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Outdoor Recreation Archive

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outdoorrecarchive.substack.com· weekly· Published 9 days ago

A companion newsletter to the Outdoor Recreation Archive, sharing catalog, magazine and document imagery and short histories of outdoor gear such as GORE-TEX and early waterproofing. Readers get archival visuals and historical context on outdoor apparel and brands.

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Platform
Substack
Frequency
Weekly
Latest issue
Oct 19, 2026
Language
English
Written for
Outdoor gear enthusiasts, historians and designers interested in apparel heritage
Tone
conversational
Tracked since
Oct 28, 2026

Website: https://outdoorrecarchive.substack.com