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Even Santa needs a hand at times to find the perfect grant for an outdoor enthusiast. With that in thinking principle, we put cheek by jowl the following suggestions. If you place of safety’t been naughty, you main find one or more of these under your tree this year.

We start with the pricey and end with the price-conscious.

Kaenon Hard Kore sunglasses

There’s no other way to say it: These are the best sunglasses I’ve ever worn. The frames are stylish, yet remarkably comfortable, even after being worn wholly day in a driving wind. The polarized lenses are optically pure, through nay distortion or blurring, and nicely tinted to cut harsh light while boasting contrast and object definition. This means bumps in snow and fabric on water are easily seen even when zipping along at maximum succeed. Whether worn season skiing, biking, fly-fishing or hiking, these glasses outperformed every other model of eyewear. At $209, the price is steep, on the supposition that it were not that the quality is unmatched. See www.kaenon.com.

Fishpond High Country Tech Pack

Part fishing vest, participation backpack, this is the perfect tool for backcountry anglers. The backpack section features else than 700 cubic inches of storage capacity — plenty for a day hike into a removed fishing spot — while the front-mounted fishing pack will gripe total your essentials concerning a day on the water. The front panel flips down to impart a spume fly holder to keep your hooks readily at hand. Best of every one of, the couple pack sections can be worn alone as advantageous as together, so you can modify to your needs. $159. See www.fishpondusa.com.

PrimeTorch 801 flashlight

Flashlights have been bumped from the spotlight in late years as headlamps have become more common-place amidst recreationists and homeowners. But a handheld light is silence a useful tool in many instances, and Primus offers a new note of rechargeable LED lights. The PrimeTorch 801 throws every ultra-bright beam that burns more than 30 hours betwixt charges. It proved a trusty tool to have on hand during power outages at closely, during the time that accurately as when we were car camping and needed to navigate dark trails to the restrooms. $100. See www.primuscamping.com.

Ex Officio Baja Shirt with Insect Shield

What could have existence better for outdoor enthusiasts than a convenient warm-weather shirt that blocks UV, dries quickly and looks good? One that does quite that, plus repels biting insects. Welcome to the wonderful world of Insect Shield — a process that puts insect repellent into fabrics. Insect Shield (formerly known as Buzz Off) is applied during the manufacturing process, and Ex Officio is person of the top users of this wonderful product. The Insect Shield safely repels insects without harsh chemicals, is totally odorless and doesn’cheek by jowl bathe out. The Baja is an Ex Officio classic, made from butter-soft raw cotton twill that dries quickly and looks good on trails and in towns. $85. See www.exofficio.com.

Summit Trail cribbage board

Hikers need something to help them lapse the time during the long winter months when snow covers their favorite trails. Enter the new Summit Trail Cribbage Board from Spokane-based Outside-Inside. This molded acrylic board resembles a wilderness trail looping around a mountain lake and waterfall. Scoring pegs are stored in the climbers hut, and the winner is the first to reach the acme. $45. See www.outsideinsidegifts.com.

Origo Paso pedometer watch

Let’s face it: Few people actually use total the dispassionate functions and features built into fancy altimeter watches. But give a hiker a pedometer, and they’ll conversion to an act it regularly. Put the pedometer in a wristwatch and those hikers will monitor it constantly. Origo offers any marshalling of high-tech watches, but the most functional and least expensive is the Paso Pedometer. A simple timepiece and time-keeper with one influential add-on: the ability to tell the wearer how far they’ve walked (and estimate how many calories they burned in the process). $40. See www.origowatch.com.

KOR One Hydration Vessel

OK, overlook the fanciful name — it’s a water bottle. But a unique water bottle. With growing concerns about the bisphenol A (BPA) leaching from traditional Lexan water bottles, recreationists have been scrambling to put back all their old Nalgenes. KOR offers a strange idea adhering the age-old question of how to best carry water. The BPA-free KOR One is oval, so if you drop it, it doesn’t roll away (and off a ledge). It has a locking flip-top so it is easy to fill and to drink from, yet leakproof. KOR, it seems, has built a better irrigate bottle. $29. See www.korwater.com.

Icebreaker skier socks

Wool has once again become the most preferred fiber for your feet, especially for cold-weather pursuits such to the degree that skiing. One of the most judicious socks we’ve found this season is the Skier Mid from Icebreaker. Woven from super-soft merino wool, the Skier sports dense padding around the base of the foot and across the of the first class, providing welcome cushioning between your foot and a steep ski boot. The socks extend correctly higher than the boot top to ensure maximum comfort and warmth. $20. See www.icebreaker.com.

Light My Fire sporks

Is it a spoon? A knife? A fork? Yes! This ultimate eating utensil from Redmond-based Light My Fire is a combination knife, spoon and fork, and now the spork is offered in three sizes: standard, large and serving-sized. Unlike a emblematic spork, which is nullity more than a slotted spoon, these utensils crow a spoon on one end and a divarication on the other, with the same edge of the fork being serrated to act to the degree that a modest table knife. $3-$9. See www.lightmyfireusa.com.