Outdoor Tech: helmet audio, rugged speakers and bone conduction headphones

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Outdoor Tech is a Southern California company founded in 2009 that makes audio and gadgets for people who spend their time outside. It's best known for Chips, the drop-in Bluetooth audio for ski and snowboard helmets that it launched in 2013, and it also makes rugged Bluetooth speakers, open-ear headphones, headlamps, cables and solar panels. The homepage sums up its aim as keeping you connected but never tethered.

It suits skiers and snowboarders who want music or calls on the lift, cyclists and e-bike riders, hikers and campers. The company is a member of The Conservation Alliance and donates a portion of each sale to it, and the homepage also mentions plastic-free packaging and carbon neutral shipping.

The company also supports the High Fives Foundation, which works to prevent life-changing injuries in adventure sports and supports athletes who have had them, and it ships with Sendle, a carbon neutral courier. The homepage groups the range into helmet audio, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, power and charging, and apparel, so it's quick to browse by activity. There's also a dealer locator if you'd rather try a speaker or helmet audio in a shop first.

What's worth a look

Six picks from the homepage when we checked, all at full price:

With winter coming, the Chips PRO drop-in helmet audio was $139.95, with the premium Chips ULTRA 3.0 at $229.95. Chips are designed to fit helmets that have an audio liner, so check your helmet before you buy. For runners and riders who want to hear what's around them, the Hawk bone conduction headphones were $59.95.

The speaker range covers most needs. The Turtle Shell 4.0 waterproof speaker was $69.95, the same price as the magnetic Bolt, and the bigger Range rugged speaker was $129.95. For a bike, the small Buckshot 2.0 was $29.95. For camping, the Beacon rechargeable headlamp was $39.95 and the Dawn 40W solar panel $59.95.

Good to know before you buy

The homepage has an eBike Helmet Audio Kit that pairs Chips XV with an audio liner, which is handy if your bike helmet doesn't already have a place for speakers. The site has user manuals, a warranty page and FAQs and returns, as well as replacement parts if a cable or liner goes missing.

Current offers

We list Outdoor Tech's free shipping on US orders over $99, which the homepage also showed when we checked. The eBike Helmet Audio Kit was marked down to $99.95 from $159.90.

How to save more

• Combine items to pass $99. A speaker and a headlamp, or Chips with a cable, gets you free shipping.
• Look at the bundle kits before buying parts separately. The eBike kit was well below the price of its parts.
• Sign up to the newsletter for news of new products and exclusive deals before ski season.

Products, prices and offers checked on the store's own website on 7 Nov 2026. Prices and stock can change.

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