The GoPro App you lets you control your GoPro camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. Features include full control of all camera settings, live video preview to your smartphone or tablet for easy shot framing and more. The GoPro App also gives you access to our Photo and Video of the Day posts keeping you in touch with the latest radness from GoPro. The GoPro App is available on the Apple App Store™ and coming soon to Google Play. The GoPro App is not compatible with the Original HD HERO camera.
NOTE: HD HERO2 cameras and Wi-Fi BacPacs require a software update before using the GoPro App. Visit gopro.com/update for a free software update.
GoPro App Features
Full control of your HD HERO2 camera’s settings + features
Live preview makes framing your shot easy
Access to GoPro’s Photo and Video of the Day
Future GoPro App Features
Playback + Share content stored on your camera’s SD card using your smartphone or tablet
Multi-camera control
* The GoPro App is compatible with most smartphones and tablets:
Welcome to cookin’ with GSI Outdoors…
Today’s camp recipe is an easy to prepare fresh Marinara Sauce.
This traditional sauce makes the perfect camp meal.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add garlic & onion, then sauté over medium heat until translucent, adding black pepper, red pepper flakes & Italian seasoning. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian parsley & wine. Combine & cook for 5 minutes. Then cover & simmer on low heat for 15-20 minutes.
Fresh Marinara Sauce
Ingredients–
4- tablespoons olive oil
2- teaspoons minced garlic
1- cup finely chopped onion
1- teaspoon ground black pepper
1- teaspoon red pepper flakes
3- tablespoons Italian Seasoning
3- pounds chopped fresh tomatoes
1- 6 oz can tomato paste
1/2- cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
3/4- cup red wine
1- teaspoon- salt to taste
For the past 16 years, Teton Gravity Research has made the pilgrimage to America’s last frontier, Alaska: The Dream Factory. Throughout history, Alaska has been a place of dreams. From the early gold rush days, to the rise of commercial fishing, to the explosion of the ski and snowboard freeride movement, people have left everything to follow their dreams and journey to this foreign, mystical land. Like the frontiersmen before them, the pioneers of the freeride movement like Doug Coombs, Eric Pehota, and Trevor Petersen made the dream of skiing in Alaska a reality.
Follow TGR’s modern day athletes on this cinematic voyage through Alaska’s awe-inspiring expanse, rich history, and colorful characters. Watch as the TGR crew ventures from AK training grounds Jackson Hole, WY, and Pemberton, BC, and delves deep into the Alaskan way of life during a record snowfall year in AK, skiing terrain most of us only dream about.
On Location: Jackson Hole, WY / Valdez, AK / Haines, AK / Anchorage, AK / Whittier, AK / Northern Chugach, AK / Valdez Heli Ski Guides / Alyeska Resort / SEABA Heli / Alaska Heli Skiing / Girdwood, AK / Pemberton, BC
If you missed the Off The Map series this summer you need to check out the whole series! But if you saw the first four episodes check out the final episode:
Episode No. 5 in GearJunkie.com’s “Off The Map” video series, sponsored by Yakima, they gear up and head into the woods for an endurance event. Watch as Team GearJunkie/WEDALI bikes, paddles, treks, and navigates its way through 100+ miles of northern Wisconsin’s deep forested terrain on the annual “Stubborn Mule” 30-Hour Adventure Race. —Stephen Regenold
As we head into the fall does your gear need some love? Here is a little info from Nikwax on keeping your tent performing its best!
Why should you care for your tent?
UV exposure can, for many tent fabrics, be devastating to their performance. In some cases only two weeks exposure can lead to a reduction in the tear strength of the tent fabric by half.
Weathering, dirt and dust can cause water to be absorbed into the fabric of the tent itself, as the Durable Water Repellency (DWR) become less effective. It is at this point that you will find water leaking through vulnerable areas such as seams.
When water, dirt or dust sits on the tent fabric it reduces its breathability. When breathability is reduced, water vapor inside the tent is no longer able to pass through the fabric, and instead condenses on the inside.
What should you do?
Before your camping trip, set up your tent to check its waterproof condition. This is also the perfect time to give your tent a…
While his staff was celebrating the success of GoPro’s first HD Hero camera in 2009, the now 36-year-old company founder, Nick Woodman, was freaking out. The California-based company was 8 employees.
But that was the turning point for the wearable camera industry leader. GoPro started 2010 with 8 people and finished the year with 55. By the end of 2011, it had 135 people, and it currently sits at about 230.
And its sales have presumably increased with its headcount. Consumer technology analyst firm IDC has estimated GoPro’s 2011 revenue to be about $250 million.
Skiing Business caught up with Woodman to find out how the company that was founded in a van has become a market leader.
What are the secrets of taking a business that essentially started out of your van to an internationally known industry leader?
I think I got lucky because my idea for GoPro centered around two things I’m passionate about: surfing and photography. And that passion has helped get the company to where it is today. It didn’t start as a way to make money. It started as a way to make something that helps people document adventures. We created it for ourselves knowing others would be interested too.
But I bootstrapped and lived with my parents to make this work. I remember driving to Tahoe in my van to open some accounts in winter. I’d sleep in my van and freeze at night because I didn’t want to get a hotel room.
Nick Woodman, GoPro founder
What other growing pains did you experience while bootstrapping, and what advice can you give others to overcome those same hurdles?
The toughest thing for us initially was that this category didn’t exist. People didn’t know that they wanted to document their adventures, and retailers didn’t know their customers wanted to either.
When we started with just a wrist camera for surfers, we struggled because that camera wasn’t right for skiers or bikers. It wasn’t until we created our line of camera mount accessories like the chesty and helmet mount that people understood what we were doing.
We give so much credit to our retailers who have stuck with us when we, at times, didn’t really know what we were doing or were still going through the R&D phase. They believed in us.
Overcoming our obstacles was just a matter of persistence. Many people think GoPro came out of nowhere, but we’ve been around for 10 years. You just have to recognize that creating a real brand, a brand that means something and is part of people’s ever day world, takes time. You need to build a base in order to grow.
As a company founder, how do you balance that growth with staying true to yourself and your vision?
To some extent you have to be self-centered. We build stuff that we want because we think others will want it too. But in doing that, you definitely have to stay true to your brand and maintain your authenticity. For us, it’s been pretty easy to identify new channels and markets to sell our products while remaining true. Any activity that you want to document is a market for us.
Even GoPro employees leave dishes in the sink. (by Mike Lewis)
Some people would argue that selling in Best Buy and Target are examples of selling out though.
Well, specialty is still by far the dominant part of our business from a revenue and focus standpoint. Not everyone who wants to document what they’re doing is participating in active sports. In order to reach them, we can’t only sell via specialty stores, or we’d limit our growth. But hopefully when people see GoPros on the mountain or anywhere else, they’ll want to buy one right away and head to a local specialty store.
So what are your goals for the company?
We’re having a ton of success right now, but I feel like we’re just getting started. To some people, it seems like GoPro is everywhere, but the reality is that most people don’t know about us yet. Right now, we’re in GoPro 2.0 mode. Even though we’ve been around for 10 years, we didn’t launch our first product until 2004, and the category wasn’t noticed until a few years ago. So this is, to some extent, our second first 5 years.
We obviously want to grow in the next 5 years, and I want to continue supporting the partners that are supporting us with things like better in-store displays and things like that. Our retailers have been huge allies, and we want to provide them with a huge growth opportunity and revenue stream. And, of course, we’re always looking at interesting opportunities to help us expand.
Does that include going public?
Going public isn’t something we actively think about. This company is likely the best idea I’m ever going to have in my life, and we’re growing quickly and having fun. We’re not in a hurry to hand over the reins to someone else.
But that does include acquisitions if there’s something that would fit well with the brand. We’ve acquired companies before, and that’s not out of the picture for the future.
What secrets do you have for becoming financially secure enough to make acquisitions and support yourselves?
There really is no secret. Everything at GoPro has grown from an original $265,000. It’s all because of bootstrapping and passion. I didn’t really have a business background prior to GoPro. It’s just a matter of practicality, understanding what your customer wants and is going to want later, and stick-to-itness.
Many businesses are too hung up on making money as a measure of success. But if you create something, especially in the outdoors industry, that has value and people want, then you’ll be successful.
Don’t be afraid to start something in your garage and grow it over the years. Even though GoPro is a camera-oriented company, we flew under the radar in the camera space because we thought of ourselves as a gear company. It didn’t take a ton of money to get it going, and people respect brands that grow from the ground up. We were just committed to not failing and staying true to our brand.
GoPro’s first wrist-mounted, surf-oriented camera. (by Mike Lewis)
You guys have product in so many industries around the globe. What’s your marketing strategy?
The content that people capture is really what’s growing our brand. It’s all of our customers around the world capturing insane video and sharing those videos online. We supplement that with GoPro’s original content, but that’s a big part of our marketing. It’s not about the camera. It’s about sharing the content.
So what does your marketing budget look like?
Our marketing budget: It’s a lot. I won’t divulge our budget, but it’s heavier than most companies, but not tremendously so in terms of our company’s overall budget.
What would you have done differently with the company if you could go back and change something?
I’m not sure I’d change anything. There have been lessons learned the hard way, but if we didn’t make those mistakes, it wouldn’t have led us to where we are now. I followed a passionate idea, hired my best friends and family, and we’ve worked our butts off to get where we are now.
A hearty camp meal made with fresh ingredients that’s quick & easy to prepare
in the GSI Outdoors Halulite Hard Anodized Pressure Cooker…
Ingredients–
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
2 pounds of cubed beef stew meat
1 medium onion- diced
20 small red potatoes- quartered
20 baby carrots- whole
4 celery ribs- cut into chunks
20 cherry tomatoes- whole
Salt & pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Allspice
2 Bay Leaves
1 Beer (or 12 oz wine or water)
Fee returns to brand to manage US and Canadian operations
BEAVERTON, OR (BRAIN) — David Fee is returning to Yakima Products after a roughly one-year absence from the company.
Fee, who had worked for Yakima from 2005 through 2011, is returning as general manager of the company for the U.S. and Canada. The position was recently created to align with Yakima’s new global brand structure supporting its three-brand portfolio of Yakima, Whispbar and Prorack.
“We’re excited to welcome David back to Yakima to take on this critical role in the organization. I’m confident that David’s combination of industry experience and company knowledge will be a tremendous asset in the general manager position,” said Mark Reis, Yakima’s CEO.
Fee has more than 10 years of outdoor and sporting goods industry experience, most recently as the North American president of Garmont North America. His background also includes five years in the automotive industry, including Ford Motor Company and Harley-Davidson.
Camelbak’s newest addition to its water bottle collection. CamelBak knows there are a multitude of ways to define when, where or how to hydrate, and now it has another spill-proof alternative to its Tritan and Stainless Steel offerings.
Like all of its innovations, eddy Glass was developed as a result of listening to consumers who use CamelBak products, and it represents an industry first by solving the need for one-handed and spill-proof access to hydration in a glass bottle that is reusable, taste neutral and dishwasher safe.
CamelBak combined the redesigned and re-engineered eddy cap technology with an easy-grip silicone sleeve that shows off the glass, protects the bottle, is simple to remove for cleaning and easy to customize. The glass bottle is constructed from durable glass manufactured in France.
Like all eddy bottles, eddy Glass features the one-piece, spill-proof Bite Valve and thumb tab making it easy to grip and sip without tipping. eddy Glass also incorporates the larger, easy-to-clean straw that delivers improved flow rate, which means more water with less effort. A shielded vent valve also helps protect against dirt and leaks.
“We recognize that different consumers have different preferences in their reusable water bottles,” said Jon Austen, Director of Product Management at CamelBak. “Some consumers just prefer to drink out of glass, and we wanted to give people this option while still providing the benefit of CamelBak’s spill-proof Bite Valve, which has been proven to help people drink more water.”
Eddy Glass is available in four different sleeve colors, including Aqua, Purple, Lime and Charcoal and is available nationwide with suggested retail prices of $25.
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