September 3, 2021

Solo Stove, Chubbies, Oru Kayak and ISLE Team Up Under Solo Brands

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (Sept. 3, 2021) – Solo Stove, designers of beautiful, easy-to-use fire pits and camp stoves, today announced the recent acquisitions of Chubbies Shorts, Oru Kayak, and ISLE, creating a new house of brands, Solo Brands. With a focus on adventurous lifestyle products, Solo Brand’s vision is to build a...

September 2, 2021

Technology in U.S. national parks, by the numbers

Technology has become an all-encompassing fixture of our lives, even when it comes to outdoor recreation. Here’s a snapshot of how it’s shaping our national parks—for better or for worse. Outside

September 2, 2021

Join KUIU In Helping The Families Of The Fallen Soldiers and The Wounded As They Team Up With The Recon and Sniper Foundation

Dixon, CA (September, 2nd 2021) –  KUIU, the leading manufacturer of ultralight performance hunting gear, is teaming up with the Recon & Sniper Foundation to raise funds for fallen soldiers’ families and the families of the injured soldiers after the recent bombing in Afghanistan. The brand is asking the public...

September 2, 2021

‘The Ride Bikes’ by Tony Ellsworth Taps SIMBOL Communications as PR AoR

Newport Beach, California (September 2, 2021) — For over 30 years Tony Ellsworth has been designing and crafting some of the most revered bikes in the industry, including world-renowned, full-suspension mountain bikes, Olympic track bikes and award-winning urban bikes, and with the recent launch of his latest brand, The Ride...

September 2, 2021

Western Spirit Cycling Posts Record Growth in 2021

 Moab, Utah - For the past 30 years, Western Spirit Cycling, the Moab-based premier outfitter offering guided mountain bike, gravel, and e-bike trips for beginners and experts, have hosted cyclists of all ages and backdrops on two-wheeled adventures across the Intermountain West. But never has the independently-owned and operated company,...

September 1, 2021

Equipment Sales in Sports Specialty Market Grew in First Half of 2021

Areas of the U.S. outdoor and sports industry experienced unprecedented highs during the past year and a half, as consumers sought refuge outdoors during the pandemic. Equipment sales at sports specialty retail grew by 23% in the first half of 2021, compared to the same pre-pandemic period in 2019, 17%...

September 1, 2021

HitchFire Expands National Sales Footprint with Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s

Santa Cruz, CA (September 1, 2021) HitchFire, creator of the first hitch-mounted grill, the Forge 15, continues to expand its sales footprint by announcing today, their partnership with Bass Pro Shops as an official retail partner. Just in time for Labor Day Weekend, consumers can now purchase their flagship Forge...

September 1, 2021

Dave & Matt Vans Receives Capital Investment from 18Road LLC

GYPSUM, Colo. – Sept. 1, 2021 – Dave & Matt Vans, the ‘lifestyle vehicle’ company that builds and rents vans featuring everything you need and nothing you don’t, is pleased to announce a capital investment from 18Road LLC,which provides catalytic investments into Colorado-based businesses. The investment represents the first outside...

September 1, 2021

Norrøna Invests in the U.S. with Addition of Three Industry Leading Sales Agencies

BOULDER, Colo. (Sept. 1, 2021) — Norrøna, the four-season Norwegian outdoor brand known for its sustainably built premium outerwear, strengthens its U.S. sales team with the establishment of three key regional partners, Summit Sales NW in the Pacific Northwest, Black Dog Sales Group in the Rocky Mountains and Intermountain West,...

September 1, 2021

BioLite Wins Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award

 Brooklyn, NY (September 1, 2021) — BioLite, a global leader in off-grid personal energy solutions, is honored to receive the prestigious 2021 National Design Award from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Winning the Product Design category, this award celebrates BioLite’s role in using the power of design to change the...