Every year Australian Hiker touches base with suppliers, importers and manufacturers of hiking equipment to find out what new and exciting products are on the market and well as to see how the industry is trending.
This year the Expo was held in Melbourne over two days and provided a chance to catch up with suppliers face to face and to talk about the new gear and get up close and hands on. In addition we also caught up with a number of suppliers remotely as well as attending a travelling road show the week after.
In this our second episode of this series we finish up with our supplier interviews, talk about some great new product that’s coming onto the market and then go onto some notable trends in the hiking and outdoor industry.
To get the best from this episode go to the Australian Hiker website on our episode page and go to the show notes to see images of what we are talking about in this podcast.
Podcast introduction
Close (time index 1:28:36)
Smartwool Run Compression Over The Calf Socks. I’ve always been keen to try out compression socks on hikes to see if they make a difference to leg soreness after a long day
Smartwool second cut program, bringing life to old socks by recycling the material
Smartwool Run Targeted Cushion Mid Crew Mens Socks my current sock of choice
Kuhl Radikl Mens Pants. My pant of choice for the last 5 years
Nemo Moonlite Elite in Goodnight Gray colour
Nemo Moonlite Elite in Citron colour showing reclining ability
Nemo Mayfly Osmo Tent
Nemo Disco Sleeping Bags
Nemo Riff Sleeping Bags
Nemo Tensor Extreme
Nemo Tensor All Season
Nemo Tensor Trail
Offgrid Goat Curry
Offgrid Not Butter Chicken without the butter, hence the name
Offgrid Salami Original Blend
Offgrid Salami Chilli Blend for those who love a bit of spice
Offgrid Salami in open packet
Offgrid Seasoning Range
Offgrid Chocolate Range
New range of Sea to Summit Sleeping bags. Apart from cosmetic and feature changes they are simplifying the names based on comfort ratings to make it easier to compare the bag range. In this case this is the Spark 7 degree Celsius bag
The Spark Pro, a new high end bag that uses 950+ Fill power down that makes for a toasty warm, compact and lightweight bag
Sea to Summit Collapsable One Pot Cook Set for hikers and campers alike
Black Diamond Betalight 45 Litre pack. Black Diamonds ultralight pack that comes in a 45 litre and a 30 litre size
Gruezi Sleeping bags that use a combination of wool and down
Rainbird Stowaway Men’s jacket in Fluoro Yellow, you won’t be missed
Rainbird is bring out new patterns in their women’s rain gear. Who says that you can’t be stylish!
Just some of the large range of Klymit Sleeping Mats
Flextail produce a range of very tiny electronics suitable for both hiking and camping. The above ‘Zero Pump’ is sold as the worlds smallest sleeping pad pump and weights in at 1.2 ounces (34 grams and will inflate at 180 litres/minute. they also produce a range of miniature lighting and insect repellant products. expect to see this range more commonly on the Australian market in the coming year
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