Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2012 Coverage

Trailspace is at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City August 1-5 to check out the latest outdoor gear and news. Follow along with us for daily show coverage from the outdoor industry show.

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Here's what we've got our eyes on so far:

Show Coverage

• Beyond the Gear: Scene at the Show

• Outdoor Apparel Highlights from Outdoor Retailer from Keen, Mountain Hardwear, Icebreaker, La Sportiva, Icebreaker, Sierra Designs, The North Face, and DownTek.

• Easton and Brooks-Range Offer Light Shelters

• Grower's Cup Brews Coffee Anywhere

• Sierra Designs Mojo UFO weighs less than 2lbs

• Kayaker Brad Ludden Empowers with First Descents

• SlingFin Makes Serious Tents for Serious Users

• Big Agnes Replaces Tent Zippers with Magnets on Fishhook SL

Demo Day Coverage

• Stoves Burn Up, Canoe Folds Up at Demo Day
  With stoves that can desalinate salt water or charge your iPhone, plus a 16.5-foot canoe that packs down into a compact bundle, this Open Air Demo at Outdoor Retailer didn't disappoint.

• Paddling, Cooling, Logrolling at Demo Day

  SUP grows; Trak's foldable, shape-shifting kayak; cooling off with Columbia; gear to carry, power, protect your electronics outdoors; and log rolling

• All-Natural Hydration from Skratch Labs

Pre-Show Coverage

• Hiking Gear Preview
  Packs from Arc'teryx, Gregory, Platypus; cooling apparel from Columbia and Mountain Hardwear; jackets from Montane and Sierra Designs; and poles from Black Diamond and Komperdell

• Climbing Gear Preview
  Black Diamond and Petzl go for lightest helmets; BD's Camalot X4 and Mammut RescYou crevasse device; Edelrid and Mammut touch-sensitive ropes; Bags from Arc'teryx and Millet

• Backcountry Camp Gear Preview
  Stoves from MSR and Optimus; shelters from Eureka!, Mountain Hardwear, NEMO; bags and quilts from ENO and Therm-a-Rest; plus Black Diamond headlamp and a Wetterlings axe by Les Stroud 
• Rab and Westcomb Debut eVent DVL
  Lightweight, waterproof-breathable shells

• A Flood of Water-Repellent Down for Sleeping Bags
  Hydrophobic DownTek, DriDown, and Q.Shield Down insulation promise to repel water while maintaining loft, insulation, and breathability.
• Renowned runners design Ultimate Direction hydration vests
  Scott Jurek, Anton Krupicka, and Peter Bakwin design Signature Series vests.
• Klymit Air Beam inflates your pack's frame sheet
  Inflatable backpack frame sheet claims to be stiffer, more comfortable, and offer optimal load transfer over regular frame sheets.
  
  

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