Author: Jack Bogart

From cozy campfire layers to dependable midlayers on the mountain, the best fleece jackets for women offer warmth, comfort, and everyday versatility. Beyond the exact fabric, pile, and aesthetic, modern fleece midlayers deliver various levels of breathability, stretch, and durability to match your output. Our testing team of lady crushers put dozens of jackets through the wringer everywhere from the Tetons to the Rockies and the High Sierra to find the absolute best options on the market. If you’re looking for a highly durable, stretchy, do-it-all layer that balances active mobility with all-day comfort, consider the Arc’teryx Kyanite Hoodie. For…

Trail running shoes for women are built to handle far more than smooth dirt singletrack. The best pairs grip through mud, stay composed on rocks, cushion long descents, and help you move confidently across everything from mellow daily miles to steep, technical terrain. But that immense versatility is also what makes this category harder to shop for than ever. Today’s trail shoes span everything from plush, highly cushioned cruisers to stripped-down speed machines, with specialized options tailored for daily training, race day, rocky scrambles, and road-to-trail transitions. If you want one shoe that can handle a little bit of everything,…

The best fleece jackets earn their keep fast. The right one adds warmth without smothering you, breathes when the pace picks up, and feels so comfortable that it ends up on your back far beyond the trail. Our team has spent years living in fleece. Authors Ryan Kempfer and Chris Kassar have tested more than 20 models over the past year and hundreds overall, wearing them through climbing days, long hikes, ski tours, cold mornings at camp, and everyday mountain life. We have pulled these layers on for everything from fingertip moves high off the ground to endless trail miles…

The largest backpack Tasmanian Tiger has ever developed. TACWRK launches the Tasmanian Tiger TT Mega Mil OPS Pack 600 with a 900-liter capacity, together with Ripperkon. Berlin / Dasing, April 1, 2026 With the Tasmanian Tiger TT Mega Mil OPS Pack 600, TACWRK is launching  – right on April 1st – a backpack that answers one simple question: why reduce when you can take everything with you? With a total capacity of 900 liters, this backpack truly fits it all. Multiple sleeping bags, a fitness ball, a full beer tent set – no problem. The only thing that matters is…

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service is about to undergo a massive agency reorganization. On March 31, the USDA announced that the Forest Service was moving its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah, changing its leadership organization model, closing nine regional offices, and consolidating the agency’s research leadership. The move is part of what the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling a “sweeping restructuring,” intended to “simplify the chain of command, strengthen local partnerships, and give field leaders greater ability to respond to conditions on the ground.” This is a big win for Utah and…

MEDIA ALERT ADF Announce the Hi-Power Browning is Coming Back MEDIA ALERT ADF announce the Hi-Power Browning is coming back, the Australian Army has decided ” if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.”  We will Cerakote these Coyote Brown Khaki CBK and re-issue the PLATATAC Bladetech Holster, designed in 1935 by John Browning the pistol was used through WW2. Tell all your mates it’s coming back @bladetechholsters @platatacdaily  @platatac This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 at 00:00 and is filed under Advertiser, Guest Post, Holsters, weapons. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can…

I pushed off the top of Vail’s chair 4, eager to dive into North Rim’s steep fall line terrain blanketed with fresh 6 inches of powder — the terrain where I was sure Fischer’s new Nothings would thrive. I dropped from the upper headwall into a soft pillow of snow, slashing to scrub some speed before the terrain got more complicated. Then, bam. A big rock grabs my right ski and throws me off balance as I’m plunging downhill. On a stiffer, more demanding ski, my day might have ended right there. But I was on Fischer’s new, weirdly mysterious…

London, UK – 31st March– Global protection brand, D3O/Delta Three Oscar, today announces the appointment of Matthieu Bazil as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 April 2026, following the retirement of incumbent CEO Stuart Sawyer. Bazil joins D3O as an experienced global CEO with a strong track record of building and scaling brands across a variety of industries including sportswear, 2 wheel and defence. His previous roles include President and CEO of 2 Ride Group,home to leading protection brands including Shark, Nolan, Troy Lee Designs and Bering; and President and CEO of Aqualung Group, a global leader in recreational, military and…

Not all knives are sharpened equally, but all neglected edges get dull. So, our knife experts — the sorts who regrind every factory edge to perfection— rounded up the best knife sharpeners on the market. We used the systems here in kitchens, in the field, and at the workshop to see not only what they sharpen best but where they’re best suited. The result: a list of the best sharpening systems, from the approachable-yet-capable Work Sharp Precision Adjust Knife Sharpener, to the simple (and budget) Sharp Pebble Whetstone. There’s even a kitchen-counter choice for you foodies in the Chef’s Choice…

It looks like slipjoints will be playing a larger role in the Civivi catalog this year. A soon-to-release model, the Aevren, has been designed as a modern, non-locking everyday carry piece. While we have noticed, and remarked upon, a general trend towards longer blades in modern folders recently, we should have clarified that this holds true mostly for locking modern folders; that may seem like an unnecessarily precise distinction to make but, by and large, it seems like designers prefer to keep their slipjoint pieces underneath the 3-inch mark – or, at least, not as far north of it as…