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Enthusiast Groupies Neal Young (editorial and community manager) and Yann Ropars (producer) went to Salt Lake City to work the big 2007 Outdoor Retailer show. Surprisingly, they weren't kicked out:
For a written account of the trip, check out Neal's blog.
When actually working, they talked to quite a few product manufacturers with some cool stuff coming out in '07. Here's a series of short product previews from each manufacturer we talked to (click on "Watch the Video"):
Black Diamond - Great info on their new quickdraws and cams...
Evolv - Buck Branson broke down two new shoes for us...(including the new Sharma shoe!)
Hydrapak - Sweet new hydration system!
Injinji - Really comfortable performance toe socks...
Joby - Check out these amazing tripods!
Java Juice - Brilliant development for all coffee fiends - this stuff is good and so easy to make!
La Sportiva - Presenting the Solution...(this shoe is bad-ass)
Metolius - New TCUs for flaring and a helmet!
Optic Nerve - New photochromic lens technology - cool stuff!
Petzl - Petzl unviels new harnesses and their line of ropes.
Polartec - Their new materials, and how they maintain a sustainable production line...
Sierra Designs - They show us a new line of "green"-centered clothes...
Simond - Check out their cool new belay device...
Teko - Great socks for you, great socks for the planet...
Timbuk2 - New bags, new materials...
Vibram Fivefingers - A new alternative to going barefoot - with protection and grip! (Yann couldn't get enough of these...)
Xip3 - A jacket, backpack, and pillow - all in one!
