The Granite Gear Quetico portage pack (pronounced, “por-tahhhggg”) brings more to a canoe trip than simply a pack with a cavernous main compartment, shoulder straps, and a bottom shaped and…
Marie Malinowski
Marie Malinowski
Marie is a Minneapolis-based mountain biker, bike commuter, sea kayaker, backpacker, trail runner and world traveler. She is inspired by all things outdoors and has searched (unsuccessfully) for life’s answers in the fjords of Greenland, Roatan’s coral reefs, Moab’s singletrack, the Swiss alps and while wandering aimlessly through Amsterdam with only a messenger bag, twenty Euros, and a dog-eared copy of In a Sunburned Country.
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But before your eyes glaze over and you run shrieking from the computer, I promise you that the Outdoor Research Helium Down Hoody ($279) is not just another down parka. It’s what’s inside…
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The MSR Guardian Gravity ($250) is a lightweight packable purifier system that filters wilderness water using simple gravity instead of hand pumping.
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The Po Campo Bergen II ($120) is a simple, lightweight, pannier that transitions to a stylish cross-body bag for shopping, coffee shops and light errands around town in any weather. It’s also…
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When it comes to backpacks, the optimal number to have is n+1. I say this not to promote excessive consumerism and emotional buying, but because our hiking distances and objectives…
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The Miir Pourigami ($30) is for all the coffee aficionados over the age of 50 who remember that exact moment in their lives when they placed their right hand over their hearts…
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The LOWA Casara GTX ($185) is a winter shoe to take on any and all urban assaults in the style of a rugged, warm, waterproof winter boot but cross-pollinated with a Chuck…
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Parks, protests, downtown traffic and mountain bike trails, there are more people on bikes now than ever before, mostly thanks to COVID-19. But whether you’re new to cycling or admittedly…
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The LOWA Explorer GTX Mid ($240) is a slim-downed, lightweight, fast, flexible and agile backpacking boot that blends the best of a traditional, aggressive mountainous pack-carrying mule with a modern,…