Cotopaxi, named after an active volcano in Ecuador, is based in Salt Lake City and has been operating since 2014. This brand has quickly grown in popularity thanks to its colorful outdoor gear and its commitment to their local community and our…
CamelBak is an outdoor equipment company based in California, USA, that operated for about 30 years now. Well known to cyclists and hikers for its hydration packs, CamelBak has more recently put its expertise to work for trail runners. The Zephyr™ 12L…
I have been looking for months for a bed rack that would fit my Ford Maverick and I did not want the ‘’regular’’ truck bars that you see everywhere.Finally, the answer was 1 hour from my house. Go Xplore is a manufacturer of different products for overlanding. From bed rack to roof the tent, they are a great…
The large French retailer Decathlon arrived in Quebec 2-3 years ago and still seems to be unknown to outdoor enthusiasts. This company is often despised by sports veterans since it offers mainly low-cost equipment. However, one must be careful because low cost…
I was offered the chance to try on a garment from a company that I was not familiar with before; Topo Design. I received the Dirt Shirt Women, from their recent sustainably-built Dirt Collection. Being a fan of all kinds of shirts,…
I was looking for a light and packable insulated jacket that I could bring everywhere with me for quite some time now and Roark offered me to review this jacket. Coincidence? I don’t think so! It is no secret that Roark is…
Hop-Poc is a Quebec company from Sherbrooke. Contrary to the usual disposable hand warmers, Hot-Poc offers an absolutely brilliant alternative for us and our planet as they are reusable up to a hundred times. One might think that the products used for…
When Gv snowshoes asked me which snowshoes I wanted to test, I told them it was to groom fat bike trails. Right away they proposed me the Mountain trail alligator model. I use snowshoes primarily for this purpose since fat biking is…
