Consumers Still Gear Up, Camp Out In Recession
Sales in the outdoor gear industry are up more than 8 percent this year, topping retail sales overall. The industry's strength may be due to its consumers' high incomes, but the recession also has more people heading out into the wilderness.
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Camping in America on the rise
Record 44 million people get outdoors in 2009, study finds
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Motto for these musicians/cyclists: 'Have instruments, will travel'
Bicyclists have towed any number of things behind their bikes -- children, pets, camping gear. Carl Hildebrandt, 56, of Squirrel Hill added one more item to that list.
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Leeds Festival 2010: Salvaged camping equipment available
Salvaged camping equipment from Leeds Festival is still available until Friday, September 3.
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Camping Out: Some Centaurs joining game late
For Austin Dziki, learning will not only take place in the classroom this fall. He is one of the late decision-makers who decided to come out for football for the first time. Not only is he a senior participating for the first time at the high school level, he’s a senior playing football for the first time anywhere.
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Powermonkey-eXplorer portable solar charger uses the sun to power iPods, cell phones and other devices
Solar-powered outdoor gear seems all the rage these days, and with good reason. Harboring the useful power-generating abilities of the sun is an idea whose time has come, especially if out hiking, camping or anyplace where one can't just plug...
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Cyclists gear up for Mackinaw ride
The four-hour car trip to Mackinaw City can seem like a chore, even if it has the reward of an Upper Peninsula vacation at the end. Covering the distance on bike over the course of four days or five days might seem downright insurmountable.
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