Kraig Becker
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Author/Co-Author of 535 articles
Kraig Becker is a freelance outdoor writer who loves to hike, camp, mountain bike, trail run, paddle, or just about any other activity that gets him outside. An avid adventure traveler and self-confessed gadget-nerd, he believes that technology can play a crucial role in your enjoyment of the outdoors.
Onak 2.0 is an origami-inspired folding canoe for waterborne adventures
Onak 2.0 is an origami-inspired folding canoe that has launched on Kickstarter, giving outdoor enthusiasts an easy to store, easy to assemble plastic canoe that they can take with them anywhere. The canoe weighs just 33 pounds, but when assembled is 15 feet in length and can safely carry multiple passengers weighing up to 550 pounds.
Forget foam. This fluid-filled helmet mimics your brain to protect your head
The Fluid Inside head protection system is designed to not just protect an athletes skull, but the brain as well, by mimicking the fluids that protect us from repeated impacts and sudden, jarring hits. The system is more than the sum of its parts however, strategically placing the fluid pods to prevent the most common sport injuries.
Inside the high-tech lab that makes the world’s safest bike helmet
Trek and Bontrager have developed a new cycling helmet technology that looks to dramatically improve performance and safety. Dubbed WaveCel, the new tech uses three processes – flex, crumple, and glide – to disperse the energy absorbed on contact in an accident, providing up to 48 times more protection against head injury.
Biolite’s head engineer explains the wizardry behind its smokeless fire pit
BioLite's new FirePit uses an innovative design and integrated fan to remove all of the smoke from a backyard bonfire. FirePit incorporates these newly developed design elements in a way that is meant to drastically improve the humble campfire. The crowdfunded product is available now for $199.
