Venture forth. Be heard.

 
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HRD Outside provides mechanical engineering consulting to help bring your idea to life. We focus on recreational products and vehicles but are always excited to explore new corners of creativity. We take pride in designing creative and functional products that support an active lifestyle. It is our mission to explore the thrill of life and help facilitate other people doing the same.

 
 

Our Services

We offer mechanical engineering consulting services and limited prototyping services. We also review adventure-related products that are already on the market to help you develop your ideas. 

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Why Do I Need an Engineer?

Engineers save time and energy by creating computer-based models of your inventions and testing forces to gather data about the reliability of your design. 

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Explore With Us 

Read about our adventures and browse all our product reviews. We are constantly exploring and seeking out new ways to "Make Things and Break Things". 

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Who We Are

HRD Outdoors focuses on helping people make their best adventures. Alex Hurd is our resident mechanical engineer. Avid skydiver and backpacker he has a passion for the outdoors and all things that go fast. 

 
 
 

Engineering is the closest thing to magic that exists in the world.

— Elon Musk

 
 
 
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Make Things + Break Things

That's our motto. Follow our adventures and read our product reviews to help yourself have the best adventures you can.