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Each year, I pull together a best-of-the-best list from the new and prototype products I review for Gear Junkie. My “Top 10 Gear Picks” article is syndicated to a national group of newspapers, on Outside magazine’s website, and featured here below on GearJunkie.com.
From whitewater kayaking in Colorado to trekking in the jungles of Belize, the past 12 months proved to be another epic year of adventure. Along the way, I put dozens of products to the test — tents, packs, boots, bikes, and knives among the mix. The 10 items stood apart from the rest.
—Stephen Regenold
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| Inov-8 Roclite 288 GTX — “The lightest-weight waterproof boot on the market.” That’s the claim with the Roclite 288 GTX, a high-top trail shoe that measures about 10 ounces per foot in a men’s size 9 — half the weight of traditional hiking boots. You can hike or run in the Roclites, which have a flexible sole and sticky-rubber tread. In my use this fall and winter, the GORE-TEX boot, which costs $130, offered a fast, supportive, and waterproof option on dirt, grass, mud, dry trail, and snow. Full Gear Junkie review: http://gearjunkie.com/inov-8-roclite-288-gtx |
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| GoLite DriMove BL-2 Longsleeve Zip — As a category, base-layer shirts have seen serious innovation in recent years. The $55 GoLite DriMove top includes a heavy, textured weave and a face fabric that is embedded, improbably, with volcanic minerals. In my tests, the Longsleeve Zip worked alone as a top for hiking and running on cool days, breathing well for hours at a time outside. The natural lava rock ingredient — ground to a fine dust and added as a fabric treatment — protects from UV sunrays and adds antibacterial odor control. Full Gear Junkie review: http://gearjunkie.com/base-layers-long-underwear |
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