

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
REI's gift-buying team offers some tips that include best-sellers, new items with interesting twists and some limited-time concoctions. Maple bacon chocolate bars, anyone? Peppermint Stick Clif Bars? ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on December 5, 2012 10:30 AM & Tagged chocolate bars, food, gifts and holiday gifts | permalink | Comments
Our roundup of 2-ounce-or-less stocking stuffers last week confirmed that good things come in lightweight packages. For anyone still on the prowl for those just-right/very-light outdoor gifts, here are some winners in the 8-ounces-and-under category: Black Diamond Spot Headlamp (3.1 ounces including 3 AAA batteries): Many of us REI types who have handled dozens of headlamps are fairly amazed by this little jewel, with its 75-lumen maximum output, a max beam distance estimate of 70 meters (230 ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on December 16, 2010 11:40 AM & Tagged Black Diamond Spot Headlamp, Omron Go Smart Tri-Axis Pedometer, SmartWool Microweight T-shirt, Zipfizz, holiday gifts and rei | permalink | Comments
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