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We are honored to be ranked No. 2 on Outside magazine’s recent “Top Outdoor Gear Blogs” article! From more than two-dozen candidates, GearJunkie.com stood out…

When a new vehicle comes without a factory rack, a Gear Junkie editor commits to drill bits and a custom install for a procedure that…

The biggest online shopping day of the year is not lost on outdoor retailers. See our links curated from dozens of sites to bargains on…

Like it or not, the shopping spree that is “Black Friday” is not totally lost on the outdoors world, especially online. If you’re planning to…

Live and onstage this weekend at the Outdoor Adventure Expo in Minneapolis, Gear Junkie founder Stephen Regenold will present the publication’s 2011 ‘Top 10 Gear’…

Our writer Jason Magness, a yoga instructor as well as a competitive outdoor athlete, tests a new kit of massage-mimicking tools from Trigger Point, a…

We’re staking a claim: The Gear Junkie’s “Treasure Hunt: Roanoke” event is the biggest outdoor gear giveaway consolidated each year anywhere in the world. Here…

Congrats to all participants in our 2011 “Treasure Hunt: Roanoke” event! Here are the official tallied race results with name, course time, and overall rank.…

The GearJunkie crew is packing up and soon getting on a plane for Roanoke, Va., and the site of our 2nd annual “Treasure Hunt: Roanoke,”…

Gear Junkie contributors Jason and Chelsey Magness star in this quick video about the “job” of testing gear. Includes details on their commute to the…

It’s “Gear of the Year” time in the glossy outdoor magazine world, with Outside releasing its top picks earlier this week and National Geographic crowning…

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Merrell’s ‘Add Your Own Scenery’ contest has goal to make the world’s largest panoramic photo online. Enter to win a $5,000 trip + support public…

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Gibbon, a company helping transform slacklining into a mainstream activity, produced the Jibline to make it easier for slackers to do tricks.

Drills on compass bearings, UTM coordinate plotting, tests on the principles of declination — these are the puzzles you solve in the new “Table Top…

These shades feature frames manufactured with a secret “plant-based material.”

The Ruff Wear Climate Changer fleece fits well, breathes and dries quickly to keep dogs warm in all types of cold-weather pursuits.

Swapping lenses with the Smith Pivlock Sunglasses is as easy as removing the nosepiece and tilting the earpieces at a 45-degree angle to detach them.