This gear program is a report on the Winter 2008 outdoor Retailer’s Expo. What’s cool in next year’s winter gear? Jason Boyle and Christopher Nicolai report on the most interesting gear they hope to test for BackpackGearTest.ORG. They comment on products by: GoLite, Rab, Patagonia, Mountainsmith, MontBell, Cilogear, Aspen Aerogel, Easton, Garmont, and Teko Socks. As a wrap-up, Backpack Gear Test founder Jerry Goller tells us that they get more gear to review than their reviewers can keep up with. You might be able to get free gear to review. Read: How to become a tester. Show number 123 [MP3 format; length 9:58; 2,394,028 bytes] Show number 123, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:24; 5,473,242 bytes] Show number 123 script JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

Inactive Winter Bass
Catching bass in the winter is tough. I have a rule of thumb about water temperatures. If the temperature is above 50 degrees F I am confident I can catch…

Winter camping Basics
Tips for staying warm and dry while winter camping.

Post Holiday Shopping Bargains
Companies that have discounts on equipment and tips for making returns on gear.

Winter Bass Tournament fishing
Winter bass tournaments are tough but catching one fish is often enough to place in my club tournaments. Several winter tournament results prove this point but there is always an…

Inner-City Outings, part 1
This outings program takes us on a campout with the Sierra Club’s Inner-City Outings (ICO) section. This part one of two is a follow up to our original program on ethnic diversity among wilderness users. Steve visits a campout led by the ICO at the Arroyo Seco Campground in the Los Padres National Forest. We hear from: Gabriella, a campout participant and four-year veteran of ICO outings Larry Volpe, a fifth-grade teacher and ICO leader Sergio, a campout participant Graciella, a campout participant Debra Asher, the national administrator of the Sierra Club’s Inner-City Outings So what do the kids think of the Inner-City Outings program? How does it affect them and their parents? What’s it like to be an ICO outing leader, and how can you become one? Find out next week, in part two. Show number 107 [MP3 format; length 9:59; 2,390,801 bytes] Show number 107 script JOIN NOW — Help us help more folks to appreciate our wild public lands.

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