if your life involves venturing outside to bask bask in the glory of the large yellow star in the sky, you probably would love to bring some of your favorite gadgets outside with you. It's okay, Mother Nature understands that while you're frolicking in her majestic splendor, you need your Journey discography blaring in your ears. Mother Nature is cool that way.

We've found 10 products that'll let even the most hard-core mountain man/woman enjoy a bit of civility while they're roughing it.

Giro Encore 2 Audio
Once some of us get outside, we go quite mad. Riding our bikes down steep hills, dropping into half pipes, shooting the trees at the local ski resort. Like Superman, the yellow Sun gives us power. Unlike the Man of Steel, we need some protection. The Giro Encore 2 Audio helmet gives us that protection while making sure we can still do math when we hit the ground hard.

BioLogic Bike Mount for iPhone
If you're tired of trying to bungie cord your iPhone to the handlebars of your bike, biologic has a case for you. Their bike mount case is waterproof for those long rides when you get caught in the rain and you can use it vertically or horizontally. If your ride seems especially exciting, you can even take video of your ride with your iPhone.

Amphibx Waterproof Arm Bands
If your dream of living under the sea is still a few years off, you can still hit the waterways with your iPod and iPhone thanks to H20 Audio's Amphibx waterproof armbands. Submersible up to 12 feet, you're swimming and surfing sessions will still be filled with our favorite crab's ode to living the life aquatic.

Aerial7 Sound Disk Beanie
It's cold outside. It may have something to do with Winter. We're not weatherologists, but we know our moms told us that 120% of our body heat escapes through our noggin. The Aerial7 Sound Disk Beanie means we can keep all that precious heat trapped in our bodies while grooving to our favorite slow jams.

Solio Mag
Once your outside listening to music, updating your Facebook and checking your email, there's a good chance your battery is going to take a huge hit. While we've lobbied for power outlets in trees, the powers that be are dragging their feet. Until power is available at any pine your come across, the Solio Mag charger keeps your devices going no matter where you are.

Pelican 1015 Micro Case
There's rugged and then there's RUGGED. If your outside adventures end up being the later, you should protect your iPhone or other small device. The Pelican surrounds your device in a protective stainless steel, rubber lining and fancy clear plastic. Go ahead, scale Half Dome, your iPhone will be safe.

Otter Box Defender Case
If your rugged is less uppercase, the Otter Box Defender series will keep your iPhone safe while still giving you the ability to actually use your iPhone. Plus it comes in four swanky colors.

Nike+
We don't want to be the bad guys here. But we know that the holidays will add a few inches to our waists. The Nike+ system will help us work off those egg nog-induced pounds with its iPod and iPhone integration. Just don't point and laugh when you see us wheezing along side the trail.



Monster iEZClick Remote for iPod
Ever try using the headset remote on your iPhone with snowboarding gloves? Take our word for it, it's impossible. So we strap the Monster iEZClick Remote to our wrists and we're back to flying down the slopes secure in the fact that if a Damian Rice song pops up we can quickly click to the next Minor Threat diddy.



Contour HD Helmet Cam
No matter how many times you pull a trick off or drop in off that cliff, unless your friends are there, they won't believe you. Fortunately, the Contour HD helmet cam is there to help you record your amazing feats in HD. Did me mention the camera uses lasers to align your shots. That's right LASERS!