Matt Crawford

ARCATA, California – Three of the world’s most experienced expedition kayakers, each sponsored Kokatat team athletes, are gearing up this week to lead an elite international team of paddlers down the mystical Apaporis River deep in the heart of southern Columbia. The expedition – ...read more

ARCATA, California – German Freya Hoffmeister’s paddling résumé is beyond compare. She has circumnavigated South America, Australia, New Zealand's South Island, Iceland, Ireland and is one of the most experienced sea kayak expedition paddlers on the planet. This month she begins ...read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Brilliant® Reflective, maker of enhanced visibility reflective safety strips that add an extra layer of safety to runners, walkers and cyclists, is opening up a nationwide search for ambassadors who are passionate about staying safe while taking part in their ...read more

Brea, Calif. – Outdoor industry companies searching for the perfect short-term financing solution are encouraged to stop by the Gateway Trade Funding booth at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show and learn more about available, affordable options. Gateway Trade Funding, ...read more

Los Angeles, CA — As the holiday shopping season hits full stride, consumers with outdoor lovers on their gift list might be tempted to treat them with a Wacaco Minipresso — a lightweight, portable espresso maker that’s ideal for backpackers, campers and travelers. The increased ...read more

Lynnwood, WA. – If you had to pick one tool - and one tool only - to diffuse, ignite and open new possibilities in your life, what would it be? SOG Knives & Tools knows. It would be a multi-tool. And there’s video evidence to prove it. In a series of short videos produced by ...read more

Santa Rosa, California – Buff, Inc., is thrilled to announce it has been honored with a 2014 BackpackerMagazine Editors' Choice Gold Award – one of the most prestigious awards in the outdoor industry – for its Wool Buff®. Buff® Headwear’s signature is the Original Buff® – first ...read more

Lynnwood, WA. – SOG® Specialty Knives and Tools has named Rick Klug as their new National Sales Manager, an appointment effective as of September 3, 2014. A veteran of more than 20 years of sales, Klug has worked with some of the leading brands within the outdoor industry in ...read more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Aspiring to attract engaged consumers from America’s vibrant outdoor industry, more than a dozen companies making cutting-edge smartphone accessories will band together to promote their goods at next month’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show. The ...read more

LONDON – In amove designed to assist 2014 Aquapac Outdoor Champion Dr. Jessie Stone combat malaria in Uganda, Aquapac CEO Tim Turnbull announced today that one percent of all on-line sales on www.aquapac.net in the month of April will be earmarked for that cause. April 25 is ...read more

LYNNWOOD, WA. – SOG Specialty Knives & Tools announced today that Tim Bailey & Associates, Inc. will take over sales representation duties in seven additional states in the western U.S. An award-winning agency with headquarters in California, Tim Bailey & Associates, Inc. has ...read more

Longmont, CO – Deuter, manufacturer of high-quality, technical packs, announces its 2014 line of kid carriers has achieved a new standard of excellence: certification from the prestigious Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). Deuter launched its retooled line of Kid ...read more

Lynnwood, WA. – SOG® Specialty Knives and Tools has named Patrick Carland as their new Director of National Sales. The appointment is effective as of January 13, 2014, just in time for Carland to join the SOG team at the 2014 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show being held at ...read more

Santa Rosa, CA – Buff USA, maker of the original multifunctional headwear,announces that Brad Werntz will join their team as Director of Sales beginning Jan. 13, 2014. Werntz founded Pemba Serves, Inc., a Midwest sales representative agency representing the outdoor industry. ...read more

Building on its existing line of 100 percent waterproof and durable dry bags, pack manufacturer Aquapac is set to make waves with the introduction of the Upano™ Waterproof Duffel, Aquapac PackDivider™ Drysacks, and Aquapac Puncture Patches. Together, these three new products form ...read more

LYNNWOOD, WA. – SOG® Specialty Knives & Tools is offering a commemorative Voodoo Hawk tomahawk in an effort to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. As seen in the new video game “Medal of Honor – Warfighter,” the Voodoo Hawk features an extended cutting ...read more

BOZEMAN, Montana – With birds starting south, trees dropping leaves and the first snows in the mountains, it’s clear that autumn is here. For anglers who use the autumn days for fishing, Simms Fishing Products has a full line of new autumn gear designed to keep them warm, dry, ...read more

BETHESDA, Maryland – The Piggyback Rider® – the innovative child carrier for parents with older kids — is now available for purchase in all Sportsman’s Warehouse stores nationwide. “We’ve seen an overwhelming response in the 20 select Sportsman’s Warehouse stores we started ...read more

Attendees bringing their kids to the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show that begins Wednesday in Salt Lake City will be able to cart the little ones around in style, thanks to a generous offer by Piggyback Rider®. Loaner models of the award-winning Piggyback Rider, an ...read more

Salt Lake City, Utah — Aquapac, makers of 100 percent waterproof protective cases and Brunton, famous for their diverse line of portable power and camp stoves, will host a proper English Breakfast at Aquapac's Open Air Demo booth (D445) on Aug. 1 at Summer Outdoor Retailer. A ...read more

BETHESDA, Maryland – The Piggyback Rider® burst into the outdoor industry last summer with a unique kid carrier made to promote active outdoors transport. It won “Best New Product” at the Summer 2011 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show and nabbed numerous other parenting and ...read more

BOZEMAN, Montana (for immediate release) – What will they think of next? For Simms Fishing Products, there’s a long and eye-opening answer to that, but attendees at this week’s International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) show in Orlando, Fla., will get to see ...read more

BETHESDA, Maryland -- The PiggyBack Rider® – an innovative child carrier that promotes active outdoors transport – has named a JoePro Team, a mix of professional outdoors fathers (Pros) and everyday dads (Joes) eager to serve as ambassadors for the Piggyback Rider. Getting the ...read more

Dave Cornthwaite, a British author, seasoned adventurer, record-breaker and a man with aspirations to raise more than $1.5 million for charity, can add one more title beside his name: The 2012 Aquapac Outdoor Champion. Designed to reward individuals whose accomplishments ...read more

BOZEMAN, Montana – Simms Fishing Products, the leader in technical fishing wear, is pleased to announce Scott Harkins as the Director of Sales effective mid-July. A lifelong angler, Harkins comes to Simms after a 17-year career as a sales representative for prominent fly-fishing ...read more

BETHESDA, Maryland – Are you the father of toddler? Are you an active outdoors guy who likes to take the little one outside with him? Do you travel with the kids? Then Piggyback Rider® is looking for you. The Piggyback Rider – an innovative child carrier that promotes active ...read more

LONDON – Aquapac, the leading manufacturers of waterproof cases and dry bags, is proud to announce it has won a 2012 Queen’s Award for International Trade. Presented in recognition of its outstanding business success in international markets, this is the third prestigious Queen’s ...read more

BOZEMAN, MONT. – Simms Fishing Products does it again. For the eighth time since 1998, the editors at Field & Stream have bestowed a prestigious “Best of the Best” award on Simms gear. This time it’s the new Simms ProDry™ GORE-TEX® Jacket and Bibs winning the honors. In the March ...read more

LONDON – Apple’s ingenious iPad is used virtually everywhere these days, but Aquapac’s new use-through, 100% waterproof case for the multi-use computer allows iPad users to venture forth with their tablets into new aquatic arenas – from beaches, pools, boats and bathtubs. Today, ...read more

BETHESDA, Maryland – The Piggyback Rider®, the darling new product of the Summer Outdoor Retailer Show, launches a new and improved website this week just in time to for the Winter Outdoor Retailer show. The new website, www.PiggybackRider.com, deftly showcases the award-winning ...read more

Attendees bringing their kids to next week's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show in Salt Lake City will be able to cart the little ones around in style, thanks to a generous offer by PiggybackRider®. Loaner models of the award-winning Piggyback Rider, an innovative and new ...read more