La Sportiva Primer Low GTX Review
GTX: If you are not familiar with the term perform a simple dictionary search. You may find Mazda GTX, Plymouth GTX, Seadoo GTX, or GTX (Great Train eXpress), a railway project in Korea. Or...
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Keen Victoria Sandal Review
Keen Victoria Sandal Initial Thoughts Lets face it ladies, we sacrifice comfort for style more often than we like to admit. I have to confess that when the flat shoes made a comeback my...
The North Face Expedition Long Sleeve Review
In today’s green world, more and more companies are finding ways to utilize recycled products. Do you ever wonder what happens to all those plastic bottles in your recycle bin? Well, The North Face...
Showers Pass Crosspoint Hardshell Bike Glove Review
May in Colorado can be as brutally cold as January at times. Throw in a driving rain or hail storm, and you have quite the battle on your hands. In fact with 20 days...
Adidas Terrex Boost Review
Initial Thoughts Adidas is a company that’s obviously been around for a very long time. In Spring 2015 Adidas released the Adidas Terrex Boost for both men and women. Adidas’ mission is clear:...
Lowa Phoenix Mesh Lo Review
Lowa Phoenix Mesh Lo Initial Thoughts The quality of the Women’s Lowa Phoenix Mesh Lo trekking boot right out of the box is apparent. Lightweight, high quality leather, mesh, and rubber. As the smell...
Dare 2B Fuser Jersey Review
The Dare 2B Fuser Jersey Few products we test at ActiveGearReview tend to do multiple things well. In short, the more you “generalize” a product, the less you end up being able to use...
Adidas Everyday Outdoor Print Light Wind Jacket Review
With the transitioning weather from Spring into Summer, you never know what you will get in Michigan. The old adage goes; it’s Michigan, wait five minutes the weather will change. During the weather transition...
XX2i Optics USA1 Pro Racing Sunglasses
Now that the sun is starting to shine through the clouds again, I’ve come to realize just how important a quality pair of sunglasses can be! Colorado has had some major weather changes this...
Hoka One One Clifton Review
Hoka One One Clifton v1 Introduction Few running brands have received as much attention over the last few years as Hoka. As much as minimal shoes were popular a while back, runners of all...
Lowa Vantage GTX Review
Over the years I have done my fair share of hiking in the mountains and the one thing I have found is that a comfortable pair of hiking boots can be the difference between...
Sierra Designs Lightning 2 Tent Review
The three-season, two-person Lightning 2 tent from Sierra Designs is a refreshing and welcome reimagining of what a tent – and what camping – can be. The engineering and design elements comprising the tent...
Allen Sports Aluminum Compact Two Bike Trunk Carrier Review
The Allen Sports Aluminum Compact Two Bike Trunk Carrier is an ultra-lightweight and compact trunk-mounted bike carrier. It is engineered to fit an incredible breadth of cars, vans and SUVs. The rack is a serviceable...
The North Face Women’s MA-X Short Sleeve Review
Train hard before you get into the outdoors to improve your performance when you do get there: that is the focus of The North Face Mountain Athletics line-up. This spring, I have had the...
Darn Tough Over-the-Calf Ultralight Ski Sock
Initial Thoughts of Darn Tough Over-the-Calf Ultralight Ski Sock One very important piece of ski equipment that is often overlooked is a quality pair of ski socks. An ill fitting pair of ski socks can...
Swell Bamboo Wood Sunglasses Review
Impressions of the Swell Bamboo Wood Sunglasses One of the big buzz words that you seem to be hearing a lot these days is sustainability. Swell sunglasses took that philosophy and built a line...
Oakley A-Frame 2.0 Goggle Review
The Oakley A-Frame Goggle has been one of Oakley’s most popular goggle over the last few years and for this season Oakley decided to update the classic design giving all those snow lovers out...
MSR Striker 320 Probe
When most people think of avalanche safety gear, usually an avalanche probe is not the first thing that comes to mind. It’s not only crucial to have sturdy probe, but one that...
