Gear

 [[{“value”:” 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 by “we,” we mean nine gear editors, four dozen category managers, and hundreds of additional testers. After testers put […]

 [[{“value”:” Memorial Day weekend is here, which means summer has unofficially begun. Pools are opening, kids are getting out of school, and many of us are starting to plan our warm-weather adventures in earnest. Retail giant REI understands this, so they’ve slashed prices on a ton of gear. The REI Anniversary Sale is the retailer’s

 [[{“value”:” Summer running can be both amazing (all that daylight!) and challenging (all that sweat!). The right apparel can help you enjoy this special time of year by keeping you cooler and drier while feeling fast and fashionable. We tested 143 hot weather shorts, shirts, singlets, socks, and hats to find the best men’s apparel

 [[{“value”:” Celebrating Memorial Day weekend with a beach vacay, camping trip, backyard BBQ, or 10k? We salute you. While playing outside might not technically be what this holiday is all about, the long weekend does present an opportunity to enjoy the first longer, warmer days outdoors with friends and family—a good way to honor the

 [[{“value”:” After shoes, running shorts are the most important and personal piece of a runner’s kit. The right shorts will disappear on the run and comfortably carry everything you need; the wrong ones will chafe, cling, bounce, sag, ride up, and generally make your run miserable, especially in heat and humidity. We searched for, and

 [[{“value”:” When we went hunting for a place to hold our annual Editors’ Choice trip last year, we had a few requirements. It had to be gob-smackingly beautiful. It had to be extremely challenging. And critically, it had to be close to an exceptional post-hike hamburger. Asheville, North Carolina, and its surrounding wilderness hit all

 [[{“value”:” Kids use blankies—those soft, individual-sized, personal hugs like the one Linus from the Peanuts carries around—to provide comfort from nightmares and bullies, not so much to keep warm. Adults have supposedly outgrown the need, but couldn’t we all benefit from a cozy camp blanket that can provide comfort from life’s stresses and also keep

 [[{“value”:” No matter if you’re surfing, swimming or crushing a beach workout, the best boardies allow you to perform more naturally, comfortably, and confidently. Once you find that unequaled pair, you’ll wear them until the seams finally give out—forcing you to start the quest all over again. We’ve been testing the newest boardshorts in and

 [[{“value”:” Andy Cochrane is a multiple-sport adventurer and expedition athlete who is now home-based in Bend, Oregon, though he says the lessons aren’t easily forgotten from the five years he spent roaming the west, racking up a quarter-million miles living out of his 2015 Tacoma. He still relies on the same truck: “It could take

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