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First Timer’s Guide to Outdoor Retailer

by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Feb 1, 2019 | Advice, OR Show, Outdoor Industry

First Timer’s Guide to Outdoor Retailer 01 FEBRUARY 2019 Hiker Life Outdoor Retailer Gear As we speak, the long distance hiking community is taking over the Outdoor Winter Retailer Show at the Denver Convention Center. I’ve been to over a dozen Outdoor Retailer...

Outdoor Retailer Winter 2016: A Year of Innovation in Gear

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...

A Thru-Hiker’s Review of the Walk in the Woods Movie

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...

New Energy Bars, bites, and chews from Outdoor Retailer

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,...

Bacon, Jerky, and Meat: Big Food Trends at Outdoor Retailer 2015

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...

Outdoor Retailer Summer 2015: Gear Best of Show

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...
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