Outdoor Gear Reviews & Guides

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I recently finished thru-hiking 900 km (560 miles) on the GR11 trail through the Spanish Pyrenees. As my main choice of socks, I went with the Silverlight merino wool socks. And I'm glad to say, that...

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I recently finished an 800 km (500 miles) thru-hike, and I chose the Decathlon Evadict Mt2 trail running shoes as my only footwear. Initially, I wanted to walk in something more expensive, which I...

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We've been testing the Sawyer Micro Squeeze water filter for nine months now, taking it on most of our overnight hikes and sometimes even day hikes as well. We were really excited to test it out...

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We were very excited to test the Rei Flash Air 1 because it's one of the cheapest truly ultralight tents that you can find. So far, we've slept about 20-30 nights in this tent, so this by no means...

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We've been testing the Merrell Moab Ventilator 2 hiking shoes for 10 months now, or a total of 500-700 km / 310-430 miles. We've used them on various terrains - flat woodlands, rocky mountains, sandy...

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We've been testing the Osprey Talon 44 internal frame backpack for about nine months now, taking it to various trekking trips in the mountains, and bringing it to several multi-day hikes in the...

In this article, I list my 7 favorite backpacking forums (backpacking, as in hiking in the wilderness, not traveling), ordered from best to worst. Each one is slightly different - some are better for...

Is reusing single-use water bottles when thru-hiking really safe for your health? Surely the plastic would degrade over time and chip off an unhealthy amount of microplastics, right? I did a lot of...

Hiking on trails can be fun, but after a certain point, too much becomes too much. You'll probably want to try something different; something more adventurous. That's where cross-country hiking comes...

Every hiker should know how to attach tents to their backpacks correctly. It's so important, because tents are the most important pieces of hiking gear, along with good backpacks. You need to make...

I'm not by any means an amateur hiker and I'll admit - I've done my fair share of hiking in jeans. Even though we all know hiking pants are more comfortable, they're lighter, and they're better at...

If you're just getting into the world of hiking, you probably only recently learned that cotton is a bad choice of material for hiking pants and hiking gear in general. But if not cotton - then what?...