It’s time for deep winter, deep snow, and a bag full of new gear for the New Year. Make sure to put this stuff in your booty sack.

Brooks Range Rock Shirt

Beefy, comfy, made of an overweight 12-oz. cotton/ polyester blend (80/20 cotton/ poly), this is the kind of oversized mountain shirt you just don’t see enough of anymore, what with all the supertech gear everyone’s wearing now. For sledding, shoveling, landscaping, bartending, this one’s a keeper as an insulation layer or right next to your skin. They do run a little large, just to fit in all that versatility. —Peter Kray $39, brooks-range.com

Spokiz

The Omaha, Nebraska-based Spokiz offers a novel, lightweight and nigh indestructible sunglass solution. Instead of standard, hinged arms, Spokiz sport a microfilament cord that encircles the back of your head, holding the frames securely and comfortably to your face. You can adjust the band, even while wearing, and it would take nothing short of an avalanche to dislodge a pair. Badass. The name comes from the bike-spoke nipples that hold the monofilament to the frames. $80 (smoke or amber lenses), spokiz.com

Benchmade Griptilian

There’s something about a really good knife that inspires confidence. For this reason, I carry the Benchmade Griptilian. The Orange Noryl GTX® textured handle is easy to spot and easy to hold, while the thumb-stud opening design is good for righties or lefties, and can be operated with gloves on, too. The 3.4-inch blade (serrated in my model) is long and tough enough to perform a variety of tasks, from cutting rope, to whittling, to skinning a deer. The steel carry clip keeps it accessible in your pocket. $100, benchmade.com