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Outdoors News

Does Your Jacket Leak?

A call to action for educating the consumer: Read the hang tags, know the lasting performance of the gear you are purchasing. Maybe you feel a little trickle on your skin, or you see rain soaking into your jacket where it used to bead right off. Both are signs that your shell—which was once your…

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Hiking Gear

Hike: Evergreen Mountain

Sat, 2/17, 10 am-2 pm Group: Trails and Ales When: Saturday, February 17, 10 am-2 pm Where: Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, Evergreen, CO Cost: Free (registration required) Details: Lets do a fun hike! The Evergreen mountain hike is 7.2 miles with an elevation gain of 1035 feet. I really enjoy this hike and think you will too.…

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Outdoors News

Green Gear Gets Better

Early attempts at making earth-friendly equipment came with some unwelcome tradeoffs, but the latest generation of DWR treatments promises to perform. Green gear isn’t what it used to be—and that’s a good thing. A decade ago, when manufacturers first started to offer sustainably-made versions of outdoor fabrics and equipment, hikers couldn’t always count on the…

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