In a bid to prove that not all change is bad, Redditors recently highlighted products they thought had improved in recent years. This inspired me to create a list of outdoors products that have improved in recent years on the basis of their product design. The result is one of few online lists that includes both fish finders and bike trainers!
When Patrick Mahomes’s helmet cracked open mid-game, it made me think about the general lack of temperature-specific sports equipment. This current lack of temperature-specific equipment and gear could soon transition into a market full of even more product options than are available today. My wallet is already trembling, despite my excitement at the prospect.
Brands love trapping you in their product ecosystems, from Intuit’s app entanglement to Apple’s green bubble shaming. But why isn’t the same true in the outdoor gear industry? We explore the wide variety of factors at play, but a simple answer is that most companies just haven’t started seriously developing a product ecosystem, and will almost certainly take steps to do so soon.
As the new year begins, I’ve made 8 predictions about the sports world for the next five years. From thermal management revolutionizing endurance sports to the future of VR in exercise to the resurgence or esports– you’ll have to stay tuned for my 2029 retrospective!
Despite being a year of change, my 2023 didn’t end up having a particular specific theme or personal through-line. The year went by relatively smoothly,
At the end of June, I was lucky enough to travel to Chamonix to watch my wife run the Marathon Du Mont-Blanc trail race. The
Seemingly every year, a common question resurfaces: are reusable grocery bags better for the environment than single-use plastic bags? 2019: “Are Plastic, Paper Or Reusable
The regular Product “Bug List” is getting an upgrade with a few images to highlight the challenges and bugs of that occur when interacting with
2022 was a long year. For me it was filled with lifetime highs and lows, and my top songs of the year likely reflect that
Having enjoyed the creation of the previous Product Bug List so much, I want to make such a collection of everyday product observations a regular
