Gear Guide: Gear That Gives Back (Part 2)
Kammock Firebelly
($300; kammock.com)
What You Get: If you filleted a down sleeping bag, this is what you’d get. Designed for hammock camping, it works equally well as a fireside blanket or replacement for your sleeping bag. (On warm nights, we prefer unconfined sleeping.)
What You Give: Every minute, one child dies from malaria in Africa. For every Firebelly sold, Kammock donates enough money to the charity, Malaria No More, to pay for five treatments for kids fighting the disease.
tentree Tees
(from $35; tentree.com)
What You Get: A soft, cool-looking T-shirt with an even cooler print, made from organic cotton and recycled polyester. We like the Christmas tree styles the best, but even their logo is worth wearing.
What You Give: Every product they sell funds the planting of 10 trees, hence the name, in areas where deforestation impacts the environment and the people. And they only partner with socially and environmentally responsible factories.
Cotopaxi Inca Twentysix
($109; cotopaxi.com)
What You Get: Curvaceous shoulder straps make this one of the most comfortable daypacks we’ve carried. It’s also loaded with all the features you’d want in a hiking carrier, but with a streamlined shape.
What You Give: Every product the company sells — packs, water bottles, clothing — is partnered with a charity. For instance, proceeds from the Inca Twentysix help fund the María Imaculada Orphanage in Bolivia.
Combat Flip Flops AR
($50; combatflipflops.com)
What You Get: A burly flip-flop, with a tough black cow-leather top and a nylon-webbing thong. An EVA midsole cushions walks to the beach and combat-boot grade outsoles handle muddy paths.
What You Give: Built in a factory in Colombia, these flip-flops help put people to work in a former war zone. Other products from CFF include beach sarongs made in a female-run Afghan factory, with proceeds used to send girls to school.
