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by: Jeannie McDowell, Margot Doughtery, from: AARP The Magazine, November 22, 2011

binoculars, backpack and other gift ideas for the outdoors

For Outdoorsy Types

(Items are described beginning with the binoculars and moving clockwise.)

Birders will enjoy the Olympus Roamer PC III Classic Binoculars ($39.99 at sportchalet.com), with its rubber grips for comfort and stylish blue body that slips into a pocket. The water-repellent Stowaway Day Pack ($34.95 at llbean.com) weighs just 14 ounces and comes in six colors, from mandarin orange to palm (pictured). Fishermen and boaters will love the Grace Digital Audio ECO Extreme Rugged All-Terrain Speaker Case ($49.99 at gracedigitalaudio.com): Just pop your iPhone or iPod in the waterproof case, hook it up to the built-in speaker and enjoy music on the water without worrying about, well, the water. Need some light? The Kelty LumaCamp Lantern ($44.99 at sportchalet.com) provides up to 172 hours of brightness. And anyone who’s ever spilled a drink, hot or cold, will appreciate Contigo’s ingenious 16-ounce Autoseal Stainless Steel Travel Mug ($19.99 at gocontigo.com) — just press the button to sip and release it to automatically seal.