Footwear tech is more complicated than it looks. Maximize your mileage by learning how to pick the right boots and make them last. Buy your boots carefully, and your feet will thank you.The Boot Expert Brennan Halterman grew up hiking in Southeast Alaska and has been fitting shoes since 2003. Now he’s closing in on…
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Folks often associate certain stereotypes with different regions of the country. Texans are sometimes considered to be proud. West coasters are laid back. Southerners are easy going. Up in New England, Yankees have a reputation for being exceedingly pragmatic, particularly when it comes to money. Being one, I can attest it’s a fairly accurate representation.…
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The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year There are three things you can count on as the seasons change: the leaves will turn, the wildflowers will bloom, and outdoor manufacturers will unfold new lines of equipment. But too often the “all new” gear is basically the same old stuff with a splash of color and…
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Did you know that your body has around 60% water? A human cannot survive any longer than about 3-4 days
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A Closer Look At Bolt Carrier Groups? When it comes to sourcing the best bolt carrier group for your AR-15,
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The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year Each spring when we present the Editors’ Choice Awards (this is our fourth time), we invariably get asked, “Say, how do you choose the winners anyway?” To answer that question, consider what one of this year’s entrants , a pack, went through. One editor, who was headed out…
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The Best Backpacking Gear of the Year Innovation ain’t worth bugger all if it pikes out in a pinch. That’s why we took the finalists for our 13th annual best-gear awards to New Zealand: We knew the South Island’s legendary storms and rugged topography would help us peel back the last layers of hype and…
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Metal detecting is a hobby that has been growing in popularity over the past few years. 40 million people are
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A lightweight backpack, custom-molded boots, and the best lip balm we’ve ever tried: meet our favorite gear of the season. Mt. Taranaki, North Island, New ZealandGood gear gets the job done. Great gear makes it easy. We should know—we’ve been at this for 25 years. That’s a quarter of a century worth of big blisters,…
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“It’s Jurassic Park,” says one local of the California preserve’s animal problem. Don’t worry–these kids at Sand to Snow National Monument are running out out joy, not to escape feral cattle. Hikers at Sand to Snow National Monument have to worry about more than the usual blisters: A large herd of feral cattle is roaming the area,…
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