If you are a dog lover like me, you know the importance of high quality gear for your favorite four-legged friend. Ruff Wear is known for making amazingly high quality gear for pets, and with the K-9 Overcoat, Ruff Wear spares no expense. With eco-friendly material and your pet’s comfort and protection in mind, Ruff Wear developed a [...]
If you haven’t heard of Looptworks, it’s time, www.looptworks.com. The Portland, Oregon, company started in 2009, and uses pre-consumer manufacturing excess materials to create quality, limited-edition products. In addition to creating unique and functional products from t-shirts, to computer bags to coats, Looptworks ‘aims to rid the world of waste while inspiring a generation to [...]
This winter you can stay warm, look stylish and go easy on the environment in the Stone Ranch Fleece, $150, from GoLite, www.golite.com. Its super warm with eye-catching details reminiscent of a shearling coat, but made from 100% recycled materials in colors bright enough to give you a boost on the darkest winter day. Don’t [...]
SmartWool is known for their ability to incorporate merino wool into active wear that is not only fun, as well as functional. We recently tested out their arm warmers and were pleased to find that they far exceeded our expectations. The arm warmers are constructed from merino wool (63%), nylon (32%), and elastic (5%). Because [...]
Patagonia’s Reconnaissance Jacket is a dream for winter’s chill. The jacket is soft and highly compressible while delivering unbelievable warmth and comfort. We tested the Reconnaissance on many Colorado ski days and on long cold walks with the dogs. We loved the combination of soft shell on the outside and cozy PrimaLoft Eco insulation on [...]
Elemental Herbs manufactures a wide array of organic skin care products, including sunscreen. We tested Elemental Herbs’ Sunscreen Sport SPF 20, Sport SPF 22 tinted, and Kids SPF 20. Elemental Herbs sunscreens are chemical and fragrance free. The active ingredient in all three products is zinc oxide 25%, which naturally acts as a physical barrier [...]
The Brooks Cascadia 4 is a neutral trail runner’s dream. The Cascadia was tested both on and off the trail and tester’s raved about its’ performance in both settings. The Cascadia offers great forefoot protection against rocks and roots thanks to a ballistic rock shield composed of a thermoplastic EVA sheath between the outer and [...]
Brooks Running Shoes has been committed to designing and manufacturing eco-friendly footwear in the last few years. Recently, Brooks announced the Green Silence racing flat, a new super-eco-friendly performance race shoe made from, among other things, those plastic water bottles and gel wrappers you pitched to the side of the road at the 10k you [...]
