Dyneema is everywhere in outdoor gear today; you’ll find the ultra-tough fabric in packs, tents, and jackets. Now famed shoe ...

The Southern California brand's original sneaker goes truly off the wall with one of the toughest materials ever invented.

If you went back in time 150 years and told people that in the future they will carry everything they need to live for a week on their backs, you'd get run out of town. Carrying gear is the job of ...

Outdoor gear is made from the most high-tech fabric in the world. We explain how Dyneema, silpoly, and X-Pac keep you dry in the wilderness.

From Issue Six of Gear Patrol Magazine. Discounted domestic shipping + 15% off in the GP store for new subscribers. Cuben Fiber. It sounds like dreamed-up sci-fi, an intergalactic MacGuffin upon which ...

Big news in the ultralight backpacking world: Challenge Sailcloth, the fabric-maker that produces Ultraweave, the superstrong material found on many new ultralight backpacks, is releasing an even ...

Whether you’re biking down a mountain, hiking through the backcountry, or scaling a granite rock face, how well you’re protected from the elements can make or break an expedition. The kind of fabric ...

Graphene has worked its way into running shoes before, but Canadian startup Norda uses it in a more advanced way in its all-new 001 G+ Spike trail running shoe. The shoe's graphene ...

Ultralight backpacking specialist Hyperlite Mountain Gear has introduced one of its most impressive packable shelters ever. Much like the 1.5-lb (680-g) Samaya Radical 1, the Hyperlite Mid 1 relies on ...

In securing the homeland, countless minute details are easily overlooked or underestimated; important details that save lives, time, and resources. One such detail is the radome—a radar antennae ...