Gear

How Artist Ruohan Wang Designed Transcendent Ultralight Gear for Peak Performance

Artist Ruohan Wang shares how she brings a touch of surrealism to ultralight high-performance apparel in a new collab with the Scandi mountain brand

Why Snow Peak Made the PNW Its Base Camp in North America

From its first US foray in the ‘90s to its newest retail location, the Japanese camping brand has firmly planted its roots in Oregon and Washington

Beloved Boot Maker Danner Now Makes Apparel, and It's Honestly Really Good

The nearly 100-year-old brand is finally making clothes, and they’re built with the same lifetime mindset as its iconic hiking and work boots

Big Agnes Introduces New VST Tents Line of UL Shelters That Don't Skimp on Features

Four new backpacking tents from the Colorado camping brand make the simultaneous case for no-nonsense ultralight design and new tent trends

Why KEEN's Effort to Build More Shoes in America Starts With Lifestyle

With a manufacturing facility in Kentucky and a new take of the iconic Jasper, the Oregon brand is charting a new course for Made-in-the-USA footwear

How Italian Shoe Brand Diadora Is Pushing Performance While Holding onto Heritage

Nineties sneaker aficionados and Bjorn Borg fans will recognize this Italian legacy footwear brand, but its new running shoes aren't throwback

Solo Stove Touts the New 19.5” Summit Fire Pit As It's Best Yet. We Tested to Decide

Does the smokeless technology and sleek redesign of the Summit Fire Pit actually make a better, cleaner, and brighter fire? We put it to the test.

The 11 Best Women's Hiking Sandals for Wet and Dry Adventures

Tested over hundreds of miles and different types of terrain from Utah to Wyoming, these hiking sandals can handle it all

How the Remote & Harsh Landscape of Cornwall Influences Finisterre's Approach to Gear

Surfing, fishing, trail running, and going deep on outdoor design at the end of the earth with the UK-based outdoor brand

This One-Woman Brand Is Making Backpacks Coveted by Global Mountain Pros

Slovenian alpinist Neza Peterca turned a lifetime of design, sewing, and repair experience into an all-custom technical backpack brand

Travel & Adventure-Tested: A Review of Dometic's New Modular Drinkware Collection

A firsthand review of the outdoor gear maker's new mix-and-match hydration line tested in the mountains of northern Maine

All You Need to Know About Dermizax, Waterproofing Made for High-Output Adventures

In gear waterproofing, Gore-Tex is the name everyone knows, but this membrane from Japan has unique traits that make it worth adding to your lexicon

La Sportiva's Revamped Ultra Raptor 3 Is for Fast-and-Light Hiking

One of the original running shoe-inspired hiking boots gets rebuilt to be nimbler—and faster looking—than ever

Vivobarefoot Tracker AT II Review: Can Zero-Drop Boots Make You a Better Hiker?

Zero-drop hiking shoes weren't for me, but a popular minimalist model me reconsider my stance

How Outdoor Footwear Inspired Village PM, Skateboarding's Most Unique New Shoe Brand

Based between Paris and the Alps, French brand Village PM is borrowing from climbing to build something skateboarding hasn't seen in decades

Trail Tested: Gossamer Gear Alchemy Mirage, the Lightest 40L Backpack Ever Made

Ultralight Aluula Graflyte fabric makes the Mirage the lightest 40-liter pack on the market, but how does it hold up on a trek through Utah canyons?

Parks Project Celebrates Japan's National Parks With New Reissued Apparel Collection

New graphic tees and sweats celebrate Mt. Fuji and highlight the country's many other lesser-known national parks

Rab's New Mythic Ultra Is an Ultralight Sleeping Bag That Weighs Like a Quilt

The UK-based gear maker's new collection of sleeping bags uses a secret ingredient to achieve ultralight warmth (it's titanium)

The 10 Best Winter Boots Built of 2026, Tested & Reviewed

Insulated, waterproof, and outfitted with snow-tire-level traction—these are the pairs that won’t tap out before springtime

At Kluane Mountaineering, a Tradition of Small-Batch, Made-to-Order Gear Lives On

How the Edmonton, Alberta-based brand maintains a 50-year legacy of making expedition-grade down jackets and sleeping bags in a modern world

Klättermusen Launches New Hiking Gear With a Freaky Folklore Film

The Swedish outdoor brand kicks off spring and summer hiking with waterproof layers, its lightest insulator yet, and a forest nymph named Skogsrå

How Ultralight Backpacking Pioneer Gossamer Gear Found Its Edge Again

After years of playing it safe, the UL backpacking trailblazer flexed its design muscle and reminded hikers why it mattered in the first place

What Is Active Insulation? Revisiting the Forgotten & Much Improved Jacket Category

A decade after invention, active insulation remains tricky to define, but Patagonia's new Nano-Air Ultralight Freeride Midlayer is the category ideal

Jetboil TrailCook Review: A Mini Stove for Big Upgrades in the Backcountry Kitchen

We put the new stove's precision fuel control and speedy boil times to test while canoeing in northern Maine and at home in the Poconos