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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July 1, 2021
The 10 Best Outdoor Reality Shows of All Time
The stories we’ve seen across decades of reality television have shown the triumph of the human spirit against some of the most arduous circumstances. Outside picked ten of the greatest outdoor reality shows over the years, taking viewers from the blistering tropics to the freezing tundra and everywhere in between.
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June 24, 2021
A Fit for Every Body: REI Co-op Announces Expanded Apparel Sizing
The retailer will soon offer up to women’s size 20 in a core group of activities. Yoga, hiking, snow sports, running, fitness, swimming, and cycling are at the top of the list. Not only will it offer gear in a wider range of sizes, but it will also commit to...
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June 24, 2021
Canada Goose To Go Fur-Free By End Of Next Year
Canada Goose announced that it would end the use of fur in all its products. Through a phased approach, Canada Goose will end the purchase of fur by the end of 2021 and cease manufacturing with fur no later than the end of 2022. SGBMedia
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June 23, 2021
Camping with cannibas: Harrison campground welcomes weed
At 4:20 p.m. most afternoons, guests at Camp Laughing Grass gather around the pavilion for happy hour. Unlike most happy hour gatherings, however, you will not find low priced cocktails or discounted appetizers. Instead, you’ll find happy campers passing around a blunt or joint. Portland Press Herald
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June 22, 2021
GoPro Announces New ‘Open GoPro’ API for 3rd Party Apps/Devices
GoPro has just announced a new open API for 3rd party companies/apps to use, called Open GoPro, allowing them to integrate with their cameras, starting with the GoPro Hero 9. The API (Application Programming Interface) allows a slew of functions over wireless interfaces, including control as well as transfer of media....
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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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April 11, 2021
Yosemite to Re-Implement a Day-Use Reservation System
Yosemite National Park – Beginning Friday, May 21, visitors to Yosemite National Park will need a day-use reservation to enter the park. The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to COVID-19, according to a release from the National...
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April 7, 2021
Outdoor Brands That Guarantee Their Gear for Life, 2021 Edition
The thing is, we don’t all have an extra $400 laying around to replace a rain jacket that busts a seam too soon. Plenty of outdoor brands have either a full or limited lifetime warranty. It may sound like a marketing ploy when you see it on a website, but...
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April 1, 2021
REI Cuts International Adventures to Focus on U.S. Destinations
The Seattle-based co-op announced it will cancel all international trips after May 21, providing full refunds to travelers who have booked in advance. It cited a 28% rise in domestic bookings from 2019, calling 2021 one of its "strongest years" for adventure travel sales. Yahoo
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March 30, 2021
11 Dead Outdoor Gear Brands That You Should Know
Their logos no longer adorn backpacks and tents, but their impact lives on in the gear we use today. Gear Patrol There isn't a graveyard for brands, but they do die. They fizzle out, go bankrupt, get sold off to equity firms and are subsumed by other companies. Such has...
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March 29, 2021
This New Documentary Breaks Down Size Barriers in Cycling
Cycling traditionally not made room for riders in bigger bodies. Kailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky are on a mission to change that mindset. The duo is featured in a new Shimano Originals film, All Bodies on Bikes, which is out on March 29. Bicycling
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March 29, 2021
Apple Considers Launching Rugged Watch for Extreme Sports
Apple Inc. is considering launching an Apple Watch with a rugged casing aimed at athletes, hikers and others who use the device in more extreme environments, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg
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March 24, 2021
Vail Resorts Reduces All Pass Prices By 20%
The price reduction applies to the entire portfolio of the Company’s North American pass lineup. The Epic Local Pass is now available for $583 (down from $729 last season) and the full Epic Pass is priced at $783 (down from $979 last season). ShopEatSurf
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March 14, 2021
REI Delivers Its Debut Hiking Boot Range
Six months after REI Co-op revealed that it was creating its own footwear, the outdoor retail giant is ready to deliver two adventure-ready hiking boots, the Traverse and the Flash. Read more on Footwear News and check out an in-depth review on Gear Junkie.
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March 11, 2021
Alex Honnold Announces New Podcast Climbing Gold
Honnold will team up with veteran podcaster and outdoor personality Fitz Cahall to release the ten-part series, which documents the history of climbing. Each episode will feature stories from climbers of different generations, putting into context how they stood on the shoulders of their predecessors, and how they paved the...
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March 10, 2021
Garmin enters the powersports market with an all-new off-road product assortment
With the new rugged Tread™ powersport navigator with Group Ride Radio, Garmin PowerSwitch™ digital switch box, and the BC™ 40 wireless camera with tube mount, riders can hop on their side-by-side, ATV, or snowmobile to navigate rolling sand dunes, wild forest trails in the rain, or cold snow tracks in the mountains with confidence. Business Wire