, lick anywhere on the map of the United States, and the website drops down to a terrain following view, tracking where water flows from that very spot. It was made by a data analyst named Sam Learner with help from the US Geological Survey’s...
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June 10, 2021
Meet the TikTokers Upending Outdoor Influencer Culture
By valuing relatability over action shots, TikTok may be ushering in a new era of outdoor creators and celebrities. Anyone can spontaneously go viral on TikTok, creating a crop of content creators who are passionate about the outdoors and have brought quarantined audiences closer to nature in the past year....
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June 9, 2021
CamelBak Recall: Choking Hazard Found in Water Bottle Caps
CamelBak is voluntarily recalling nearly 50,000 water bottles in North America due to a potential choking hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. The recall includes CamelBak’s Podium and Peak Fitness water bottles — specifically, some caps that came with those water bottles. According to the CPSC, a small silicone...
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May 25, 2021
Garmin Publishes Children’s Book to Embrace Next-Gen ‘Women of Adventure’
Garmin releases its very own children’s book titled “Women of Adventure: Being Big in a Brave World,” which features stories from six female athletes who embrace adventure. The book hopes to inspire the next generation of bold females to dream big, try new things and never give up. Gear Junkie
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May 24, 2021
RECALL: Thule Tepui Hybox rooftop tents
A defect in certain Thule rooftop tents can cause the products to become detached from vehicles. OBJ
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May 19, 2021
Outdoor Brand Snow Peak Opens a Restaurant?
Snow Peak has been making high quality outdoor equipment, mostly kitchen related, in Japan for 60 years. And now, if you’re in the Portland area, you can use some of those items at Snow Peak’s new restaurant, Takibi (“bonfire” in Japanese). Not only that, they plan to open more restaurants in...
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May 5, 2021
Oura Brings In $100M in Funding
Oura Health announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funds to $148.3 million. The wearable fitness manufacturer produces the Oura Ring, a sleep and activity tracker you can slide on your finger. More than 500,000 have been sold. Front Office News
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May 4, 2021
The Great Outdoors Inspires These New Converse Chuck Taylors
The shoe company just released its latest Chuck Taylor All Star and Chuck 70 collection dubbed “The Great Outdoors” and it features various prints and patterns inspired by some of nature’s most scenic landscapes. Not only are the shoes inspired by mother nature but it’s also constructed with sustainable materials. Footwear...
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April 14, 2021
Smartwool Will Recycle Your Old Nasty Socks, Even if They Didn’t Make Them
Smartwool will collect these socks and shred them into their constituent fibers. To make new socks, you say, yes, brilliant. Well, no. That is very likely way too expensive and maybe impossible. Smartwool is turning your old socks into dog beds. Which makes sense, because dogs love eating socks almost as...
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April 11, 2021
Patagonia Will No Longer Add Corporate/Brand Logos
Patagonia announced that it is “transitioning away” from adding corporate logos to its products due to environmental reasons. The company has found that adding an additional non-removable logo reduces the life span of a garment, often by a lot, for trivial reasons. SGB Media
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