Outdoors | Gift guide '07

Feeling a little pressed to find the perfect gift for the outdoor enthusiast on your holiday list?

Here are some suggestions for those who like to spend more time outside than in.

1. The Filson Wading Jacket's ($199.50) oil-finish cover cloth is water and wind repellent, yet lightweight and immediately comfortable to wear. The jacket is a short length for wearing over hip or chest waders. The hood is deep enough to be worn over a cap with cutaway sides to allow wide range of vision. There are two extra-large pockets, and each one has a smaller pocket inside for fly boxes and small accessories. Details: www.filson.comor The Filson Store, 1555 4th Ave. S. in Seattle at 206-624-4437.

2. The Kids Kamik Rocket Boots ($46) are the top-selling children's boot in North America and come in a wide range of colors. The removable Zylex liners keep feet warm and dry with wicking action.

3. Kamik's Astro Boots ($25) are for the little ones celebrating their first winter. They are comfortable and easy to slip on the tiniest of feet. Details: www.kamik.comor www.campmor.com.

4. The DropZone HangTimer ($99) is a multifunction carabineer-style sports watch that measures each one-hundredth of a second of air time for the most accurate calculation of hang time for skiers and snowboarders as well as mountain bikers and skateboarders. Some features include a history log of the best 10 hang times; built in tri-axis accelerometer senses when users leave the ground and automatically starts measuring; the usual time, date and temperature measurements; and a stopwatch with lap time. Details: www.hangtimer.com.

5. FishGillz Floating Polarized Sunglasses ($39.95-$49.95) means that you'll never lose your sunglasses on the water again — and they're affordable. The shades are made of high-quality polarized micro-filter, offer great peripheral vision and have 100-percent UVA/UVB protection. Details: www.FishGillz.com.

6. Vista Aqua Sphere Cross-Swim Goggle ($34.99) is a brand-new hybrid product offering wide views, comfort and fit with the performance of a competitive swimming goggle. The Vista lenses have 100 percent UVA/UVB protection. Details: www.dickssportinggoods.com.

7. Lig htweight U.S. Divers Travel-Ready Snorkeling Set ($59.99) comes in a pack smaller than some toiletry bags and allows vacationers to bring their own gear, instead of renting. Details: www.campmor.com.

8. The new Alti-Ski Watch ($99.99) has an altimeter, barometer, thermometer and automatic run counter, and provides cumulative ascent and descent information. The watch functions include a date, alarm timer and stop watch. Details: www.tech40.com.

REI is always a good shopping venue for the outdoor lover on your shopping list. All of the following items are available at most REI stores or www.rei.com.

9. The REI Men's Antifreeze Down Jacket ($159) is a cold-weather beater featuring high-loft goose down. The ripstop polyester shell fabric contains 88 percent recycled content, and the water-resistant finish fends off light rain showers and snow.

The REI Women's Muir Woods Jacket ($69) is not just another fleece jacket, and offers a refined design and attention to detail. Water beads up and rolls off its durable water repellent finish.

10. The REI Kids' Reversible Down Jacket ($64.50) provides warmth in a great-looking and lightweight coat, and is water repellent. The jacket is also eco friendly with its use of recycled PET polyester, sourced from old soda bottles that saves millions of barrels of oil consumption and tons of air emissions yearly.

The REI Novara Commuter Pannier Backpack ($64.50) is designed to allow quick and easy access to items you might need during the commute. The main compartment is sized to hold clothes, shoes, laptop and items you don't want to expose to foul weather.

11. Lightload Towels ($3-$3.50) are great for camping trips. Lightload has come up with a towel that fits in your pocket and still allows you room for keys and money. The biodegradable towels absorb more than nine times their weight in water. This makes them ideal for camping, hiking equipment and survival kits. Details: www.LightloadTowels.com.

iMemories , a new Web-based service, enables a person to create movies and share predigital and digital media in one online collection. Take your old fishing and hunting trips from 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm reels or old VHS and 8mm camcorder videotapes and convert them to a modern digital format. iMemories Online is a subscription-based video-sharing service and includes iMemories SafeGuard digital archive service. A typical two-hour videotape will cost $19.99. More information: 800-845-8199 or www.imemories.com.

Lastly, there are two outdoors books worth buying to nestle with by the fireplace on those cold winter nights.

12. "Grill It! Plank It! Wrap It! Smoke It" ($19.95) by Tiffany Haugen is a great recipe book that gravitates toward the person who enjoys foods infused with the smoky essence of wood. The 156-page book is filled with hundreds of tasty recipes and is published by Amato Publications Inc. in Oregon. Details: www.amatobooks.com.

13. Taylor F. Lockwood's "Chasing the Rain: My Treasure Hunt for the World's Most Beautiful Mushrooms" ($29.95) is a must-have for the mushroom lover in your life. Lockwood spent 23 years traveling to more than 30 countries and all 50 states to come up with a very colorful and informative book that features 502 full-color pages of just about every kind of mushroom imaginable. Details: 800-958-5809 or www.kingdomoffungi.com.

Mark Yuasa: 206-464-8780 or myuasa@seattletimes.com