17 Best Hiking Boots of 2025
We highlight the best hiking boots after researching and testing. Find the perfect lightweight, midweight, or heavyweight hiking boot for you!
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10 Best Backpacking Backpacks of 2025
We test, review, and compare the best backpacking backpacks for wilderness trekking. Plus, a primer of every jargon-laden backpack term you’ve ever heard.
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8 Best Rain Ponchos of 2025
Rain ponchos are the preferred rain protection of many outdoorsy folks. Why? Cause they’re versatile. Check out our list of the best Rain Ponchos.
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Quebec’s Explorer’s Route: An Adventurous Canadian Road Trip
This trip report covers a week-long road trip on Quebec’s Explorer’s Route. If you’ve been thinking about touring Canada…
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10 Best Hiking Sandals of 2025
We highlight the best hiking sandals of 2024 after researching and testing. Open toe, closed toe, or finger-style? Find the perfect hiking sandal for you!
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10 Epic Winter Hikes Across the USA
You know you want to brave the cold. Find out where and how with these epic winter hikes all across the U.S.
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Osprey Stratos 24 Review
Osprey Stratos 24 review: feature-filled backpack with robust suspension, well-placed pockets, and more carrying capacity than its 24-liter package lets on.
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Columbia Sandy River Shorts Review
Columbia Sandy River Shorts Review: Simple, comfortable and functional, these are multi-use shorts for days spent outside, inside and everywhere in-between.
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prAna Mojo Shorts Review: Climber Favorite, Trail Approved
prAna Mojo Shorts Review: If outdated hiking shorts have you feeling like you lost your mojo, look no further. Durable, lightweight, and ready for the crag.
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Ahnu Sugarpine II Hiking Boots Review
Ahnu Sugarpine II review: stylish, hardy, waterproof boots that are an all-around rockstar for female adventurers. Jump, run, skip and hike with ease.
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Teva Hurricane XLT 2 Review: Top Summer Hiking Sandals
Teva Hurricane XLT 2 Review: these sandals that won’t break the bank, will perform in almost every scenario, and distance you from that AARP card.
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Oboz Sawtooth Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot Review
Oboz Sawtooth Mid Review: Strap on a pair of these boots and hike through anything in your path with confidence, whether it be water, mud, or shale.
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Zpacks Vertice Rain Jacket Review
Zpacks Vertice Review: This may just be the most breathable rain protection on the market, and it weighs about 6 ounces. Unparelleld rain shell protection.
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Gregory Baltoro 65 Backpack Review
From overnight trips to multi-day excursions anywhere your feet can take you, the Gregory Baltoro 65 has the features and supreme comfort to take you there.
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YETI Rambler 36 Review – Does It Really Keep Drinks Cold?
The YETI Rambler 36 is a bottle you can throw around and beat up, that will still love you and never leak. Cold, hot, and seriously huge. Drink up.
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REI Trail 25 Backpack Review
The REI Trail 25 is compact yet intricate, full of conveniences, and retains all day comfort with a full 25 liter load. Comes with a rain cover, too!
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7 Epic Spring Hikes to Explore This Season
Day hikes and overnight backpack trips abound in this roundup of epic spring hikes for 2016. Get a brief overview of the hikes and plan your next trip.
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6 Long Distance Trails Backpackers Will Love
Want to get deep into the wilderness? Here are 6 long trails backpackers will love. Hikers too.
