by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Jan 21, 2016 | Gear-NEW, OR Show, Outdoor Industry
It’s the time of year when the outdoor industry showcases their newest innovations in gear and give retailers a chance to see (and buy) what is getting rolled out in 2017. In 2015, I wrote about gear I saw at Winter Outdoor Retailer that is just hitting the...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 24, 2015 | OR Show, Outdoor Industry
15 years ago, Bill Bryson’s book A Walk in the Woods became the biggest story about (ish) long distance hiking the publishing world has seen. 10 years ago, Robert Redford dreamed of turning the book into a movie. Now, A Walk in the Woods will come out in movie...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 19, 2015 | OR Show, Outdoor Industry
The Outdoor Retailer trade show is the place to go when a new food items wants to show itself off to the outdoor market. Foods at OR recently trended towards all natural, low sugar, and low grain/gluten free. While in the past, bars may have focused more on flavor,...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 17, 2015 | OR Show, Outdoor Industry, Uncategorized
This is Part 1 of the Food and Nutrition trend articles from Outdoor Retailer 2015. It is Part 2 in the Outdoor Retailer 2015 Summer series. Paleo Bars and Jerky It seemed like there was a new meat product around every corner of the Outdoor Retailer Summer 2015 trade...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Aug 11, 2015 | Gear-NEW, OR Show, Outdoor Industry
It seems like the past two months have been nothing but travel, hike, and travel, but this past week, I made another pilgrimage to the biggest outdoor gear trade show in the U.S. My purpose was to scout out some of the newest, most innovative gear for the ultralight...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Feb 6, 2015 | Gear-NEW, OR Show, Outdoor Industry
The last in the four part series on Outdoor Retailer Winter 2015! 1) Made in the USA Gear made in the US is a big 2015 theme and the Outdoor Industry wants you to know it. It’s on the cover of the March 2015 issue of Backpacker. At OR, you could pick up a Made...
