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https://gizmodo.com/gifts-for-outdoorsy-geeks-not-averse-to-sunshine-or-swe-5401744
GoPro Hero HD River Cam : HD video , mounts for helmets , bureau , plug-in — even cars — make it pretty easy to deal high - def versions of your adventures back home or on the internet . $ 270 [ Review;GoPro ]
https://gizmodo.com/gopro-hero-hd-camera-review-5396576
Mountain Hardware heated crown : Turn it off while moving , turn it on while resting . well-off than unclothe off and reapplying bed on a moth-eaten snowy twenty-four hour period . $ 400 [ Review;Mountain Hardware ]
https://gizmodo.com/ardicas-amazing-heated-jacket-tech-lightning-review-5142422
The cheesy MP3 instrumentalist you’re able to regain : Everyone has a nice one . But if you ’re roughing it up out of doors , you want to take a shitty one and you want it to be pretty disposable . SanDisk has some 25 dollar I on Amazon . I used to use an iPod shambling til they removed the buttons . For sports involving gloves , thing with magnanimous button are best . A good stocking stuffer , but explain it as such so you do n’t look like a cheap ass . [ Amazon ]
Nike Plus : If you care running , the Nike Plus IP system will track and lumber and compare your mileage with that of your Quaker . ( I hate running . ) $ 29 with an iPod nano or iPhone or iPod Touch , or $ 69 for one that does n’t need an iPod . [ Review;Nike+ ]
https://gizmodo.com/nike-sportband-2009-reviewed-verdict-saves-money-on-5313806
retrieve , though , that Nike Plus does n’t map out your routes . If you ’ve sustain an iPhone , I advocate Motion X GPS Sport app for tracking all variety of out-of-door activity routes . $ 3 [ Review;iTunes Store ]
https://gizmodo.com/snowmodo-install-motion-x-gps-for-the-iphone-so-we-can-5195691
Patagonia Nano Puff : Ounce for troy ounce the warmest mingy packing crown Patagonia makes . PrimaLoft One ( 60 g ) pick make it so . I ’d practice it as a good fall / spring outer , or a honest winter / ski extra midlayer for when the inhuman creeps in . $ 150 [ Patagonia ]
Rugged camera : The W80 Pentax is somewhat compact , take OK photograph and picture , and is shockproof to a few feet , coldproof to 14 degrees F and waterproof to 16 feet . I like it for winter play . $ 300 [ Review;Pentax ]
https://gizmodo.com/pentax-w80-camera-review-waterproof-and-now-slightly-r-5336015
The larger Lumix DMC - TS1 is only coldproof to 32 degree on paper , and waterproofed to 10 invertebrate foot , but it takes brilliant images and videos . $ 400 [ Review;Panasonic ]
https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-lumix-dmc-ts1-waterproof-camera-review-my-fa-5352296
DON’T BUY Columbia Heated boot : Seems like a good idea but they ’re not . Unlike het jackets , which warm up your core and are locate on your plaza of gravity , heated up boots wo n’t do much to warm your eubstance and are in risk of short if you step in a stream . They ’re also big and the weighting on your extremity is tiring . [ Columbia ]
A Heli Trip : Sending a loved outdoor geek on an escapade is going to be better than any form of piece of gear they might stuff . Say , for a ski bum , a heli ski tour . Most people I know , unless deep into the view , will consider replace a chair face lift with a helicopter , an extravagancy . It ’s not that much , though . brace hundred bucks [ Ruby Mountains ]
Black Diamond Guide Gloves with Gore Tex XCR : I just tested these glove in 13 degree weather condition and was warm . ( They ’re fink from -20 to +10 degrees F. ) Why ? XCR Gore - tex is theorize to pass off 25 % more than regular Gore - Tex , maintain my hands dryer , and so , warmer . But the moistness that built up , however venial , did not annoy me because the upper of the inner liner is woolen , which stays lovesome when wet . Highly recommended . $ 159 For those in bed wetter Charles Percy Snow climate , I like the Mountain Hardware Jalapeno gloves with Outdry technical school . essentially , the oestrus press the internal and mid layer together to create a better waterproof seal that also has the side effect of fitting more tightly and providing more legerity . [ Black Diamond , Mountain Hardware ]
Gerber Shard and Strata : There are tons of multitools on the food market . Most do canonical screwdriver , cutting and plier responsibility ; This one has a special tool for gutting those annoying plastic software system convenience come in . The Shard is a seven in one prick , and although we ca n’t figure out all seven functions , it is safe to stock on flying . Leontyne Price TBA . [ Gerber Strata , Shard ]
Spyder Winterskyn X - inactive Crew Undershirt : thermic underclothing that makes you look like Spiderman and that is woven with silvery fiber to eliminate bacterium created smell observe in other semisynthetic baselayers . $ 100 [ Spyder ]
Sportiva Hobnail Ice Screws for Your Boots / Sneakers : These spikes screw into any pair of kicks ( but in all probability not fresh to use em on Nike Airs ) to provide you with supreme ice grip . obliterable when the snow thaw in Spring . Like I state , they work on any footware with a solid sole , but process especially well on Sportiva ’s Goretex trail runners . $ 45 [ Sportiva ]
Brunton Firestorm Lighter and Coghlans Magnesium and Flint Firestarter : I always , grimly , imagine being nonplus in a snowstorm , needing to build up a fire . ( I was a boy scout , so fire starting is always on my psyche . ) The Bruton Firestorm has a static ignition an the flame is ripe in up to 80 mph wind . It also seals completely watertight and has a clip and lanyard maw . Alternatively , the Coghlans Firestarter has a magnesium strip which you shave into a piling near kindling , sparked using the flint on the opposite side to create a burst of 5400 degrees . $ 60 and $ 7 [ BruntonandCoghlans ]
Eton Solarlink Radio : A solar or crank bear down radio with AM / FM / NOAA weather and a torch , siren and cellphone charger . I would n’t take it encampment , but I would feel safe driving into storms during ski season with one in the luggage compartment . $ 80 [ Eton ]
Brooks - Range Rocket Tent : For lighter backcountry skiing and snowboarding , this tent uses your hike / skin poles as part of the structure . $ 600 [ Brooks - Range ]
Smith Maze Helmet and IO / s Goggles : I care Smith oculus , esp the scummy sluttish sensor lens in whatever size of it fits your face . I also like their platinum genus Lens for bluebird day on the side . The IO
The IO and IO / s ( smaller ) goggles swap lenses pretty easy ; two for one ! ( I ’m also a fan of the turbo fan series , which has an active venting system powered by a couple of AAs . Great for muggier days or sweatier people . ) The Maze helmet is one of the lightest around , has 9 volcano and is available with earphone or bluetooth setups . $ 180 and $ 100 [ Smith Optics ]
K2 Snowboarding Stuff : On the recommendations of a few snowboard magazines and bloggers , and my experience with some bindings from last year , I went and threw down for some K2 snowboarding gear . Full kit ! Thraxis boots , with boa dials for liner , upper and lower case . A bent of their standard but update to plastic human body Formula bindings , and a snowboard called the Slayblade , which kick back a lot of arse and come through a lot of awards for its prostrate visibility ( no rocking chair or bank ) . I ’ll keep my oldLib Techboard around for some light / average powder days , but sometimes you get ta trust the expert . $ 400 , $ 200 , $ 550 [ K2 ]
https://gizmodo.com/lib-tech-travis-rice-snowboard-w-magne-traction-and-ban-5156891
All Giz Wantsis our annual round - up of preferent endowment ideas , include awing attainable objects and a few far - out fantasies . We ’ll be pop pathfinder ply to different interest several times per daytime for the next week , so keep checking back .
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