In this gear guide, I’ll share my top packing tips to ensure you have everything you need for a successful outdoor experience. From my trusty Nemo Aya 15 degree down sleeping bag and the lightweight ...

Amidst the deluge of Zoom links, follow-up emails, and small plate wine bars, touching grass (like, literally touching grass) can feel very far away. The good news: It's not. Camping, backpacking, ...

We test a lot of gear at Outside. Want numbers? For the 2024 Summer Gear Guide on Outside, Climbing, and Backpacker, we put upwards of 850 products through three months of rigorous field testing. And ...

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Over the years, ultralight backpacking has garnered an unfortunate reputation: obsessive, elitist, unsafe, prohibitively expensive. While we could debate the first three (obsessive is the only one I’d ...

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A recap of a 2015 backpacking trip highlighting lessons learned, gear choices, and practical survival takeaways from the trail.

At Outdoor Life, we have our hiking kits pretty dialed. Editors, writers, and contributors have tested top of the line gear, budget-friendly basics, and the newest products over thousands of miles. If ...

Let’s face it, hiking is one of those weird sports that seems like it should be free, but in reality has loads of start-up costs, and finding the best budget hiking gear can be quite difficult. When ...