SGB Today

Running Down A Dream With Ruffwear’s UniFly Harness

By Teresa Hartford This week, while scoping stories pre-ORSM, I came across the UniFly Harness on Ruffwear’s website. Somehow I missed the product launch in February 2019. Here at SGB, we have the privilege to report on world-class outdoor products from the leading product designers in our industry. And much of what fuels their passion […]

Big City Mountaineers “30 Days Of Giveaways”

Big City Mountaineers (BCM) a leading provider of transformational wilderness experiences for under-resourced youth, will be hosting a “30 Days of Giveaways” campaign to celebrate the organization’s 30th anniversary sending mentors and kids into the backcountry. As BCM enters its 30th summer of programming, it aims to give thanks to the brands and individuals in […]

Jonathan Paul Fitovers Eyewear Celebrates Love of Travel And Deploys Dynamic, On-the-Go Consumer Campaign

Jonathan Paul® Fitovers Eyewear, the originator of the fitovers eyewear category, continues its multi-year repositioning strategy to reach the broader outdoor and active community, today announcing the launch of the On-the-Go with Jonathan Paul consumer campaign. In 2018, Jonathan Paul® Fitovers Eyewear announced the first major steps in an elevated brand strategy, launching a new […]

eqpd Expands Built-for-a-Purpose Fundraising Program with SheJumps Partnership

SheJumps and eqpd (“equipped”), two entities that share a passion for environmental sustainability and the outdoors, have collaborated to create a limited-edition SheJumps LastBag, which is available with a donation of $100 or more to the organization during the month of June. SheJumps increases the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities to foster […]

Sustainable Down Source Reveals New Level of Down Transparency

Sustainable Down Source (SDS) today announced a new way for consumers to track the provenance and technical details of the down used to make their down jacket or sleeping bag. Beginning this year, the company will make available hangtags to their brand partners, which will contain a unique Quick Response (QR) code and Lot Number. […]

Open Sky …. Podcast Supporting Wellness, Self-Discovery and Growth

Open Sky, a wilderness therapy program based in Southwest Colorado and Southeast Utah, has recently launched a podcast titled SKYlights. In each episode, Open Sky Founder and Executive Director, Emily Fernandes, pictured here, will speak with staff and a series of experts in their given fields on the value of wilderness therapy toward a journey […]

Plastic Pollution Is Coming From An Unlikely Suspect

Single-use plastic is the most obvious of offenders when we consider ocean plastic pollution. Yet the biggest offender of plastic pollution is something that might not be front of mind: our clothes. Over 35-percent of the projected 1.5 million metric tons of microplastics found in the oceans come from synthetic textiles1. What’s even more concerning […]

Tifosi Optics … Conversation with Founders Joe and Elizabeth Earley

By Teresa Hartford Tifosi pronounced [tiˈfoːzi] is the Italian word for super-fan, especially in sports, and can be traced back to the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. For Joe and Elizabeth Earley, the husband and wife team who founded Tifosi based in Watkinsville, GA, pictured left, the word accurately describes who the brand is and […]