Author: Jack Bogart

If you regularly wear a baseball cap in the outdoors, you know the problem: Brims block the light from headlamps, making it tough to see directly in front of you while walking on a trail. The usual solution is to turn the hat backward or remove the cap when donning a headlamp. But Coast just offered a new alternative, and I’m pretty stoked about it. The WPH10R headlamp doubles as a clip-on hat light. Yes, I know hat lights aren’t exactly new, but hear me out. This new light checks a whole lot of boxes at a very reasonable price…

Meet with Ocean State Innovations & 1947 at NAUMD We’re heading to NAUMD 2026. Join 1947 & Ocean State Innovations at Booth T19 to explore advanced textile solutions built for performance, durability, and real-world applications. May 03–05, 2026 Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA Meet our team, discover innovative materials, and see what’s next in high-performance textiles. Let’s connect— [email protected] This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 at 18:00 and is filed under Advertiser, Materials, Tradeshow. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Read the…

You’d be blown away by just how much warmth a parka adds over a waist-length jacket. Just half a foot or so of fabric draping down over your thighs and rump can make all the difference in bone-chilling cold. And in snowstorms, the parka’s length keeps the thighs of your pants from gradually wetting through due to the falling snow. These are the best parkas I’ve found on the market that’ll take you from backyard to beer garden with the best blend of style, warmth, and durability, like a smattering of SUVs that you can wear. Consider the Patagonia Stormshadow…

Joshua Tree National Park attracts millions of visitors each year, and its striking desert landscape is home to many rare species. And the park may soon have a new neighbor: a rare earth mine. Last month, the Australian company Dateline Resources began exploring land next to the park for a potential mine for these valuable materials, and the plan is sparking backlash. The Music Valley Project On Feb. 27, 2026, DTR announced its Music Valley project. In an email to GearJunkie, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) confirmed that DTR had filed 969 claims totaling 19,380 acres. According to a…

New Rocket-Assisted Take-Off System to Enhance AEVEX’s Unmanned Aircraft ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Apr. 7, 2026 — X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow), the leading non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors (SRMs), sub-orbital launch solutions and defense technologies, today announced a $12.2 million contract with AEVEX to produce rocket-assisted take-off (RATO) kits for AEVEX’s Disruptor drone. X-Bow will deliver hundreds of production kits and thousands of SRMs and components between March and August 2026, demonstrating its commitment to building fast, fielding faster, and delivering now to meet urgent defense needs. X-Bow’s RATO2 motor launching an AEVEX Disruptor drone. X-Bow’s RATO² (Rapidly Assembled…

YETI certainly isn’t known for shedding ounces or advancements in packability. But that’s the story behind its latest camping seat, the Trailhead Field Chair. A clear evolution of the brand’s category debut, Trailhead Camp Chair, the Field Chair is a simpler, stripped-down approach to outdoor seating. Leaner and lighter than the original, the Trailhead Field Chair looks and feels about as close to minimalist as the Austin brand is likely to get. It does away with creature comforts like armrests and cupholders, and trades the firm but breathable “FlexGrid” mesh of the Trailhead Camp chair for a more traditional synthetic…

Hey everyone, it seems like SHOT Show was ages ago, when in truth it has been about 9 weeks. Given that our March issue press deadline is two days after the show, it is the April issue where we can actually run it in print. Such is the limitation of the medium. But it is here now, and we are very proud of it. April 2026 KNIFE Magazine From the very first Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trades show in 1979, the SHOT Show emerged as the singularly best time and place for major announcements to be made in related industries…

Drone Round from Freedom Munitions Freedom Munitions has developed counter drone ammunition in 5.56mm NATO and 7.62mm NATO. Other calibers to come. These rounds offer twice the velocity of 12 ga (2200 fps for 5.56) with 5 (100m range) or 8 (50 m range) projectiles. Made in America, they are compatible with current weapons (including suppressed) and magazines and are available now. For those of you interested, Garand Thumb created a video about these new rounds which resemble standard ammunition. For more information on the rounds visit dronerounddefense.com/product-information. Image capture from Garand Thumb’s video. This entry was posted on Tuesday,…

Colt Optics Selected to Support the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) Program Prague (March 23, 2026) – Colt CZ Group SE (“Colt CZ”) hereby announces Colt Electro Optics, LLC (“Colt Optics”) has been selected to support the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) C25 General Service Weapon System program. Colt Optics, a subsidiary of Colt CZ Group, is proud to have been selected to provide its custom-designed 1-6x Low Power Variable Optic (LPVO), along with its custom dual ring mounting solution, for the Canadian Modular Assault Rifle (CMAR) program. Led by the Canadian DefenceInvestment Agency, the program will deliver a modern…

The Wilson Combat Lo-Profile base pads simply replace the existing plastics ones on your Wilson or McCormick magazines.Make your compact 1911 reloads a breeze with Wilson Combat’s Lo-Profile basepads.OK, I’ll admit this is a bit niche, but man … it’s cool.So, there you are carrying an Officer’s Model or other short-framed compact 1911. Using a full-sized magazine as a reload would be nice, but you can’t. If you slam that mag home with the slide locked back (and when else will you need a really fast reload?), the mag will ride up over the mag button and wedge against the…