The Industry Outsider Archives: Reviews and Guides Since 2007

  • Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Favorites

    Between old favorites, new products, and the constant innovation going on in the outdoor recreation industry, the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show can be…

  • Hillsound Super Armadillo Nano Gaiter

    If your idea of winter fun involves snow, but not skiing or boarding, then the Hillsound Super Armadillo Nano Gaiter should be high on…

  • Vargo Titanium Wharn-Clip Knife

    If you like titanium, you’re going to love Vargo Outdoors. Their Titanium Wharn-Clip Knife is just one of many innovative products made from this…

  • Piggyback Rider Standing Child Carrier

    For parents with small kids, it sometimes seems like enjoying the outdoors is impossible.  Carrying a 3-year-old for any amount of distance isn’t going…

  • Dinotte Lighting Daytime Red 400R Taillight

    Once in a great while I find a product that becomes a game changer for me as a bike commuter.  The Dinotte Lighting Daytime…

  • Polar Bottle® Official Water Bottle Of UCI Cycling Team

    Boulder, CO ‘” Polar Bottle® is excited to announce that it has partnered with the Team SmartStop cycling squad for the third year in…

  • Keep Going With Electro-Bites

      Electro-Bites by Fuel 100 provide two things essential to any endurance athlete – calories and electrolytes.  Cramps and bonking can bring any rider,…

  • Luxury Camping With The SimplySleeper

    After we reviewed their Bluetooth speaker, the folks at SimplyGlobo offered their SimplySleeper premium air mattress for review. At first, we weren’t sure if…

  • Oboz Sawtooth Low

    The Oboz Sawtooth Low hiking shoe has taken me to new heights this past month! All puns aside, after spending several weeks in them,…

  • Wiley X® Adds New Styles To Its Versatile Changeable Series

    New WX Vapor and Romer 3 Join Wiley X Eyewear Line for 2014, Providing Advanced Protection, Clear Vision and the Ability to Change Lenses…

  • Get Me A Cup Of Pronto Cafe’, Pronto!

    I’ve written more than a few times about my love for coffee, which is why I’m sharing this review of Pronto Cafe’, and why…

  • Orange Mud HydraQuiver

    Love to run but hate having to worry about carrying a water bottle in your hand or wondering if your route has drinking fountains? …

  • ColdPruf® Launches Value-Priced 100% Merino Base Layer

    ColdPruf Classic Layer is Company’s first full merino garment  YADKINVILLE, N.C. – January, 2014 – ColdPruf will launch a new 100% merino wool silk…

  • Trail Crampon ULTRA From Hillsound

    One of my enemies in the winter is ice. The cold won’t keep me inside as much as ice on the ground will. So…

  • Bosavi LED Headlamp

    When Bosavi first contacted me about their LED headlamp, I was in the middle of attending Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, and glanced through their…

  • GoPro Lets You Be A Hero. GoScope Extreme Makes You A Star.

    The Goscope Extreme telescoping monopod helps you add an important element to your GoPro footage: you.  The GoPro is one of the world‘s most versatile…

  • Get Out!

    This is the first post of 2014, which also marks the start of our 8th year of Industryoutsider.com. The site started out with one…

  • The BIOLOGIC Bike Mount ™for iPhone 4

    The Bike Mount™for iPhone 4 is the fourth bar-mounted iPhone case I have tested for my own use, and I’m happy to say it…

  • Outdoor Tech Buckshot

    Like a slightly early Christmas present, we received the Outdoor Tech Buckshot just a few weeks ago. Having already reviewed several other Bluetooth speakers,…

  • Drift Innovation Releases Ghost-S Action Camera

    This release was received last month, and somehow slipped past us. But we had to share, since the Ghost-S looks like a pretty sweet…