Suddenly, I'm in America
The purpose of our trip to the US this time was to cover the 2015 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, one of the world's largest outdoor gear exhibitions. This web magazine, which has only been around for less than a year, has already been allowed to participate as a media outlet this year!
By the way, "Outdoor Retailer" is a major event unique to America, the birthplace of festival culture, held twice a year, in summer and winter, where outdoor manufacturers from all over the world come together for four days to exhibit, try out, discuss and have fun with the latest gear they plan to release in the coming year (this year it will be held from August 4th to 8th, including the event the day before). For reference, I have attached a video summary of last year's event
2014 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market – Recap
It's said that the new technologies and new items announced here every year create the next big thing, and for example, last summer saw the debut of many of the latest fitness smartwatches, Arc'teryx trekking boots, and the first trekking shoes to use GORE-TEX Surround . In other words, it's a rare opportunity to get a firsthand feel for the latest trends in global outdoor gear.
I've been introducing it on this website since last winter , but I'm overwhelmed with emotion that I can go there so soon. Since I'm going, I want to share as much as I can about the real atmosphere that's been hard to experience in Japan until now. I'm thinking about various things, including filming videos, which I'm not used to.
There are still about three weeks until the event, but I will be traveling around to various places until then, so the pace of updates may slow down a little, but please bear with me
Related reading
