Trek Tech: Outdoor Retailer Summer Market: Demo Day

Held at Jordanelle State Park about forty minutes outside of Salt Lake City, Demo Day gives Outdoor Retailer Summer Market attendees a taste of how gear is going to work in the field. Paddleboards and kayaks cruised the lake, fly rods were flung, and Probars and coconut water were eagerly consumed, with Skullcandy's dj supplying the tunes all day long.

Music courtesy of Skullcandy

Since I'm here scoping out gear to review for Wired, I tried to focus on the techier pieces of gear, and there were plenty of those out there. Eton Corporation was showing off their Soulra XL solar iPod boombox case and the Mobius iPhone 4 solar charging case that's coming out in September, both of which looked like solid entries.

Eton showcased its Soulra XL boombox and Mobius solar case.

Headphone company Yurbuds also had an eye-catching new piece-the Inspire Pro headset. It uses a twist-and-lock action to stay in your ear, it sports a water (and sweat, and rain) resistant microphone so you can make calls on the run, and they're guaranteed to never fall out. That's a ballsy guarantee. I'll try to snag a tester tomorrow at the Salt Palace, so I can let you know how well it works.

Yurbuds headphones provide a non-slip fit.

Not as techy, but still on my radar are fly fishing outfitter Redington, who's breaking in with starter kits, lightweight backpacker's kits and a slew of new fly fishing techwear;