Emerging Gear: Outdoor Products This Week An ultra-light water filter, automatic bike lock, and Kenyan running shoes are among emerging products this week. Written by Sean McCoy June 03, 2016
Fire-Starter Face Off: Lighters, Matches, Ferro Rods What’s the best tool for starting a fire? In this burning face-off, we give 10 different fire-starting devices a grade from D- to ‘Hot Damn!’ Written by Sean McCoy June 02, 2016
Extreme Road Rage: Man Brandishes Knife At Cyclist Move over Mad Max, this guy is a serious road spaz and threatens a cyclist with a big blade! Written by Adam Ruggiero June 02, 2016
Need Waterproof Hiking Shoes? Try Titanium ‘OutDry’ A trail shoe from Columbia uses the brand’s OutDry waterproof fabric to keep rain and puddles at bay. We put it to a test. Written by Sean McCoy June 02, 2016
Hilarious & True: How To Survive Yellowstone Don’t get your face chewed off by a grizzly thanks to this sage advice. Written by Staff Post June 02, 2016
Latest Outdoors Seating Trend? Meet ‘Inflatable Hammock’ A take-anywhere cushion of air? We test the WindPouch, a new product made for getting supine in the outdoors. Written by Stephen Regenold June 02, 2016
EPA Orders Utah Power To Clean Up Its Air A coalition of more than 150 outdoors businesses demanded that Utah’s largest power provider clean up two coal-fired power plants. The EPA listened. Written by Adam Ruggiero June 01, 2016
Runner On Pace To Break Decades-Old ‘Across America’ Record Two marathons and a light jog every day for over a month are the recipe for this Brit’s shot at a decades-old American running record. Written by Adam Ruggiero June 01, 2016
I Went To New Zealand And Trapped Vermin In New Zealand, vermin like the Stoat are the government’s “public enemy number one.” My job was to kill them. Fortunately, in New Zealand, trapping… Written by Chelsey Magness June 01, 2016
Film Documents 240-Mile Ultramarathon Across Haiti ‘It’s safe to say it’s one of the harder races in the world.’ — Dean Karnazes Written by Staff Post June 01, 2016
No Signal, No Problem: Offline App Unlocks National Parks All 59 National Parks are included in this free interactive travel guide app that you can modify. Written by Adam Ruggiero June 01, 2016
Mountain Biker Fall: Too Close For Comfort A man named Yuri almost falls off a huge cliff, yet somehow these guys remain remarkably calm and collected. Written by Staff Post May 31, 2016
Mega-Outdoors? Bass Pro, Cabela’s Merger May Be On Horizon An $8 billion mega-chain would be the result of the merger, which could put a lot of power in a single brand. Written by Sean McCoy May 31, 2016
A ‘BAND-AID’ For Outdoor Gear Duct tape gets a long-needed replacement with Gear Aid tape and patches, made specially for outdoors gear. Written by Sponsored Post May 31, 2016
Camping Hack: ‘Buddy Burner’ DIY Stove Make your own “buddy burner” stove or long-lasting candle with this easy fire hack. Written by Staff Post May 31, 2016
Biker Vs Spectator: Nasty Crash At Giro D’Italia Unstoppable biker Sonny Colbrelli met an immovable spectator during the final stage of the Giro d’Italia and the results were not pretty. Written by Staff Post May 31, 2016
Thru-Hike Health: Backpacking Tips To Go The Distance Walking thousands of miles with a loaded backpack informs new ways to stay healthy on the long trails in backpacking, some of which apply to… Written by Paul 'Spice' Twedt May 31, 2016
Would You Wear A ‘Bear Spray Backpack?’ The UDAP Back Attack Pack fires bear spray behind you with the pull of a ripcord. Written by Sean McCoy May 30, 2016
Mountaineer Dies On Denali Descent The Czech climber was descending by ski when he fell about 1,500 feet. Written by Sean McCoy May 30, 2016
Pods Land As U.S. Braces For ‘Social Camping’ Campers need not apply – Pod Tents are a whole new dimension of glamping. Written by Adam Ruggiero May 30, 2016
Single Source, Artisanal Bottled Air Smell the outdoors from your office! Fresh bottled air from Wyoming will let you breathe easy, with the motto ‘we’re full of it’. Written by Staff Post May 30, 2016
Car-Top Tents, Kids Bikes, Super Value Smartwatch: Gear Junkie Week In Review A recap of top stories for the past week, May 22 – 28, 2016. Written by Staff Post May 28, 2016
Years In Making, 67-Mile Hiking Trail In L.A. Near Complete Beyond the smog and beach crowds, L.A. has one of the nation’s best wilderness trails, and this June it opens in full. Written by Stephen Regenold May 28, 2016
Artisan Makes A ‘Big Ass Knife’ Enjoy 10 minutes of high-speed metal and woodworking as Jimmy DiResta turns an old sawmill blade into a beautiful, and he calls it, ‘big ass,’… Written by Staff Post May 27, 2016
‘Huck Finn’ Raft Trip: 5 Days Down Swedish River ‘First you build the raft, then you go with the flow’ in this slow-motion adventure that’s like heaven on Earth. Written by Alastair Humphreys May 27, 2016
Bikers Beware: ‘Human Flypaper’ Patented For Google Cars Google has filed a patent for a glue that keeps you stuck to the hood after a driverless car hits you. Really. Written by Adam Ruggiero May 27, 2016
Greedy Rodent! Chipmunk Busted Loading Cheeks Wow, so that’s how they do it. Written by Staff Post May 27, 2016
The Scary Trend of Booby-Trapped Bike Trails The threat of sabotaged paths and booby-trapped bike trails is very real, and here’s the proof. Written by Adam Ruggiero May 27, 2016
Emerging Gear: Outdoor Products This Week A field-strippable knife, GoPro fisheye lens, and ‘pro’ level kids bikes are among emerging products, culled from crowd-source sites, PR campaigns, and industry scoops on… Written by Sean McCoy May 26, 2016
