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The Bearosol Holster Cleverly Puts Bear Spray Right Where You Need It
Bike, backpack, trail running—this nifty holster has you covered.
Listen: The Weird and Wonderful Booming Dunes of China
In China, an otherworldly sound produced from a very worldly pile of sand.
Beloved Kitchen Brand OXO Jumps Into Car Camping
If it’s good enough for America’s Test Kitchen, it’s good enough.
Saguaro Nat Park Got So Hot Last Week Rangers Baked Cookies In a Car
You’ve heard of frying eggs on a hot sidewalk, but how about baking cookies in a car?
Build Your Own (Miniature) Fire Lookout
It’s difficult to score overnight reservations at retired USFS lookouts. Maybe building a model can scratch that itch.
Meet the National Park’s 10 New National Recreation Trails
Hiking, biking, even paddling—come one come all.
The Best Three-Season Sleeping Bags, According to Our Editor
From new to not-so-new, ultralight backpacking to car camping, these are the bags we’ve liked the most this year.
Stunning 3D Map Shows Route of Every Drop of Water in United States
Meet your newest map-based addiction.
Eagle Creek Sent to the Big Brand Pasture In the Sky
Beloved by many, travel bag maker Eagle Creek is being shuttered.
This Droolworthy Toyota Tacoma With 70s Chinook Camper Is For Sale
We’re not in the market or anything, but still a fun build to check out.
Review: The Wolf Tooth 8-Bit Pack Pliers Is Our New Fave Bike Tool
Our new fave bike tool does it all.
The Ford Maverick Might Be the Compact (Hybrid) Truck We’ve Asked For
Ford finally, mercifully, brings back the compact truck. Oh, and it’s a hybrid that gets 40 mpgs.
This Bernzomatic Propane Cylinder Fuel Gauge Answers the Big Question
That question being: How much freaking fuel is left in this thing?
Leatherman Goes Old School With New, Budget-Friendly ‘Bond’
For $50, Leatherman will now sell you the Bond, a basic, sorta updated version of their very first multitool called…
Pioneering Travel Writer Ida Pfeiffer Was Not Afraid of Cannibals
She had no education, and no fortune, but she saw the whole world anyway.
Fastest Female Climber, Oldest American Return Safely from Everest’s Summit
Couple feel good stories from a strange, Covid-tinged season on Everest.
Learn All There Is to Know About Pushing ‘SOS’ In Webinar From Garmin
Garmin wants to teach you what happens if you call for help.
Review: Costa Sunglasses Are Primo For Long Days on the Water
Best in class clarity, really good fit, these are our favorite sunglasses when out on the water.
A Lifted Off-Road Tesla Suddenly Makes a Lot of Sense to Us
Well, look who’s getting all dirty.
Here’s How to Buy a Wetsuit
The water is cold, you need a new wetsuit — but which one?
The Electric Ford-150’s Price Alone Could Change Everything
You could buy two electric F-150s for the price of one Rivian truck.
Outdoor Brand Snow Peak Opens a Restaurant?
“We believe Snow Peak is the foodiest brand in the outdoor industry,” says Snow Peak, and proves it with a…
We Found the Ideal Hot Weather Hikers
They breathe, they’re light, they grip. What else ya want?
Kami Rita Sherpa Breaks Own Record With 25th Everest Summit
He’s been scaling Everest since 1994 and has no plans to quit now.
Review: Reyr Gear’s Magical Telescoping Fly Rod Makes Bikefishing a Snap
A collapsible fly rod with an internally-routed line, traveling with a rod and reel doesn’t get much easier.
CA Fire Crews Find Sequoia Tree Still Smoldering From 2020 Blaze
Not great news as it indicates how dry the forest is heading into wildfire season.
How Many Lumens Are Enough For Night Riding? ‘Cause We Love This Micro 900
The NightRider Micro 900 is small, but mighty—and a bargain.
Huge Marijuana Grow Site Found in Death Valley National Park
It was found in Jail Canyon, an irony that won’t be lost on the growers if they’re caught.
What’s the Deal With Rooftop Tents?
Our favorite rooftop tent, the Thule Low Pro 3, makes any car into a pop-up camper.
Intro to Backpacking: Nudity, Fried Chicken, and a Fifth of Bourbon
When your first time solo backpacking is your first time ever backpacking, lessons are learned.
More Gear Libraries Like This Awesome Leadville Joint, Please
For a few bucks per month, the outdoor gear world opens wide.
Ditch the Plastic Water Bottle for the Stainless Steel Bivo
Water bottles don’t usually require much thinking about, but this stainless steel bike bottle from Bivo is worth a deep…
All New, Subaru Outback ‘Wilderness’ Edition: Is It, Uh, Wildernesser?
This new Subaru Outback Wilderness goes to 11.
Brilliant: MSR Thru-Link Water Filter + Bladder = Easy Peasy Hydration
If, like us, you prefer to find water as you go, this is your inline filter.
Aleksander Doba, ‘King of the Ocean,’ Paddled Across the Atlantic In His 70s
Three Atlantic kayak crossings in his 60s and his 70s made Doba a Polish national hero.
Two Winter Jacket Recommendations From Brands You Might Not Know
Tired of same old same old? Try one of these pieces from small brands that are big on quality.
The Best Camper Van and Overlander Rentals in North America, 2021 Edition
Say hello to van or truck life without the commitment, liability, insurance, maintenance, storage, cost.
Meet One of the Last Real-Deal Surfboard Craftsmen
Long live craftspeople like Steve Coletta, the independent makers of our favorite outdoor toys.
Seafarer Tim Severin Recreated History’s Most Incredible Adventures
Did an Irish monk sail to North America 1,500 years before Columbus? Tim Severin set sail to find out.
These Boots Saw Me Through This Winter and Hopefully Many Others to Come
A longtime Canadian boot maker knocks it out of the park with the Kodiak Moncton.
Pocket Outdoor Buys Outside Magazine, Other Brands In Huge Shakeup
The media acquisitions keep coming, the conglomerates keep growing.
Check Out This Sweet Tutorial On Repairing Common Gear Issues
Gear You Repair Yourself Is the Most Sustainable Gear
Nicholas Clinch Proved American Teams Could Make First Ascents Too
He wasn’t the biggest or the strongest, but he may have had the most fun.
Is the All-New Ultralight Jetboil Stash Ultranecessary?
Jetboil launches new feather light cooking setup.
Finally: Fed Tax Credit for E-Bikes Proposed
New bill would provide $1,500 tax credit for any new e-bike purchase.
The Motorcycle Queen of Miami Was More than Fast Enough
Long before highways, before cross-country road trips were a thing, there was Bessie Stringfield.
The Nomad Life Was Never Part of Their Plan, But it Works
The bittersweet realities of life on the road, when it wasn’t your choice to begin with.
How To Build an Awesome DIY Kitchen in the Back of a Subaru
What can’t you fit in the back of a Subaru, anyway?
Trip Way, Way Out in the Desert in ‘Desert Oracle’
The “Voice of the Desert,” Ken Layne, brings his strange visions of a strange environment to a great little book.
Leon Crane Survived a Plane Crash and 80 Days in the Alaskan Winter
One of Alaska’s greatest survival stories is of a city kid who lasted 3 months through a Yukon winter.
Camp Coffee Snob? We Have the Grinders For You
Roughing it doesn’t have to mean stale coffee grounds.
Ed Abbey, the Desert Rat, Would be 94 Today—We Raise a Glass
On what would be his 93rd birthday, we salute Ed Abbey.
Possibly The Most Incredible Wave in Surf History Was Ridden Last Week
History was made in more than one way last week.
How To Not Die In the Woods
The most fun to read survival skills book you can buy.
Oh Screen, I Wish I Knew How To Quit You
Does the compulsion to capture, record, and share detract from our outdoor experiences?
Stay Found: How to Make the Most From Gaia GPS App
Gaia’s such a powerful tool—here’s how to maximize its potential.
Learning to Love Backpacking in the Rain
From cowering to powering through backcountry storms.
Our Editor’s Fave Facemasks From Outdoor Companies
Every outdoor brand seems to be making facemasks these days—so which is the best?
Eco-Conscious Off-Roaders, the New Toyota RAV4 Prime Is for You
It’s seemed this way for a couple of years now, but now it really feels as though electric trucks and…