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Jun
24
2008
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12:54pm WASP Injection Knife for Primal Quest

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - I’m guessing Avril & co could use one of these on the Primal Quest! The WASP Injection knife, great for taking down grizzly bears! This weapon injects a frozen ball of compressed gas approximately the size of a basketball at 850psi nearly instan[...] Read More »


Jun
13
2008
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10:09pm Gear Reviews Week

CHICAGO, USA (Team Geared Up) - This week is about getting geared up! A short review of the CW-X Pro Tights. These tights have an improved support system throughout your joints and major muscle groups, and also support your lower back and hips, which results in a muscle vibration reduction and the[...] Read More »


Jun
6
2008
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4:05pm About hydration vests, Fivefingers and adventure races

CHICAGO (Team Geared Up) - Without more ado, here goes some links for this week: The Nathan Sports HPL 020 reviewed. This is a lightweight hydration running vest with some interesting features like a 3-way propulsion harness or a 2 liter bladder. Read the review here A short review of the Vibram F[...] Read More »


Apr
1
2008
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11:10am New Climbing Gear: AlpKit Jamalots

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Today, AlpineKit launched Jamalots® to offer a new breed of ultra passive protection using the latest in spacer block technology. For years companies have been short-sighted in looking at the aerospace and space technologies to provide solutions whilst ignoring techn[...] Read More »


Mar
8
2008
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7:24am Everest Expedition: Cold Feat - Personal Kit List

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Tom Creaney and James Osborn work together in the Clothing Supply Chain for Tesco Stores Limited. Based at their largest distribution centre in the uk the pair struck up a friendship on a charity expedition in the Scottish Highlands back in 2006 where they bagged 5 Monr[...] Read More »


Mar
2
2008
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9:42am Kayak: Extendable Outrigger Kayak

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Not just for the fishermen among us (yawn), I would imagine that this would be ideally suited to photography too! This is the only kayak available that uses a patented extendable outrigger system to stabilize the craft, enabling outdoor enthusiasts to fish from a standi[...] Read More »


Feb
21
2008
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8:01pm Bomber: The North Face Expedition Duffel

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - This has to be the best, strongest, toughest bag on the market. It’s absolutely super for travel converting between a massive chasm of space down to a compressed pack suitable for hand luggage on a flight. Pictured above is my grey 140L duffel strapped to the back[...] Read More »


Feb
17
2008
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6:11pm TGU: Launches New Gear & People Features

EDITOR (Team Geared Up) - Wow… I’m really excited to eventually launch this. It’s been 6 months in the pipeline and a good few of you have already played with it. Today we launch gear.teamgearedup.com and people.teamgearedup.com. You’ll find links on the new navigation bar a[...] Read More »