It’s a high quality week to be browsing the net for candy new gear to take exterior. This week’s lineup consists of a lot of cooler-than-normal collaborations, lots of them centered on upcoming occasions, just like the chilly Winter Olympics in Italy or ultramarathons within the Arizona desert.
Different new releases are content material with artistic alternatives to share the love on Valentine’s Day, or to trim down backpacking gear within the unending race to make our gear lighter and extra packable.
Discover all that and extra on this week’s Rising Gear.
Stars and Stripes Olympics Shades
The Winter Olympics kick off right now! And you’ll sport your Crew USA satisfaction with some very patriotic sun shades from Pit Viper. These 2026 Originals have a detachable nosepiece, polycarbonate lenses, and each common and huge body sizes.
Whereas the lens coloration is crimson, the look-through coloration is definitely brown, in line with the model. It’s one other daring design from Pit Viper, which even received Olympian skier Nick Goepper to sport them for the advert marketing campaign.
His and Hers Pocket Knives
With Valentine’s Day simply across the nook, you’re in all probability confused out on the lookout for the proper present to your companion. What higher present for the one you’re keen on than an identical set of pocket knives?
WESN, a cottage knife model out of Detroit, has simply launched its “Cast Collectively” assortment, which gives customized variations of its Microblade folding knives. With an total size of three.75 inches and utilizing D2 blade metal with titanium deal with scales, the Microblade knives have been a success since their launch.
This is because of their compact dimension and burly construct. Nonetheless, what’s distinctive about these knives is that they’re reduce from the identical plates of metal and titanium. This makes them really an identical set.
The set consists of one rose gold Microblade and one black cast model. They’re accessible now, as a restricted run, at wesn.com.
‘Blinking of You’ Bike Mild
Knives not your factor? No downside. That’s not the one Valentine’s Day–themed out of doors gear accessible.
Portland Design Works is releasing the “Blinking of You” Tail Mild ($25) on Valentine’s Day. It sports activities 81 “super-bright” COB LEDs, a type of LEDs recognized for his or her vitality effectivity and intense mild. The tail lights have 5 completely different modes, together with stable and “pulsing coronary heart” modes in addition to fundamental sq. modes.
You’ll must be fast on the draw to snag these biking lights, although. The product web page for the “Blinking of You Mild” will debut on the Portland Design Works web site on Valentine’s Day with a “Notify Me When Obtainable” button. The sunshine will turn out to be accessible for buy the next week.
La Spo’s ‘Most Versatile’ Path Shoe
Italian model La Sportiva has lengthy been a go-to alternative for out of doors obsessives, and the clothes shop simply launched a brand new pair of path runners.
The Prodigio 2 comes on the heels of the pricier Prodigio Professional, a “tremendous shoe” path runner that earned a uncommon 9.4 score from GearJunkie final yr. For these of us who can’t afford that shoe’s $225 price ticket, the Prodigio 2 steps in with a (barely) extra affordable worth of $170.
It goals to be a path runner that may “do all of it,” from “technical ridgelines to day by day runs,” in line with La Sportiva. It updates the unique Prodigio mannequin with a nitrogen-infused midsole, a repositioned rocker, added forefoot cushion, and a wider platform.
‘Desert Dreaming’ Operating Equipment
Fashion-minded runners have lengthy turned to out of doors model Janji for sensible working put on that additionally turns heads with distinctive designs. And the model’s newest collaboration with Aravaipa Racing, the organizers behind Arizona’s Black Canyon Extremely Marathon later this month, doesn’t disappoint.
The limited-edition collab Desert Dreaming is a path working–centered assortment impressed by the desert landscapes and Southwest roots of Aravaipa. The gathering’s design focuses on hydrological soil maps of the Arizona desert overlaid with detailed flora native to the Black Canyon course. It went stay on Thursday, Feb. 5, so snag this gear whereas it lasts.
Fishing Internet, Alpaca Fleece Jacket
In recent times, sustainability has turn out to be a much bigger focus for out of doors manufacturers, which have lengthy relied on the manufacturing of artificial supplies with a protracted shelf life. That’s why Paka, a model recognized for combining alpaca fibers with artificial ones, has made the Huascarán Jacket.
It’s meant to be each high-performing and ethically sourced. The jacket has a shell and lining made out of NetPlus Nylon Ripstop, constructed from discarded fishing nets collected in South America. That’s paired with the model’s proprietary PAKAFILL insulation (a 50/50 mix of alpaca fiber and recycled polyester).
The result’s “a technical jacket that gives actual efficiency via revolutionary pure and recycled supplies,” the model mentioned. It’s now accessible in crimson and black for $400.
Restricted-Version Turtlebox Audio system
In case you don’t know, we’re fairly massive followers of the Houston-based model Turtlebox. It makes some righteous-sounding audio system that may take a severe beating and survive extended submersion in water and not using a downside. That’s why they’ve repeatedly made GearJunkie’s checklist of the Finest Transportable Bluetooth Audio system.
As of this week, each of the model’s most well-received audio system — the Ranger ($250) and the Authentic ($430) — can be found in a brand new “Combating Woman Yellow” coloration. Apparently, this coloration was first seen on the hulls of sportfishing boats, and have become common for its sturdiness towards lengthy days on the water, in addition to its aesthetic attraction. So it’s a becoming coloration for audio system meant to endure loads of abuse whereas blasting out your favourite tunes.
Discover each of those limited-edition audio system on the Turtlebox web site.
Much less Weight, Extra Consolation Sleeping Mat
Australian model Sea to Summit doesn’t fiddle with its sleeping gear. Its first main product of 2026 is the Ultralight XR Sleeping Mat, now accessible on REI.
Designed for backpackers and any vacationers trying to transfer shortly, the Ultralight XR ($140) supposedly improves consolation and packability — whereas additionally chopping weight.
In line with Sea to Summit, it’s 14% lighter and 30% thicker, whereas nonetheless providing 16% extra insulation. Furthermore, it has a formidable 53% smaller packed quantity. It seems to be a stable alternative for the ultralight crowd.
Origami-Impressed Watches
Depart it to G-SHOCK to constantly invent enjoyable new watch designs. Its newest is the Origami Made assortment, a watch lineup honoring the artistry of conventional Japanese origami.
The 2 new fashions “merge conventional origami traits with parts of G-SHOCK’s most iconic fashions,” the model mentioned in a press launch. Origami-inspired particulars seem all through each watches, from origami dotted-line patterns on the bezel and band that reference mountain and valley folds to a texture impressed by “washi,” or conventional Japanese paper. Each fashions even have a crane motif, which seems on the LED backlight and the engraved case again.
Each fashions value $165 and embody the standard G-SHOCK options, like shock resistance, 200m water resistance, and an LED backlight.
