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Upscale Cabins Booming at National Parks
July 15, 2010
by: editor
ollowing suit with current trends at national parks, including decreased RV traffic and increased non-recreational visits, there’s a new trend on the horizon: upscale cabins.
Campers get their own bathroom, a kitchen with full-size appliances, and usually a big deck with park views plus a barbec
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Kraken Black Spiced Rum
July 15, 2010
by: editor
Apart from "the beast," we're generally fans of liquor named after monsters — and Kraken Black Spiced Rum ($22) is no exception. This upscale, but not crazy-expensive, spiced rum is a nice alternative to your normal well-residing rum, and comes in a handsome old-school jug-handled bottle adorned w
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Bike Gear for the Great Divide
July 14, 2010
by: editor
If you are planning to go a long way on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, you will depend a great deal on your gear. There are few services such as bike shops, outdoor stores, hospitals, and commercial accommodations available on the route. Since there are few opportunities to purchase equipment
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Mountain Biking the Great Divide
July 14, 2010
by: editor
The Great Divide mountain bike route is the world's longest off-pavement cycling route, tracking a total of 2,745 miles from Banff, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. It is highlighted by singletrack, long dirt roads and jeep trails that wend their way along the Continental Divide. The route tra
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Badwater Running Tips
July 13, 2010
by: GearJunkie
Hot-Weather running advice from two-time Badwater winner Pam Reed.
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Electric PWC: Silveira Green Samba
July 13, 2010
by: editor
To equate the electric Silveira Customs Green Samba Personal Watercraft to a Tesla on water is the equivalent of an editorial shortcut, but the likeness is just too easy to pass.
Similar to a sport bike, the Green Samba’s semi-prone layout is designed to feel like an extension of the driver’s b
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Ride Snowboards’ Hempbrain Technology
July 09, 2010
by: editor
In an effort to increase sustainability and reduce weight, Ride replaced the standard plastic top sheet of their Society UL and Slackcountry UL snowboards with hemp. Their Hempbrain technology uses less material overall and allows for an entirely new way of working with graphics thanks to the fabric
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Top 20 Desitnations for Adventure Travel
July 09, 2010
by: editor
Adventure travel is commonly considered the combination of tourism, the outdoor lifestyle and adventure sports, and the latter of the three embodies the adrenaline-based catalyst that determines where and when the trip is booked. Depending on the personality of the traveler, these components can be
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AdventureEye Video Systems Rentals
July 07, 2010
by: Basecamp
If you want a POV camera for your next adventure but can't quite scrounge up enough money to buy one, then you can rent a camera from AdventureEye Video Systems. For around 100 bucks, you can spend 14 days with 1 of 6 offered cameras designed to withstand extreme weather and provide great POV footag
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G-Wagon LAPV 6.X Concept
July 07, 2010
by: editor
Unveiled by Mercedes at the Eurosatory defense exposition in France, the G-Wagon LAPV 6.X Concept is the latest armored military version of the legendary sport-ute. Its common-rail diesel engine can propel it, along with all the armor plating and 2,866 lbs of cargo, up to a top speed of 150 kilomete
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