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Outdoor Retailer News

by BackpackingLight.com Staff | 2004-02-19 03:00:00-07

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2004

• Outdoor Retailer Announces Plans to Remain in Salt Lake Through 2009 – Show Floor Space to Increase 40% – Outdoor Industry Association Dilutes Wilderness Protection Message to State of Utah

Dispatches	New Products	Trends & Perspectives
August 12: Day 1	M Integrated Cooking Systems from MSR M New Ultralight Waterproof-Breathable Rain Jackets Big Agnes 1.5-Wall Tents	Backpacking Foods
August 13: Day 2	M Wookey Dragonfly Ultralight Pack Skin M New GoLite Shelters Fill Gaps in Existing Product Line New Lightweight “Done-in-a-Day” Backpacks Announced M Pacific Outdoor Equipment Announces 8 Ounce Self-Inflating Sleeping Pad	M Commentary on the State of Declining Backcountry Wilderness Activity Participation by End Users Shifting Emphasis in Consumer Education to Promote Lightweight Backpacking
August 14: Wrap-up	M New High-Powered, Lightweight LED Headlamps Pertex Quantum Vest Claims to be Lightest Single Weather Protective Garment Available M Montane Air Jacket Shaves 5+ Ounces off of eVENT Superfly M Montane 180: World's Lightest Waterproof Breathable Pullover Breaks Six Ounce Barrier M New Cheese Cuts Weight of the Fresh Stuff in Half and Packs a 150 Calorie/Ounce Punch for Backcountry Travelers M More New Lightweight Shelters Announced at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2004 Shell Shocked: Raingear and Soft Shells are Getting Lighter and Breathing Better Atsko Sport Wash	M Mainstream Down AND Synthetic Bags are Breaking the One Pound Synthetic Barrier; Hybrid Down-Synthetic Technologies 2005 Trekking Pole Trends: Poles for Women?

Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2004

• Special: M State of the Market Report: Outdoor Specialty Retailer Complacency and the Disappearance of Retailers as Experts
• M Pre-Show Dispatch: First Looks at New Gear for Fall 2004
• GoLite Delirium Backpack Review (First Looks)
• January 29: Backcountry Base Camp Report: Reviews of MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes, NEOS Trekker Overshoes, and Ground Apparel
• January 30: Day 1 | M Premium Member's Version
• M Suunto X9 GPS Watch
• M ACR TerraFix 406 PLB
• January 31: Day 2
• M Jetboil Stove Review
• M McMurdo FastFind - the Lightest Personal Locator Beacon?

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2003

• New Lightweight Backpacking Gear: Outdoor Retailer 2003 Summer Market Roundup (Public Version)
• M New Lightweight Backpacking Gear: Outdoor Retailer 2003 Summer Market Roundup (Member's Version)

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