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Outside Magazine December 2003

Review Special: The Holiday Gift Guide
You Know You Want It
It's ok—relax. We've got your big holiday score all wrapped up: the latest shiny new toys, sharp tools, and smokin' threads to help you keep you adventure resolutions.

By Tim Neville, Christopher Solomon, Ben Hewitt, Mary Catherine O'Connor, Mark Anders, Jeff Purton & Pieter vanNoordennen


	Load TRAJECTORYLABS' POCKETBIRD field guide into the new PALM TUNGSTEN T3 and head for the woods. The PDA's pop-out screen is 50 percent larger than that of previous Palms—ideal for rendering big, vivid avian images. (PocketBird: $10; 248-342-2070, www.trajectorylabs.com; T3: $399; 847-262-7256, www.palm.com) (Colin Faulkner)

We've been making our list and checking it twice. Now we're wrapping stuff that's mighty nice. A trick mountain bike, a soft-shell jacket, new skis… Oh, let's make this easy. Here's the new Outside gift guide. Should we bring one of everything?

DIRT
Mountain bike, hike, and camp.

ICE
Ice-climbing, strap-on crampons, and speed-skate boots.

WAVES
Dive, surf, swim, and paddle.

SNOW
Ski, snowshoe, and layer up.

ROCK
Climbing shoes, ropes, salves, and more

ROAD
Skate, run, hydrate, and dress in style

TOYS
Quad kites and electric mountain bikes

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