What does life hold after the big thru-hike is through? We spent eight hours walking in a storm by the side of the highway. As trucks sped by, they sprayed us with filthy road water. It was our last day on the Te Araroa, the 3006km thru-hike we’d lived and...
Our bestselling and best reviewed camping gear this year From pocket-sized camping accessories to Outside Magazine’s favorite down sleeping bag, here’s all our best camping gear of 2020. MOST POPULAR BEST OVERALL CAMPING GEAR (AGAIN!): THERMOLITE® REACTOR™ EXTREME Our bestselling product is the THERMOLITE Reactor Extreme. The secret behind this...
Down sleeping bags reign king amongst lightweight campers and hikers everywhere, but you might be better off with a synthetic sleeping bag. Whilst nothing beats down fill in terms of its impressive warmth-to-packability ratio and longevity, today’s synthetic sleeping bags have come a long way. They’re lighter, warmer, more technical and better...
Get comfortable and save space on four-wheeled adventures. There’s something irresistible about the simplicity and ease of camping out in your car. And with the right gear, you can get the comfort and convenience of a campervan with way less money and effort. Whether you class yourself as a car...
The Golden State Skyline is a human-powered, self-supported linkup of all fifteen 14,000’ peaks in California, stretching from Mt. Shasta in the Cascades to Mt. Langley, the southern tip of the Sierra. Along with my friends Jonny Morsicato and Charlie Firer, followed by film crew Colin Rex and Nick Smillie,...
If you know what to look for, it’s easy to spot a thru-hiker in the wild. From the dirty, worn backpack to the torn-up shoes held together with duct tape and dental floss. The men look like they’re auditioning for the sequel to Castaway—with their scraggly, overgrown beards and half-starved...