Recreational shooting and other outdoorsy stuff
One of the newest products garnering a lot of attention at Outdoor Retailer was Eton’s Soulra XL, which is a solar-powered portable stereo unit designed specifically for the iPhone® and iPod®. Besides the music coming from their booth, which was full of clever products that rely on solar or dynamo (hand crank) power, they also … Read more
How’s this for a shoe company’s philosophy? “Put into a shoe only what needs to be there. Keep the materials as earth friendly as possible. Impact our planet as little as we can.” This is accomplished by PUR with their very simple ingredients list: Vegetable tanned low impact leathers, recycled board, natural crepe rubber soles, … Read more
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, the company STM (Standard Technical Merchandise) has the somewhat singular goal of creating laptop bags (they do make bags for iPads as well) that protect your gear without making you look like every other worker bee. That means form and function. Their stylish bags don’t skimp on materials or construction, and … Read more
It’s like a pacifist version of Critical Mass. Bicycles were banned from a section of their local greenbelt, so the protesters showed up and walked their bikes. Even better, some rode along on trikes, quads, and unicycles. With a turnout in the hundreds, let’s hope they made their point.
We’re big on promoting reusable water bottles, since disposable ones are bad for the environment on so many levels. So when Timbuk2 announced that they are offering a free Klean Kanteen with certain backpack purchases, it only seemed right that we help spread the word. And it looks like right now they’ve got free shipping … Read more
Once up a time, a company would pat themselves on the back for using biodegradable packaging. Now, it’s recycled paper or cardboard, printed with soy inks, all held together with a vegetable-based adhesive. More companies are also sourcing raw materials locally, and having products made in North America too, (gotta give our Canadian friends credit … Read more