One of the best things about Winter is a fresh mantle of pristine snow . And the geared wheel that helps you ride down it . Here are some natural endowment for the powderhounds in your life .
1 . Helmet / Sport Cameras : There are two television camera that are top of the line when it comes to capturing the nitty-gritty of your dynamics , GoPro and Contour . Both offer many different mounts for many dissimilar mutant , from C. P. Snow , to water , to motor . Both do HD and 60 frame per second mode and have long lasting batteries . But the profile of the Contour — and its GPS and its zero - mental confusion slide switch — make it better for helmet mounted activities , while the GoPro ’s shape and face make it good for underwater and thorax mounted shots as well as the snow . $ 179 to $ 349 [ GoProandContour , Gizmodo GoPro HD Review ]
https://gizmodo.com/gopro-hero-hd-camera-review-5396576
2 . Waterproof Cameras : My favorite waterproof cameras come from Panasonic / Lumix by virtue of a great combination of ruggedness and pic tone . The Pentax cameras are rated similarly in terms of freeze underground down to 14 degree , but the Lumix is value to 33 groundwork underwater , too , for summertime risky venture at the beach . The Pentax is more pocketable and lighter , for what it ’s deserving . Roughly $ 200 to $ 220 , discounted . [ Pentax / Amazon , Lumix / Amazon ]
3 . Gloves : There are a lot of rattling glove on the market this twelvemonth . My hands get frigid — probably because I take my glove off all the metre to check my phone — and my front-runner from last year was the Black Diamond Guide Glove . It ’s not the dryest mitt I ’ve worn but it ’s got wool liners , so your hands quell quick no matter how damp they get . The out-of-door mag are blend crackpot over these Arcteryx Alpha gloves , which are Gore Pro shell . But I ’ve never stress them . And they be $ 275 ! Hestra have a pair of boxing glove with Gore Tex XCR technical school ( which tie the outer and inner layers together for a better feel ) and really strapping articulatio radiocarpea straps . slap-up . I ’ll probably keep using the Guides , myself . $ 155 to $ 275 . [ BD , Arcteryx , Hestra ]
4 . Base Layers : Patagonia ’s Capilene base level system is my gold standard . I use R2s when its in the high 30s and R3s on cold mean solar day , and this year they ’ve updated their R4 ( the beefiest foundation level ) to be tender and quicker drying , by going towards an ultrafine fleece textile . Decent for days in single digit temps . I also like Patagonia ’s Merino base layers , which do n’t wick quite as well but are even warmer than the synthetic stuff and nonsense . $ 45 to $ 200 . [ Patagonia ]
5 . Fleece : Patagonia ’s high loft R3 fleece is their ardent fleece meant to be layered under a carapace , and is made with Polartec Thermal Pro polyester yarn with Polartec stretch materials under the pits and arms . I have an orange one . Love it . $ 180 . [ Patagonia ]
6 . Snowboard : I fell in love with a K2 display board last year with a prostrate visibility called the Slayblade . I ’ll credibly keep riding that board , but I ’m very interested in local openhanded mountain Cuban sandwich Jeremy Jones ’ new line of table with magnetraction ( serrated edges good for gripping ice ) and blunt noses for poor profile and lower swing weight unit , with a lot of effective cutting bound distance . There ’s the Hovercraft , which is 156 cm long but by agency of width , has the float of a 176 atomic number 96 long plank . And then there ’s the flagship , which is a good all around board for send heavily . $ 499 . [ Jones ]
7 . Hand Warmer : A little something I can imagine would be nice close to your chest on worse day . I could wrap my hands around one when my finger got stale , too . The good way to stay warm is to stay teetotal and keep your core insulated nicely , but a little electronic or gasolene bullet ca n’t hurt either . $ 15 to $ 28 . [ ZippoandSanyo ]
8 . Skis : When my backcountry ski nerd friend was asked what appurtenance they ’d get if they were shopping , he respond by bring up Black Diamond ’s effective serial publication of tour gearing that ’s designed for elation and purpose in “ mellow consequence ” ski sphere where falling is n’t an alternative . The Quadrant AT Ski Boot has a boa cable tighten liner , four buckles for rigour , and yet , 40 academic degree of ankle move in touring mode . The Drift ski are all-inclusive at 100 mm at the shank , for powder , and rockered up front for extra ice-cream float . $ 620 and $ 660 . [ BD , BD ]
9 . Solar : Whether charging up gadgets in the backcountry or in a car , I ’d prefer the Joos Orange solar battery / solar charger for several reasons : It ’s tough enough — bulletproof , actually — has 5400 MAh of storage , and is sensitive enough to perch to charge in collateral light . And it ’s only $ 100 . [ Joos ]
10 . Headlamp : For early hikes up the hill or in the baseball glove box in case of wayside emergency , I ’d choose a Petzl Tikka2 XP2 Core for its full feature set . Each has red and four white light-emitting diode , and can be programmed by computer to set output for the best combination of stamp battery life and brightness , depending on your task . The rechargeable battery can also be swap out for AAA cells , too . And each has an emergency tin whistle on it . $ 115 . [ Petzl ]
11 . Fifty Classic Ski stock of North America : A coffee board Koran , of America ’s undecomposed ass - puckering downward-sloping runs , as told by some of the rural area ’s unspoilt skier . $ 60 . [ Wolverine Publishing ]
12 . Goggles : The big technical school goggle this year is the GPS Zeal optics model with a head up display that prove temperature , height / descent change , f number and elapsed distance , along with time per run . It ’s peachy , even if the goggles are a footling heavy . For a simple piece of eyewear , I favour Smith Goggles with the blue light source appropriate “ sensor ” electron lens because I enjoy ride storm . Of course , goggles need to equip your face and nozzle ahead of almost any other measure , so its Charles Frederick Worth trying on the veracious sort for your expression , in a storage . $ 90 to $ 400 [ ZealandSmith ]
13 . Apps : There ’s really only one app for snow these days , and it ’s The North Face ’s free ski account app . It ’s free , so it ’s not even a adept stocking stuffer . But every pulverisation hound require a serious weather condition app , and The Weather Channel ’s Max app is my pick for with child push alerts , radar , weekend and 10 solar day forecasts . I have it away it . The other must is Motion X GPS , because you may load up backcountry mapping and save them locally , as well as give chase your everyday running game . Free , $ 1 [ iTunes , iTunes ]
14 . Winter Tires : If you know someone who spend a lot of sentence in the blow , and they do n’t have snow tires , get them some . They ’ll love drive in the snow more and you ’ll relish feeling like they ’re a act safer with snow shoes on their car . [ TireRack ]
The burning sensation that comes from holiday shopping is n’t from fray against the unwashed masses at promenade : It ’s seek to pick out nowadays for everybody on your list . Gizmodo ’s day-by-day endowment guidesandbest gadgets listare the all - natural , non - smelly cure .
https://gizmodo.com/the-best-gadgets-of-the-year-so-far-5678553
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