Manual-Transmission Adventure Vehicles: A Dying Breed The days of the stick shift are numbered, but if you’re a diehard enthusiast looking for a 2023 manual transmission vehicle, you have a few… Written by Kristen Arendt September 12, 2022
How to Make Backpacking Suck Less? It Might Be Easier Than You ‘Think’ This brief explainer from MyLifeOutdoors provides tips and tricks for sharpening your backpacking head game. Written by Jilli Cluff July 25, 2022
How to Fish a ‘Shoreline Bucket’: Trout Fly Fishing 101 What’s a shoreline bucket and what makes it such a prime lie for trout? This brief explainer from Jensen Fly Fishing reels it in. Written by Jilli Cluff July 18, 2022
Learn How to Jump a Mountain Bike in 7 Minutes All of us can appreciate when somebody tells it like it is — no obscure technical jargon, no gatekeeper attitude. Watch this guy stick the… Written by Sam Anderson July 11, 2022
Climbing Explainer: What Is a Portaledge and How Does It Work? Nothing quite compares to being able to sit or lie down after toiling on a big wall for 10 hours. It’s crucial to have a… Written by Christian Black February 02, 2022
The Lightweight Pop-Top Truck Camper Revolution The hottest trend in the car-camping and overland world is the lightweight pop-top truck camper. These go-anywhere truck campers are ready for adventure! Written by Bryon Dorr September 14, 2021
5 Best Road Trips in the US: Explore the Open Road The only thing standing between you and your next adventure is choosing the destination. That’s right! We’re talking road trips. Written by GJ Staff October 05, 2020
10 Questions From Gym Climbing Newbies, Answered Climbing indoors is intimidating. Here’s what to expect for your first visit to the gym climbing world. Written by Nate Mitka May 01, 2019
How to Hike 25-Plus Miles a Day: A Thru-Hiker Explains Hiking 25 miles in a day is absolutely doable. That may sound unrealistic to some, but thru-hikers do 25 miles every day. For months on… Written by GJ Staff March 05, 2019
Video: How Hand-Built Custom Skis Are Made From ski shape to layering wooden boards, learn how one custom ski-maker, Wagner Custom Skis, handmakes skis in Telluride, Colo. Written by Sean McCoy January 02, 2019
What’s on Your Reel? Fly Line and Backing Explained Fly rods get all the glory, but when it comes to catching fish and delivering perfect casts, the line does much of the work. This… Written by GJ Staff June 27, 2018
Kids & Knives: Teaching The Primary Outdoors Tool When’s the right time to teach a child how to use a knife, how do you do it safely, and what type of knife is… Written by Anthony Sculimbrene March 23, 2016
The 8 Most Badass Expedition Vehicles Of All Time Call them RVs. Call them off-road vehicles. Call them whatever… you know you want to drive every one of these once in your life. Written by Steve Graepel September 03, 2015
Know Your Knife: Handle Grip to Blade Tip Knives are one of our oldest tools, so it makes sense that they have evolved into thousands of styles since the first person chipped one… Written by Sean McCoy August 22, 2014
Andrew Skurka: How To Choose A Great Outdoors Guide You want to hire a guide for an outdoor adventure. Whether it be hiking, camping, climbing or mountaineering, these tips will help you choose the… Written by Sean McCoy May 28, 2014
Gear for ‘Sleeping in the Snow’ (winter camping guide) GearJunkie collaborated with Scouting to assemble a tutorial on winter camping, the “Eight winter gear items to help keep you warm.” Written by Stephen Regenold December 28, 2012
