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Scarpa’s Biodegradable Shoe Wins 2021 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award

Scarpa’s Mojito Bio, the brand’s first 100 percent biodegradable shoe with a performance rubber sole, was recognized as an industry winner in the third-annual Outdoor Retailer Innovation Awards, an award that recognizes the outdoor industry’s most innovative product releases each season.  The Mojito Bio, available at retail Spring 2021, earned third-party certification for its biodegradability […]

Taxa Outdoors Unveils 2021 Woolly Bear Adventure Trailer And Basecamp

Taxa Outdoors introduces its updated Woolly Bear adventure trailer and basecamp for 2021. Lightweight and versatile the 2021 Woolly Bear offers design updates to the interior and exterior with adaptability for outdoor pursuits. The Woolly Bear is Taxa’s “go-anywhere basecamp” and embodies Taxa’s “Out is In” mantra. The full-size outdoor camping kitchen has been updated with […]

Igloo Supports ASPCA With Limited-Edition Playmate Collection

Igloo and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (ASPCA), have partnered to launch the ASPCA Playmate Collection to raise funds for the ASPCA. Igloo is proud to support the ASPCA and its mission to save canine lives. The new, limited-edition ASPCA Dogs Playmate Pal and ASPCA Cats Playmate Pal, feature the rescue […]

ElliptiGO Reports Strong Growth In 2020

ElliptiGO reported revenue more than doubled in 2020 compared to 2019 as the creator of the elliptical bike expanded its global operations.

PGA Tour Superstore Achieves Record Sales For 2020

PGA Tour Superstore plans to open at least six new stores in 2021, reaching the 50-store milestone by the end of the year. The company also reported record comp-store sales growth while gaining market share for fiscal 2020 despite its brick & mortar doors being closed for nearly two months.

Protekt Launches Liquid Supplements Packs

Protekt Products, a brand founded by two military veterans and Waterman Mark Healey, launched a new product, Liquid Supplements Packs, its latest innovation to optimize overall health. The Packs are formulated for athletes who want to reach their optimal performance while staying healthy by consuming natural ingredients. Protekt products are sugar-free with no artificial ingredients […]

Lumos Solar Chosen For Solar Installation At Super Bowl LV

Lumos Solar announced that the company’s new SolarZone structures would be featured at the Super Bowl on February 7 in Tampa, FL, marking the fourth time the brand has appeared at the Super Bowl. Lumos Solar’s installation is in partnership with the local utility company in Tampa. As part of the utility’s sponsorship of the Super Bowl, […]

Etnies Marana Slip XLT Takes Durability To A Slip On

Etnies high-tech, low-maintenance Marana Slip XLT dropped globally bringing its Marana durability to a slip-on shoe. Originally designed and developed to meet and withstand the high-impact resistance demands of Ryan Sheckler’s skating, the Marana is considered a popular choice for skateboarders. Etnies skate team requested a version that combined the original Marana’s upper design with […]

Arc’teryx Welcomes Snowboarder Elena Hight To Global Athlete Team

Arc’teryx welcomed snowboarder Elena Hight to its athlete team. Kauai born and Lake Tahoe raised, Hight started her career in competitive snowboarding. After two decades pushing to progress in the sport, including two trips to the Olympics and seven X Games medals, she made the switch from competitions and into the backcountry to try something […]

Gore Releases 2020 Responsibility Update For Its Fabrics Division

W. L. Gore & Associates has published its 2020 Responsibility Update for the Fabrics Division that offers details on how it plans to use its newly introduced sustainability framework with “sound science, transparency, and cooperation in providing innovative solutions to both its customers and the industry,” said the company. The update also includes an interview […]

NexTex Innovations’ TurboDry Technology Wins Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award

NexTex Innovations, an Atlanta-based textile technology developer, has won a 2021 Outdoor Retailer Innovation Award in the Function category for its TurboDry technology. NexTex’s TurboDry technology, which launched in January 2020, is a fabric that keeps a wearer’s skin drier than traditional wicking materials. Its patent-pending, one-way moisture transport process “mimics the same action a […]

Thule Tepui Foothill Takes Gold At ISPO Award 2021

The ISPO Award is an honor given every year to products that symbolize innovation, creativity and passion in the active lifestyle space. This year, Thule was awarded Gold Winner for its rooftop tent, the Tepui Foothill, that sleeps two adults and folds compactly, preserving valuable space on a car roof for other cargo. Outdoor enthusiasts […]

ICAST Headed Back To Orlando In July

The American Sportfishing Association plans to hold its 64th ICAST recreational fishing trade show from July 20 to 23, in the North/South Building at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

Ortovox Introduces Diract Voice Avalanche Transceiver With Voice Navigation

Today, Ortovox introduced its first avalanche transceiver featuring voice navigation. Diract Voice offers the culmination of years of R&D to produce a transceiver that supports rescuers in every phase of a search, offering calm, clear commands to provide steadiness when the survival is on the line. “Our values at Ortovox are rooted in the protection […]

Selk’bag Launches Limited-Edition, 100 Percent Recycled Wearable Sleeping Bag

Inspired by flora and fauna in the Chilean forest preserve of Parque Oncol, Selk’bag launched its limited-edition Rainforest wearable sleeping bag made from 100 percent recycled material for indoor or outdoor use. As one of the largest reserves of biodiversity on the planet, Parque Oncol, located on Valdivia in northern Chilean Patagonia, is home to […]