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You can’t bring Harambe back, but you can help keep wild gorillas alive—if you chose to do something positive with your outrage
Add capability, safety, and convenience with these simple, affordable upgrades
If you only camp a few days a year, go with a new, inexpensive option from Walmart. But if you want something lightweight, versatile, and affordable, go used.
If the owners are responsible, the presence of off-leash dogs can actually make the outdoors a better place
Staying safe, clean, and healthy while having the time of your life
How to take your friends camping without killing them, or wanting to
At just 6,288 feet, this would be considered a hill anywhere else
IndefinitelyWild's weekly roundup of news from the outdoors. This week: More on Fort McMurray, the Federal Government's poop fetish, and the real reason Chris McCandless died
With the San Andreas “locked, loaded, and ready to go," now's the time to assemble your quake kit
A firsthand account from northern Alberta’s devastating wildfire
And yes, the bald eagle is on that list
Here's a look back at our favorite stories from Outside's new outdoor lifestyle column
Ride like Tony Stark
IndefinitelyWild’s weekly roundup of new and interesting developments in the outdoors. This week: Grizzly Bears, lionfish, wolves, And Rhinos. Oh my.
Or one Outside editor’s commitment to stop feeding you nonsense
Told you you were in for some vehicular schadenfreude
IndefinitelyWild’s weekly roundup of new and interesting developments in the outdoors. This week: ultralight tents and New Jersey on fire.
Do you want to see the bears return to the North Cascades?
Rooftop tents weigh way too much, cost way too much, and are a pain to use. We just fixed all of that with our newfangled rooftop-tent-on-the-ground design.
IndefinitelyWild’s weekly roundup of what’s new and interesting in the outdoors. This week: adventure bikes spied and urban spelunking underneath freakin’ Chernobyl.
The new Savage Bobber gets rid of its bodywork so you can feel the wind in your face
Hoodies and vests provide insulation where you need it for fast-forward activities
The original Series 1 is being “reborn” with official factory restorations
Arguably the most influential wolf in America was killed last week. Who was he?
IndefinitelyWild's weekly roundup of what's new and interesting in the outdoors. This week: how Moby Dick sunk Ahab's ship using his "junk."
Lighter and more packable, Rumpl's casual outdoor blanket is now stuffed with down
Designed by Robert Young Pelton himself
A rugged power pack for doing dangerous stuff outdoors
What gets called “surplus killing” actually isn’t, it’s killing for future feeding
A Massachusetts man built a recreation of Henry David Thoreau’s cabin from the book "Walden" in protest of fracking
Mountain Lions, Vikings, and Honey Badgers, oh my
If you enjoy vehicular schadenfreude, you’re in for a treat
With a full tang and stout blade, the new Morakniv Garberg is the knife the Internet asked for. But does the Internet really know how to design a knife?
Welcome to the first installment of IndefinitelyWild-on-Outside’s weekly news roundup. Here we'll feature interesting developments in the outdoors, tell you what we’re up to, and give you a peek behind the scenes as we make you great stories. Here we go! For American Visitors, Mexico is Safer than…
The company's head designer talks about next-gen vehicles hidden in new designs
And he’s taking it off-roading in Utah this weekend
The latest technology takes the sport out of the shacks, onto the ice, and nets you big catches
Everyone has a tough time trying to impress potential mates on online dating apps. Here are some insider tips on how to stand out from the crowd.
Baja: The ultimate weekend escape. And it’s way easier than you think to get here.
With 36-inch wheels adapted from unicycles, the DirtySixer scales bikes for riders 6’8” and taller
Wolf pack takes down elk on highway overpass in Canada
The best sport sunglasses out there? At $540 and up, they’d better be.
If you want to beat this spring’s biggest video game, you’ll need to learn how to survive in the real world
The machete’s lesser-known Malaysian cousin is bigger, stronger, and easier to use
How to sleep together, better, outside
More cool cars from more car companies
With effective prevention against mosquito bites, you don't need to be scared of the Zika virus
Mauls six people and takes 10 hours to capture
The latest tech innovation in tents doesn’t reduce weight, it lights them up
Residents of the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles have grown accustomed to wildlife wandering in their neighborhood
The guys at Combat Flip Flops think so and they've maxed out their credit cards to prove it
So capable, in fact, that Ford plans to race a virtually stock 2017 model. That's a massive vote of confidence in the performance of the new truck.
Need a car to help you go skiing, camping, kayaking, mountain biking, or just carrying dogs and people from A to B? We think this Subaru is the best you can buy.
We threw a slice of venison on the two fanciest grills around to find out which cooks best
A painstaking reproduction of the boots George Mallory wore in 1924
Knowing how to survive in the wild isn't the same thing as knowing how to survive in the big city when an earthquake or tsunami strikes. Wherever you live, Japan's new survival manual may save your life.
Juicier, tastier meat that's easier to cook. And all you need is a natural hot spring.
A new tool from Germany threatens to out-useful MacGyver's pocket knife