Portland, OR, March 09, 2020 – Gerber, an industry-leading manufacturer of knives and multi-tools, today launched a new customization program featuring several of the brand’s best-selling knives. Made in Portland, Ore., the Fastball, StrongArm, Sharkbelly and US-1 will be among the first knives customers can design using a robust library of lasermarks, handle materials, patterns […]
Author: Spencer Miller

Fireside Outdoor Launches The Trailblazer, World’s Lightest, Most Portable Full-Size Firepit
Surprize, AZ, March 2, 2020 – Fireside Outdoor, the family-owned brand dedicated to making outdoor fires safer and more accessible, is pleased to introduce the Trailblazer, the lightest full-size firepit ever made. At just 3 pounds and 14 inches long, the Trailblazer is packable and portable, with the strength to hold up to 35 pounds […]

Pearl Izumi Rolls Ahead With Commitment To Sustainability In Spring 2020 Line
Over 100 new or redeveloped styles with sustainable content highlight season’s offerings, along with expanded women’s line, BikeStyle collection, and all-new body armor and outerwear

Elevate Ski Exoskeleton Now Available To Test At 10 U.S. Ski Resorts
San Francisco, CA, January 13, 2020 – Roam Robotics’ award-winning Elevate ski exoskeleton that is giving new life to tired skier legs is now available for demo at 10 premier resorts nationwide. The intuitive, easy-to-use system can be fitted and powered-up in just a few minutes and found at convenient slope side rental locations. Elevate […]

Roam Robotics Included In Time’s “100 Best Inventions Of 2019”
Elevate Exoskeleton lauded for “Pain-Free Skiing”.

Fireside Outdoor Named USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Award Recipient
Pop-Up Fire Pit recognized as a ‘Best Gift for Adventurers’, voted by USA Today Readers

Roam Robotics Mobilizes Partnership With Backbone Media For PR
San Francisco, CA, October 21, 2019— Roam Robotics, the San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to expanding the boundaries of human mobility with robotic exoskeletons and other innovations, has named Backbone Media its public relations agency of record. Last year Roam did a limited release of its first commercial product —Elevate. Elevate is a robotic exoskeleton […]

Pete Gerber, Founder Of Gerber Legendary Blades, Dies at Age 90
Portland, OR, October 10, 2019—Pete Gerber, the founder of Gerber Legendary Blades, died peacefully in his home on Sept. 29. Gerber was 90 years old. In 1939, Pete and his father Joseph Gerber, who owned an advertising firm in Portland, sent a small batch of handmade cutlery sets to their clients for the holidays. These knives […]

Gerber Supports Team Rubicon For National Preparedness Month
Portland, OR, September 4, 2019 — Gerber, the preeminent supplier of tools to the U.S. Military, will donate 10 percent of all online proceeds in September to Team Rubicon, a non-profit that mobilizes veterans for natural disaster response. This marks the second consecutive year for the Gerber-Team Rubicon partnership during National Preparedness Month, which is […]
Fireside Outdoor Ignites Partnership With Backbone Media For Public Relations
Fireside Outdoor, makers of a patented and portable fire pit, has named Backbone Media as its public relations agency of record.