The makers of outdoor equipment are ageing, too, and find it hard to fathom what younger people want.
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REI, the outdoor equipment company, said tent and sleeping bag sales are up this season, particularly when it comes to larger tents designed for three- and four-person families.
In 2008, as a reporter at Forbes, I investigated the likely impact of rising ethanol blends in the U.S. gasoline supply on small-engines in boats and outdoor equipment.
The most recent one was about how The North Face (outdoor equipment company) has sponsored athletes who are posting about their trips or achievements or journeys via Instagram.
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Because a megastore crosses so many product categories, it can pitch, say, the travel service to outdoor-equipment shoppers.
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Outdoor sports equipment however, is not cheap, so I rationalized that I could acquire my attire one item at a time.
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"These stores have the best outdoor-equipment customers in the country, guys who go in to get advice from the man behind the counter, " says Moore, 40.
The staff of the outdoor cinema on Strelecky ostrov managed to remove equipment before the island was swallowed.
With more people active doing outdoor sports, caution about injury and the use of proper athletic equipment is essential not only for self-preservation but also, for joy, health, and the ability to achieve fitness and athletic goals.
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He told the High Court in Edinburgh that he always wore heavy duty gloves while working as a woodcutter and the safety equipment kept his hands "quite smooth" despite his manual outdoor labour.
Three of the camps I saw had outdoor soccer fields, and various camps also had foosball, table-tennis, and aerobic exercise equipment.
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