 What's up my people, it's your friend Santa Duser, and this is my holiday gear video I'm wearing my puffy jacket because it's very cold in my garage Ho ho ho You can't see me anymore. Oh look at that. That's a cool effect All right So I'm gonna be highlighting some of my favorite small brands and the gear that I love and that I use on all of my bike Packing adventures and I'm gonna be giving you Some discount codes so that you can save some money and then you can use that money that you're saving to buy refried beans For Christmas dinner because we need more beans at Christmas dinner. Don't we also I am not making any money off of these brands I just like highlighting them small brands need a little extra boost The big ones have plenty of support and marketing behind them. It's the little ones that need some help So here we go jingle bells jingle bells, okay? So the very first brand that I'm highlighting today drum roll, please But it is me and I am selling my book the long way home This is the story of my very first bike packing adventure from Honduras to Boulder. I'm incredibly proud of it I also printed it in the most eco-friendly way possible Recycled paper non-toxic inks printed right here in Boulder, Colorado And you can get it at dozerbook.com and great news for everybody outside of the United States Who are a little scared of the shipping cost of this book. I finally have this an e-book Format for 999 so go down there to dozer book and buy this for your mom and your brother and your sister and your uncle Everybody everybody needs to read this book. Thank you so much. Okay. Bye Okay, so the second brand I want to highlight is called steady rack out of Australia And if you have a lot of bikes like me, this might be for you If you want to save some space in your garage here, I'll show you how it works They mount to any wall really easily and as you can see they're all on a pivot So you can go through your bikes like a filing cabinet How cool is this and if you're curious how to get the bike on the rack? It's super simple. You just walk it right up boom and you're ready to rock and roll They're offering you a 15% discount use code dozer 15 at Check out and if you forget any of this throughout the video I will list all the brands and all the discount codes in the description down below Oh and just a heads up all of these discount codes that I'll be sharing with you are good for the entire month of December And I would like to show you just how much I have committed to my Christmas outfit here I'm wearing my Christmas converse that have a little bell on them. Check out the fun candy cane laces My mom got these for me at an after Christmas sale back in like 1992 they were too big then but I've grown into them and they still look pristine because I really only wear them a Few times a year. How cool are these? It's beginning to look a lot like Check it out metal water bottles no more nasty plastic taste no more mold in your water bottles These are stainless steel and they're made by Bevo out of Vermont a really cool new brand I just got these bottles and they are absolutely Amazing and they're offering you free shipping. I will put the code right here. I think it's something like dozer underscore US ground blah blah blah whatever it's right here. No more plastic, baby You see this? This is my new rain jacket and it is by far the lightest range shell I have ever used and it's made by a brand called Outdoor vitals out of Utah I've recently found out about them. They make all sorts of lightweight Backpacking gear mostly but as we know as bike packers sometimes the gear goes both ways the code for you there is Dozer 15 to get you 15% off for the month of December Check it out. Do you notice anything different about my helmet? It's gotten a little horny as you can see. This is an awesome new brand called helmet flare And they are all about making helmets more fun So you're more likely to wear them and they have all sorts of fun attachments I have these little horns. They have other fun things a unicorn thingy and they attach really easily You put these little nubs on your helmet and they are magnetic and you just make your helmet really cool And they are offering you 25% off with the code dozer. Oh, and by the way, these are made in the USA You see this? It looks pretty simple and that's kind of the point. It's tough as nails This is the aero rack and what makes it special is that you can put these little modules However, you want up here over there. You can carry all of your gear I have been using this for the past year and I absolutely love it What's really special about this rack is that it can attach to any bicycle a full suspension commuter bike fat bike Whatever boom and there you go use the code dozer 15 for 15% off They're out of New Zealand which automatically makes them cool aero also sells these really tough and durable Dry bags, but you could use any dry bag you want to attach to the rack. I say ho you say ho. Ho Did you say it? I've highlighted this brand many times because I love them. They are out of Colorado They are made in Colorado and they are wide foot and they make these awesome racks very durable This size can hold big 64 ounce bottles. This size can take the now Jean size bottles They make all sorts of different racks. Go check them out. The code is dozer for 15% off A brand that is near and dear to my heart is green guru These are my good friends here in boulder that make all sorts of amazing Bicycle bags that are made from upcycled materials. So they're essentially Rescuing material that's going to go to the landfill and they're turning it into awesome bags So this is a frame bag that they have. This is another one called the dozer I've been using their commuter bags forever on my commuter bike They make all sorts of different products and they are just really good people doing good stuff for the world And it's all made in the USA I want to highlight one of my favorite green guru products of all time This is called the cruiser cooler and I've had it for well over 10 years And it sits right on the handlebars of my cruiser bike and it's made from recycled Bicycle tubes that would otherwise be thrown away and sit in a landfill forever and ever and ever Another thing I love about green guru products. They're all really easy to get onto your bike They all attach with just a little bit of velcro. So if you use the code code Dozer you're gonna get 25% off Green guru. Christmas. Do-do-do-do Christmas. Do you need some new bike shorts? Oh? Yeah, these are the ones I wear on every single adventure. The brand is called 11 pine It was created by my buddy Jeff here in Boulder And what makes these special is they have a zipper along the side of the leg So you can make them tight or loose with just a little zippy zippy zip and they are offering you a discount of 25% use code dozer and check out all of their different types of shorts and all sorts of other fun things on their website Hello in there This right here is the slap bag another awesome Boulder, Colorado business It attaches easily to your handlebars with just a little bit of velcro And they invented it so that you could just carry your goodies and treats and sunscreens a little bit easier on your bike It's called a slap bag because it just Slaps open and shut just like that So you fill it up and you slap it shut and you are ready to rock and roll use code dozer for 20% off Oh, yeah, and these are also made in the USA and they're super durable this right here is called the infinity strap Made by model another Colorado brand and these stretchy straps check it out one stretch You could use these for pretty much anything to strap down gear onto your rear rack You could use it to strap water bottles to your wide foot bottle cages. They call it the infinity strap because it has Infinity uses right and they're really easy to use and they have other sizes too and colors and they're really fun And if you use code dozer, you're gonna get 20% off. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something I'm really excited about and I actually don't even have one Physically because they are so new but we are selling a new design of the team dozer t-shirts These are made in the USA They are 100% organic cotton and we are donating all of the net proceeds to the dream team in Iowa and you may have seen them in some of my rag-bry videos But what they do is they get young people out on bikes and starting in March every year They train a whole bunch of kids and some of these kids had never even touched bikes before and they train them to do Rag-bry at the end of July and they're riding like 450 miles. It's a transformational program I'm so happy to be part of it and we're donating all the money from these t-shirts to them And I will link down below where you can buy them Every time a bell rings a bike packer gets their wings. Hey, you made it to the end of the video Thanks so much for watching this and again I will list all of the brands down below with all of the discount codes for the months of December Please go and support them support any small brand for that matter It's hard to be a small brand at this day and age when the big companies like Amazon and all the big box stores can Sell stuff for really cheap because they're running in such high numbers and tiny margins But that's not the story for small brands and we want to keep them alive These are the brands that are part of our communities. There are neighbors We want to spend a little bit more money knowing that we're keeping one of these mom-and-pop shops open So please go support them and have a wonderful holiday season. I am sending you all a big warm Santa dozer hug Bye, I don't know what else to say. Oh, yeah, get off your couch and get out there. Do do do do