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Nor'easter? Polar vortex? Bomb cyclone? Here's where to find winter jackets, boots, and other cold weather gear

Hello, Polar Vortex ... don't worry — almost all cold gear is available for free 2-day shipping with Prime. Topshop and Topman's winter clearances have a ton of insanely cool outerwear up to 70% off, ... read more

OROS Discovery jackets review

OROS apparel sent me some jackets and outerwear ... I’ll update this review in a month or two after we’ve had temps in the 20’s and lower. We’ve had quite a few sub 20F degree days due to the Arctic B... read more

Gear Review: Polartec Jackets

I took occasion to test three new jackets made with Polartec fabric. Based in Lawrence, Mass., Polartec LLC is often associated solely with “polar fleece,” its ubiquitous synthetic wool product that’s ... read more

A Basic Guide To Cheap Outdoors Gear For Broke Adventurers

We frequently receive comments from readers who're surprised by the price tags on some of the gear we wear in feature stories or review or talk about ... Expensive silk ones pack small and light but t... read more

Holiday cheer is in the air

And if you don't, we hope you find some other way to kick your holiday spirit into gear ... a "Polar Express"-themed scavenger hunt through the Sea Festival of Trees, hot cocoa and homemade fudge brow... read more

Your 'bomb cyclone' and 'polar vortex' style guide

The blizzard weather will bring snow, ice, extremely cold temperatures, and wind, meaning you need to be strategic about your gear. And as a former Chicagoan ... and this is where Uniqlo comes in hand... read more

Softshell jackets ideal for a Seattle spring

Our female testers found the Carve Full Zip from Boise-based Core Concepts to be one of their all-time favorite spring jackets. The Carve utilizes ... For the purpose of review, gear manufacturers len... read more

The Gear That Won the Race to the South Pole

In its review of the exhibition, the New York Times outlines the two teams' different approaches, the gear they carried ... But he had more than a predilection for polar exploration; he loved it. He w... read more

Your 'bomb cyclone' and 'polar vortex' style guide

Winter Storm Grayson is a monster-size front that is fed by low atmospheric pressure off the Atlantic Ocean, producing a phenomenon called explosive cyclogenesis, or a “bomb cyclone,” which ... to be ... read more