Designed by Warren Osborne, one of Benchmade’s most popular custom designers, the Mini-Barrage boasts all the Osborne usuals—a comfortable grip that remains so over extended use, a utilitarian blade design and the best materials to accomplish what the Mini-Barrage sets out to do.
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It was quite a trek to the camp site, we were thankful for the super light-weight design and compact bag that held the Big Agnes’ polyester mesh tent. We had plenty to carry to the site; firewood, marshmallows and graham crackers, then it was back to the SUV for more stuff!
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Even for day-to-day use, this writer found the Daybreak a welcome relief from sifting through a many-pocketed purse to find car keys or lip balm; with only three pockets and not much area, the important items really can’t get lost.
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All in all, the TecTrek has been a useful source of light with a range of capabilities that don’t add to weight or significantly impact battery life.
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“Wow. I live in my boots…I never thought an alpine ski boot could be this good and this comfortable.”
– Dean Cardinale, Ski Patrol Director, Snowbird, UT.
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SeasonFive is introducing the Spring/Summer 2012 line from the creator of waterproof and breathable technical apparel. Last year, SeasonFive launched with a line of watersports-specific apparel.
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New for 11-12, the Experience 98 introduces Auto Turn Rocker, a combination of high traditional camber underfoot with low rocker in the tip and tail. The result: a powerful all-mountain ski equally at home floating through the deep or laying trenches on hardpack.
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What most impressed this writer about the Eichorn 60 is the fit of the loaded pack, for hours on end. It is one of the most comfortable backpacks, right out of the box, this writer has experienced. The variety of load weights varied from hike to hike, but the comfort has consistently rated an 11 on the big Marshall stack volume knob.
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