Kids Gear

Whether getting your grom on a balance bike or helping your teenager train for a triathlon, GearJunkie covers the gear and goods specific to kids.

‘Have Baby Will Hike’ Group

A group in Portland helps parents and their newborns explore the outdoors through hikes and other activities and they want to expand to a city…

Written by Sean McCoy

FiveFingers go Casual, For Kids

Vibram has announced a line of “lifestyle” models for spring 2012, including FiveFingers shoes made for daily wear and two small toe-shoe models for kids.

Written by Stephen Regenold

Test: Kid-Size Backpacking Gear

Quality, kid-size backpacking and camping gear from Deuter makes it easier to get the little ones outdoors. Our writer and his two sons, ages seven…

Written by T.C. Worley

Kid ‘Scoot’ Bikes

Teach balance on two wheels and let kids skip training wheels altogether to go right to riding a bike. That’s the promise of these “scoot…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Off-Grid Family Camping Trip

Gear Junkie founder Stephen Regenold gives a report from his family’s off-the-grid camping trip over Memorial Weekend to northern Minnesota’s Bear Lake.

Written by Stephen Regenold

Coleman ‘Instant Tent’

Easy-to-setup camping tent strikes out on several fronts in Gear Junkie’s test. As per its name, the shelter goes up with ease. The compromise is…

Written by Stephen Regenold

Campfire Pie Irons

Cook it up! Gear Junkie reviews pie irons, a classic campfire cooking tool. Just add buttered bread and filling, cook on coals, and open to…

Written by Stephen Regenold

‘Kid-Size’ Trail Shoe

The incredibly light weight — and incredibly small! — Inov-8 X-Talon 160s are made for kids or shorter adults. Our pint-size tester gave the shoes…

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OR Trade Show: 2011 Teaser

The Gear Junkie crew is off to Utah this week and the twice-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show. Here’s a quick visual tour of a few…

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‘Mustaches for Kids’ Charity

‘Mustaches For Kids’ is an organization using upper-lip hair growth to raise money for kids. It may be funny, but the organization is definitely no…

Written by T.C. Worley

‘Boy Who Conquered Everest’

Highly controversial or highly awesome? You can decide. Jordan Romero, the 13-year-old who climbed Mount Everest, co-wrote a kids book on his experience.

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Wal-Mart Camping Gear

$19 dome tent, anyone? Josh Turner, a host on CampingGearTV.com, took a trip with camping gear procured only at Wal-Mart. This is his review.

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Kid Bike Upgrade

Kids deserve nice bikes, too! Writer T.C. Worley declined “department-store” bikes and instead found used racing bicycles for his two sons.

Written by T.C. Worley

Boba Kid Carrier

Boba carriers, manufactured by an outdoor-gear company in Boulder, let you hike or even slowly run with a kid on back.

Written by Stephen Regenold

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