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you hi everybody Derrick O'Sullivan here from Crewe outdoors I want to introduce you to our next generation tent hammock the crew hybrid mark 2 as you know we're constantly seeking your feedback and acting upon it and that's exactly what we've done with the crew hybrid and your feedback in this case was you love the tent you love the tent hammock feature Bush that you want to make it lighter and that's what we've done so we now utilize really strong aluminum carabiners we also have done the same thing with the spreader bar and now an aluminium spreader bar much lighter while retaining its strength we've removed the eyelets and replaced them with a really really strong webbing so they're even stronger than before while still retaining all of the original features as you know the crew hybrid works equally well as a hammock or a tent here we see it as a tent on the ground with one of its unique features you can actually join two together to save wage we have a left and a right and you simply zip them together and double the fly sheet over them to cover the connection point here we have the redeveloped porch area of the hybrid which is perfect for storing your backpack it also gives access to the inner tent inside and here you can see the redeveloped pole system it's now a single pole system at the head end rather than the double pole system which makes the tent that bit lighter and less bulky for carrying the crew hybrid mark 2 as with the original tent hammock comes with a customized inflatable self-inflating mattress and sleeping bag you my name is Maegan McDuffie and I've been out here for the past three days with Sheen explorers and Columbia Sportswear testing gear on the Olympic Peninsula I've been wearing the outdrive extreme eco jacket the jacket held up really well in the rain we did encounter some pretty heavy rainstorms and I stayed completely dry and comfortable the whole time one of the things that I really love about it is that it's made out of a hundred percent recycled materials and no water was used in coloring the jacket another thing that I really like about the jacket is the adjustable hood it kept it snug on my head so that when I was looking around it doesn't fall off hi i'm tina from outdoor research product development team and i'm here to talk to you about the zombie la the best hat for a hot sunny day the reason it's so great is this internal mesh structure it holds the hat up and away from your head so that air can circulate underneath there's a dark gray on all colorways because it absorbs light and cuts down on glare the Hat is made with our Solar shield construction that means that fabric has sun protection in this case UPF factor of 50 and the brim is wide enough to protect your face your ears and your neck you'll also feel a small cord on the outside edge of the fabric on a windy day this helps keep the brim from flipping up however if you're out on the lake on a windy day you forgotten to tie up your chin cord and the hat flies off don't worry you still have time to reel in that fish the foam in the brim will float so you have time to go collect your hat so if I'm headed out on a hot sunny day zomb real day is a half for me you