GSI Camp Cook Set
Never forget the basics again. GSI’s Pinnacle Dualist is a self-contained cook system that nestles two bowls, two mugs and two spoons ready for backcountry use.
Gerber Grappler
Flick it to open: The Gerber Grappler offers one-handed opening of a multi-tool with a locking pliers.
Kelty cuts Middleman
Kelty is falling in line with other gear manufacturers that sell directly to the customer and cut out the middleman.
Mountain Meteor Tents
Sierra Designs created two mountaineering tents, new this winter, that incorporate the company’s unique Eye Pole design.
Odor-Eating Sleeping Bag
Sierra Designs’ BTU line is touted to eliminate the “I’ve-slept-in-this-sleeping-bag-too-many-times-without-washing-it” odor.
Ahnu All-Terrain Shoe
Ahnu’s Firetrail Winter four-season shoe has a mesh outer that’s said to repel nearly every drop of water you encounter on the trail.
Kelty Gunnison Pro Tent
An affordable option in the category of four-season shelters: Kelty’s $249 Gunnison Pro tent.
Best OfView All
Minimalist Multi-Tool
At just 5 ounces, Gerber’s bare-bones Crucial tool is the lightest butterfly-opening multi-tool in its line.
Review: Leki Trekking Poles
Leki’s ergonomic hand grips, like what’s found on the Thermolite AERGON Antishock model, help set the trekking poles apart from the competition.
Review: North Face Cat’s Meow
The Cat’s Meow is touted as a “classic bag for three-season mountaineering treks.” Our tester tried it out below its temp rating last month in the Tetons.
Wenger Creates Expedition Knife
South African explorer Mike Horn teamed with Wenger to create an expedition-oriented knife that now bears his name.
Review: Eureka Tundraline Tent
The Tundraline tent is touted as warm, waterproof, and easy to set up. It also has a feature rare in modern tents: The rain fly is stitched to the tent body.
REI updates Half Dome Tents
The REI Half Dome 2 tent has been redesigned to have more interior room. Bonus: It’s lighter, too.
CamelBak All Clear Water Purifier
CamelBak designed a bug-zapper-like water purifier that kills bacteria with a dose of UV light.
Primus EtaPackLite Stove
Primus promotes the EtaPackLite as a carbon-neutral camp stove.
Brooks Range Rocket Tent
The Brooks Range Rocket tent is a four-season, two-person tent that weighs less than 2.5 pounds in the summer and 1.5 pounds in the winter.
Waterproof: Mammut Shield Sleeping Bag
Using a tent and sleeping bag or sleeping bag and bivy sack is so old school now that the Shield is on the market.
Review: Ace SW 2 Tent
REI’s new Ace SW 2 tent is a single-wall design that uses breathable and coated fabrics to create a two-vestibule shelter with ample space inside. This is the Gear Junkie Field Test by Ryan Dionne.
Wood-Burning Camp Stove
The StoveTec GreenFire is a simple wood-burning camp stove created by an organization that regularly deals with humanitarian efforts from rural Asia to slums in South Africa.
SylvanSport GO Camper Trailer Review
Upon its release a couple years back, the SylvanSport GO was marketed at $8,999 fully loaded. A recent price cut has made the newfangled pop-up tent trailer more approachable.
Swedish FireSteel
The FireSteel lighter, originally developed for the Swedish Department of Defense, is marketed to “make fire building easy in any weather.” Hardly the case, says Gear Junkie.
Family Camping Tents
This article highlights new tents for families of four or more. Be it in the backcountry or car camping, one of these tents is sure to fit your family’s preference for sleeping outside under the summer stars.
Ribz Frontpack
In the world of backpacks, there is a niche category of products that positions compartments and pouches over the chest. The RIBZ Frontpack is a new entry into this esoteric product realm.
Luxury Lite UltraLite Cot
As an alternative to a sleeping pad, the Luxury Lite UltraLite Cot weighs in at less than 3 pounds and keeps a camper “floating above rocks, sticks, roots, water and snow.”
Pearl Izumi Infini T Long Sleeve
You know that t-shirt you love so much because it fits just right? This top manages to channel some of that mojo. The fabric is silky smooth, and the fit is streamlined but not restrictive. And the Infini T wins extra design points for the angle-cut cuffs that keep your hands bunch-free, plus a soft baffle inside the neck zip that prevents chafing.
Gear Review: Esbit Stove
The Esbit stove was invented in 1936, and in the decades since its chemical-based flame has heated untold millions of meals for campers and backpackers in search of the simplest form of fire on the trail. . .
Gear Review: REI Cirque ASL 2 Tent
REI’s Cirque ASL 2 tent, a two-pole design, sets up quickly and provides the bare bones essentials needed in a backpacking model. This is my test. . .
Lightest Multi-Tool: Leatherman Freestyle
A march toward making the world’s most minimal multi-tool has led Leatherman to the Freestyle, a bare bones blade-and-pliers.
Survival Kit In A Can
Coghlan’s Survival Kit-in-a-Can is a quirky product. It is a fun gift, a tin of trinkets and outdoors doodads that pour forth out of a type of vessel most often associated with sardines. Inside, there are “38 essential items for warmth, shelter, and energy in life-threatening situations.” Indeed, in the tight space of the can… Read more »
SOG PowerAssist Multi-tool
The SOG PowerAssist is stocked with esoteric and useful implements, including a V-shape blade to use as a seatbelt cutter and switchblade-like action to fling open a knife at the touch of a finger. . .
Gear Review: Sierra Designs Meteor Light 2 Tent
In the world of outdoor adventure, weight can make the difference between a good time and an ‘I-wish-I-was-sitting-at-home-watching-college-football’ time. And Sierra Designs, a Boulder, Colo.-based company that specializes in tents, sleeping bags and clothes, knows that. So in the off-season (which, in the outdoors world, doesn’t exist) the company revamped its tents.
