Gear Review

Staff Picks: Ember Ceramic Mug

With Ember’s Ceramic mug, your coffee stays hot all day.

What Alex Honnold Is Reading Right Now

The free soloist hopes that these four books will teach you something about the world

For the Woman Who Wanders

The Bear Bowl Camping Pot Is the Size of Your Wallet

Like fiberglass origami, it snaps together for cooking and folds down to a small square when it’s time to hit the trail

Park and Diamond Is Launching a Collapsible Bike Helmet

It’s allegedly as strong as a typical cycling lid, but it looks like a baseball cap and squishes down to the size of a water bottle

Review: Hanchor Marl Backpack

The 42-liter pack stood up to more than a week in Yosemite's backcountry

Traeger Goes Mini with New Portable Grills

The Ranger and Scout are designed to bring the trademark Traeger cooking experience to the campground

Behind the Scenes at Our 2018 Ski Test

In February, we put more than 250 pairs of next winter's skis through their paces at Snowbird, Utah. We're talking 18 testers, three days, and a total of 1.5 million vertical feet. Find out which planks rose to the top in the Winter Buyer's Guide, which hits newsstands in October. In the meantime, let photographer Lee Cohen take you through the test.

Is the MSR Guardian Filter Worth the $350 Price Tag?

Sure, it's expensive, but hear me out

Introducing Dawn Patrol

Women’s gear, up first