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The Icebreaker Stank Test Conclusion

This worked out much better than I though it would...thanks to everyone who had the guts to take the stank test.

Icebreaker Stank Test Conclusion

Well, sorry everybody-I was hoping to have a nice gross-out story for you, but after 20 miles of running, 90 total minutes on the bike trainer, and countless hours just wearing them around, I couldn't get the Icebreaker gear to smell bad. The Velocity Crewe and Quantum Zip came inside soaking wet, but after a hang dry, they were fresh as daisies again.

Here are a few revelations from my testing, though:

1. Water didn't do a thing to dampen my love for the Quantum Zip. I got caught...

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The Icebreaker Stink Test

I'm on day 3 of my Icebreaker Stink Test, where I'm going to see how many days in a row I can work out in Icebreaker gear without washing them. God help us all. Here's the first post on the subject.

Icebreaker Sports Wear: A Quantum Leap in Performance

As long as I've been playing outside, I've been looking for comfortable sports gear that's comfortable on the trail, keeps warm when it's cold, and cools me off when I get hot. I've spent a lot of cash on all kinds of synthetic gear (polypro, or neo-whatever) but I couldn't find anything that was versatile enough to handle the temperature swings that come along with playing in the outdoors.

Turns out the answer was in nature after all-I just got Icebreaker's Velocity Crewe and Quantum Zip midlayer. A New Zealand company, Icebreaker is nothing if not abitious. They've made it their plan to deliver comfortable, lightweight, and versatile outdoor sports gear made from 100 % merino wool.

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So far, I'm two runs and seven miles in without any stinky consequences. If you see me wearing this gear, feel free to give me a sniff.

A Camp Stove that Runs on Booze?

MSR's EGK-EX Expedition Stove: Runs on Anything

I was recently working on an article about snow camping, and whenever the topic of stoves came up, the conversation always turned to one stove-the MSR EGK-EX...

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