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Archive for 'December 2012'

A List of Lists for Top-Shelf Outdoor Gift Ideas

You need a gift. We’ve got lists of gifts. Pretty good ones, we think. So if you’re on an idea quest, consider having a look at a roundup of recent gift-idea posts published here at The REI Blog. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 22, 2012 1:00 AM & Tagged food, gifts and outdoor toys | permalink | Comments



End of the World? No, But Today Is a Good Reminder to Go Travel the World

Happy Mayan Apocalypse Day! If you’re reading this, we can assume the world is still intact. Even though we lucked out this time, such momentous events do get the staff at REI Adventures thinking about the world’s greatest destinations. What are the great must-see places before the world really does end someday? ...

Posted by Traveling Eric on December 21, 2012 7:00 AM & Tagged Mayan Apocalypse, REI Adventures and Travel | permalink | Comments



Gift Ideas: A Treasure Trove of Tiny Things

You need a gift for an outdoor person, and you want it to be small, lightweight and, like you, brilliant. Smart thinking. Here’s a choice list of small and ingenious outdoor things. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 20, 2012 11:00 AM & Tagged camera, earbuds, gifts, lights, lightweight, multitools, small, spork and stoves | permalink | Comments



How Can You Best Communicate with a Deaf Employee? REI Staffer Shares 5 Simple Tips

As the holiday shopping season winds down, here is a viewpoint you may have never considered. Today’s guest blogger, Christina Cox, is a sales associate from the REI Seattle store. Christina works in the climbing and camping departments. Christina is also deaf, a fact that inspires today’s blog about communicating with deaf and hard-of-hearing employees. ...

Posted by Steve T on December 19, 2012 2:30 PM & Tagged Christina Cox, Climbing, Deaf culture and REI Seattle store | permalink | Comments



eBooks with Extras: New Digital Guidebooks from Falcon Offer a Host of Interactive Features

Like exploring? Like guidebooks? Got an iPad or iPhone, or either the Safari or Google Chrome browsers on your computer? Then the following item might tug at both your adventurous heart and your techy brain: Interactive outdoor guides. They include extras such as slideshows; point-by-point trail tours and note-taking. ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 18, 2012 9:45 AM & Tagged Enhanced Digital Books, Falcon Guides, Inkling, eBooks and guidebooks | permalink | Comments