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Vintage Outdoor Gear: How to Thrift, Find & Shop for Retro Gorp
Vintage Outdoor Gear: How to Thrift, Find, and Shop for Retro Treasures

Both thrifting and vintage apparel are huge at the moment, and with the right eye, you'll get some truly great finds for your outdoor adventures

LifeStraw Sip Review: A Sleek, Durable Personal Water Filter for Daily Use
LifeStraw Debuts Its Sleekest Personal Water Filter Straw Yet, Designed for Daily Use

Hands on with the brand's most compact personal water filter straw to date, made with a high-tech microfilter that's perfect for travel & everyday use

Sole Searching: How Danner & America's Oldest SAR Crew Built a New Mtn Boot
How Danner & America's Oldest SAR Crew Built the Ultimate Mountain Boot

Designed with the legendary Crag Rats search and rescue team and built in Danner's Portland factory, the new Crag Rat Evo is made for alpine adventure

11 Best Sun Shirts and UPF Hoodies for Keeping Cool and UV Protected
The 11 Best Protective Sun Shirts & Sun Hoodies for Staying Cool

With temperatures on the rise, it's time to invest in UPF clothing—these are our top tested and approved picks for protecting your skin from UV rays

The 9 Best Biodegradable Soaps for Camping, Home & Life on the Road
The 9 Best Biodegradable Soaps for Sudsing Up Indoors & Outside

A quick and dirty guide to keeping you and the environment clean with 9 biodegradable soaps, tested and approved

Sole Searching: Arc’teryx Creates New Footwear Category With Vertex Alpine
Sole Searching: Arc’teryx Creates New Footwear Category With Vertex Alpine

Inside the problem solving and design process of the new lightweight hybrid approach shoe, moving athletes over mountains like never before

The 11 Best Walking Shoes for Men, Tested & Approved
These Are the 11 Best Walking Shoes for Any Trip or Adventure

Whether you're trekking across the Grand Canyon or through Grand Central, you'll want a pair of supportive and responsive shoes to get you going

The Best Design-Minded Gravel Bike Gear for Mixed Terrain Cycling
Take On All Mixed Terrain with This Tested-and-Approved Gravel Bike Gear Guide

Tested on the rugged backroads and singletrack of British Columbia, this kit goes fast, far, and looks good along the way

How Iceland's Concept of Úlpa Can Guide Us Away From Overconsumption
How the Icelandic Concept of Úlpa Can Guide Us From Overconsumption

Exploring the country's ‘one jacket for everything" through the lens of the Arctic country's own outerwear brand 66°North

Orvis Helios Review: A New Premium & Precise Fly Rod Handmade in Vermont
Casting & Catching with the New Orvis Helios, a Precision Fly Rod Made in USA

A hands-on look at how an iconic fly rod renews its position on the throne with improved strength, weight, and accuracy (it sure looks great, too)

Wood Fired Hot Tub Guide: Pros, Cons & Which Brands to Trust
Wood Fired Hot Tub Guide: Pros, Cons, How They Work & Which Brands to Trust

A deep dive on owning, maintaining, and enjoying all the benefits of a traditional wood fired hot tub or cedar soaking tub at home

Super Pacific X1 Switchback Truck Camper Review: A Very PNW Weekend
Testing Out Super Pacific's X1 Switchback Truck Tent for 48 Hours

A hands-on look at the dual truck topper-and-tent taking the camp loving world by storm