The best backpacking gear list is not all-inclusive. While it may not cover everything you need on a backpacking trip, it includes 20 of the most important items on your packing list—at least in our ...

The Uco Ingalls Switch-Lok Knife is on sale for 30% off at REI. This high-quality outdoor brand rarely goes on sale, so grab ...

Shedding weight is less a packing problem and more a state of mind. Let WIRED show you how to keep warm and fed in the backcountry.

Every guy needs a good go-to camp cooler, but fancy brand-name models can run north of $400. RTIC's 45QT Hard Cooler is every ...

M’s L: 6’6″ W’s R 20F: 3 lbs, 10 oz M’s R 20F: 3 lbs, 7 oz R 20F: $200 Synthetic W’s R 20F: 3 lbs, 2 oz M’s R 20F: 2 lbs. 8F ISO limit for W’s 20F 19F ISO limit for M’s 20F M’s L: 6’6″ W’s R 15F: 4 ...

Over the years, ultralight backpacking has garnered an unfortunate reputation: obsessive, elitist, unsafe, prohibitively expensive. While we could debate the first three (obsessive is the only one I’d ...

I did not grow up in an outdoorsy family. We spent the occasional summer road-tripping through Colorado, sure, but I was just as likely to spend an entire school break playing Super Nintendo in my ...

Each week, our inbox runneth over with news of gear, apparel and tech releases from around the world. In this feature, we’ll ...