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Hiking equipment is the equipment taken on outdoor walking trips.

Hiking is usually divided into day-hikes and multiple-day hikes, called backpacking, trekking, and walking tours.

The North Face, Inc. is an American outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, coats, shirts, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags.

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity involving overnight stays away from home in a shelter such as a tent, a caravan, or even a motorhome.

Generally participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more natural ones in pursuit of activities providing them enjoyment.

To be regarded as "camping" a minimum of one night is spent outdoors, distinguishing it from day-tripping, picnicking, and other similarly short-term recreational activities.

Camping can be enjoyed through all four seasons.

Snowboards are boards that are usually the width of one's foot longways, with the ability to glide on snow.

Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user.

In monoskiing, the user stands with feet inline with direction of travel (facing tip of monoski/downhill) (parallel to long axis of board), whereas in snowboarding, users stand with feet transverse (more or less) to the longitude of the board.

Users of such equipment may be referred to as snowboarders.

Commercial snowboards generally require extra equipment such as bindings and special boots which help secure both feet of a snowboarder, who generally rides in an upright position.

These types of boards are commonly used by people at ski hills or resorts for leisure, entertainment, and competitive purposes in the activity called snowboarding.

Oakley, Inc., based in Lake Forest, California, and a subsidiary of Italian company Luxottica, designs, develops and manufactures sports performance equipment and lifestyle pieces including sunglasses, sports visors, ski/snowboard goggles, watches, apparel, backpacks, shoes, optical frames, and other accessories.

Most items are designed in house at their head office, but some countries hold exclusive designs relevant to their market.

Oakley currently holds more than 600 patents for eyewear, materials, and performance gear.