
Gift Guide: Shop Now, Relax Before the Holidays
We’ve found the best gifts for all the adventure-loving people in your life. Shop these early-bird gifts now and get back outside doing what you love.
We’ve found the best gifts for all the adventure-loving people in your life. Shop these early-bird gifts now and get back outside doing what you love.
The GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacking Mug is cheap, effective, and light. I’ve been abusing one for several years, and it just keeps on working as the best coffee mug for hikers and backpackers.
For nearly a year, I’ve been receiving the Backcountry Fuel Box. And the snacks, meals, and bars kept me powered through the summer hiking and into elk hunting season.
Thru-hikers and ultrarunners have been crushing all summer, but some athletes are just getting into their peak season. These are three major FKTs that fell in the last week.
Gloriously bearded year-round hiker Thomas Gathman (aka The Real Hiking Viking) shares some of his most-trusted gear for conquering long distances.
By taking the time to learn how to employ a variety of safety strategies around our ursine friends, you can safely enjoy a bear encounter. Promise.
This week, one lucky winner will receive an RA lighting package from Kogalla!
SponsoredA Yosemite backpacking guide shares his picks for the best backpacking gear to fill your pack in 2019.
The NEMO Dragonfly 2P backpacking tent checks all the boxes for two people headed out on the hiking trail.
The Osprey Exos 58 is a capable, multiday, framed backpack nearly as light as many frameless models. We put it to the test for this review.
NEMO challenges the gold standard in ultralight sleeping pads with the Switchback Ultralight Sleeping Pad. Is the Switchback better than the Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol?
This video highlights useful comfort items to take on thru-hikes. Even if it may seem bizarre or add weight, I’m sure we all have items that aren’t totally necessary to take on hikes!
To go backpacking, you need a backpack, a tent, a stove, and a sleeping bag and pad. Here are five awesome options to hit the trails.
Covering 4,000 miles through the wilds of Alaska revealed a few truths for Caroline Van Hemert. She shares these lessons that others can apply to wilderness epics of their own.
Headlamps can be a headache. BioLite releases its first headlamp and aims to make it both functional and comfy.
SponsoredNo one wants to have to use first aid. But everyone wants the goods when bad stuff goes down in the backcountry.
SponsoredOut of pure generosity, the Omelette Guy sets up shop on the Appalachian Trail to feed hungry hikers. He doesn’t charge anything, and the serving size is as big as you want it. Trail magic is truly beautiful.
This week, three lucky men and three lucky women will receive their choice of a pair of SKY hiking boots from HOKA ONE ONE!
SponsoredREI’s flagship backpacking tent gets a flashy update for 2019. But how does it stack up in the field?
These Vogue-like staged photographs started as a drunk stunt but grew into something else along the 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail.
My Lowe Alpine backpack was a gift from a college boyfriend, an avid outdoorsman and the first person to really introduce me to playing in the woods.
In seven full days we backpacked in three different ecosystems found in Olympic National Park. With two days in the mountains, two by the Pacific Ocean, and three in a rain forest, the week was full of diversity and pristine wilderness.
Omeals are a unique and fresh take on backcountry cuisine. The self-heating meals are no more expensive than freeze-dried backpacking meals and are easily prepared with no stove and very little liquid.
Painfully simple yet surprisingly high-tech, the REpack aims to change how you eat at the campsite.
Quilts are lighter, cheaper, and nearly fail-safe. The zipperless down throws have become synonymous with fast-and-light endeavors. And now, Sierra Designs offers a hooded quilt.
After countless backcountry hunting expeditions, the MSR Windburner Duo has proved itself invaluable. It boils a lot of water quickly, which means less waiting for morning coffee and sunset dinners.
Our editor took detailed notes on each item he and his wife carried on a four-day backpacking trip in the Teton Range. Here’s their comprehensive packing list categorized by gear, food, and apparel.
KEEN is clearly invested in the whole family. The brand continues to build backpacking boots that are comfortable yet durable and complaint-free — a bonus for parents everywhere.
The SPOT is becoming a way of life on the Appalachian Trail. The satellite messenger devices are used by people who protect these wild places as well as thru-hikers like Dale Sanders, the oldest person to hike the whole 2,190 miles.
SponsoredPurTrek combines two essential outdoors products — a water filter and a trekking pole — into a single device. Could it be any good?
Big Agnes managed to expertly shave weight without sacrificing comfort in its Tiger Wall UL2 tent, reviewed here. After a number of backpacking trips, this ultralight two-person, two-vestibule tent has secured a top spot in our backpacking arsenal.
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