Doing less laundry sounds pretty great. Icebreaker’s ‘Tees for Good’ campaign is trying to help you reduce the time you spend washing clothes and the plastics you release with each cycle.
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Smartwool’s research on how men’s and women’s bodies sweat will inform every layer the brand makes from here on out.
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Base layers, ultralight to heavyweight, are critical pieces in your winter kit. We sifted through the heap to find 27 of our favorites with options to fit every budget.
One-year test: Here are the best women’s leggings — for yoga, hiking, running, travel, and winter — and three tips to keep them healthy.
A chance meeting with a merino sheep farmer: It was one of those defining moments that marked a new direction for the outdoor industry.
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Woman-owned MATEK peddles recycled nylon base layers that slide on like silky pajamas under your ski pants.
The founders of Smartwool spun off to create a new merino wool base layer brand, Point6. Learn the history of the Point6 brand, with user experience on Point6 base layers.
You might want a pair of waterproof socks next time you’re caught in a nasty mountain bike slog. This is how to chose the right ones for you.
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Do you know how much environmental harm your outdoor apparel does? Here are some signposts to help you buy with confidence.
A base layer unlike any other, Columbia’s Omni-Heat receives a microscopic upgrade with noticeable effects.
The most painful sunburn I’ve ever had was on the roof of my mouth. Sound crazy? Read on to learn how to avoid it there, and everywhere else on your body.
Like a onesie for adults, this Ninja Suit base layer from Airblaster is stealthy enough to wear almost anywhere.
Kora makes high-end outdoor apparel made from wool collected from molting yaks in the Himalayan Mountains.
Synthetic insulation is great, except for the stink factor. Our reviewer spent weeks in the Patagonia R1 Hoody to see how the anti-stink agent Polygiene performs against funk.
David Freeman has been wearing this next-level base layer for more than 80 days in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Men’s underwear got an upgrade in 2015, so we tested and reviewed four pairs of “the most comfortable underwear out there.”
What sets it apart? Merino-poly yarn is exposed to a type of high-pressure air gun, resulting in “exploded” fibers that are soft and stretchy in the hand.
GearJunkie has partnered with Huckberry to bring you a curated selection of the best outdoor gear for your next rainy day adventure.
Hiker puts the Rohner Backcountry Sock to the test for this review of the merino and synthetic blend.
Andrew Skurka explains his system to use just 13 items of clothing for outdoor comfort in any 3-season condition.
Could spending $50 on a single pair of underwear possibly be worth it? We’ve been putting top-shelf offerings from brands like Smartwool, Ibex and Icebreaker to the test for the past six months to find out.
We review these comfortable, supportive sport boxers with mesh sidewalls to keep your junk comfortable by Saxx.
A giant of outdoor apparel has purchased yoga and climbing clothing maker PrAna.
We tested a new brand of Merino base layers over three months. So far, so good.
Our editor gives some basic tips on surviving out-of-this-world cold.
Of course you’re not a superhero. That doesn’t mean you can’t look like one in Under Armour’s new compression gear.
Snow, ice, wind, slush, dark commutes and distracted drivers. . . winter biking in a city can be tough. Our assistant editor reviews products she used to do battle this year on the icy winter road.
Who says you can’t bike commute all year ’round? We sought out specialty cold-weather cycling gear to keep us pedaling in the most frigid conditions. Here’s a head-to-toe overview.
After almost 17 years of wear, contributor Sean McCoy figured it was time for a small paean to his long-enduring Patagonia Capilene crew top. The shirt, despite hundreds of days of use, still “looks like new,” McCoy states.
Cotton kills? No longer, according to Polarmax, which touts a new treatment that makes old-fashioned cotton a viable material for performance wear. In this column, we test some cotton underwear made for active sports and the great outdoors.
Gear Junkie tests a T-shirt with embedded crystals set to go through an endothermic reaction that issues a cooling effect each time sweat soaks into its fibers.
