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Six tricks for better off-the-grid travel
The new Watch is a more sophisticated fitness tracker than its predecessor, with GPS, waterproofing, and a sleek, fast operating system
Keep your bikes organized and safe
Life in the slow lane, with a first-generation Land Rover Discovery
It's to be the best small, lightweight camera you can get for the money, ideal for shooting outdoor adventures when you don’t want to lug around pounds of heavy equipment.
The best upgrade you can make on your rig? A new set of hoops. Presenting our favorites for road and mountain.
We've long loved Land Cruisers. This new model is supremely capable—for an eye-watering high price.
Nothing beats a hot meal after a long day on the trail, and Omeals makes things a whole lot easier with their self-heating packaged meals.
All you have to do is visit a National Park and get very, very lucky
This is the company’s first endurance bike and we think it's the perfect marriage of comfort and speed
Ignore the goofy spelling. This gadget is a great way to incorporate high-octane bodywork into any outdoor adventure.
How an independent record label launched the first vinyl into the stratosphere
New-for-2017 tents expands mountain livability
So many! But we tracked down 6 powerhouses at this year's Outdoor Retailer who own, manage, or design for some of our favorite brands.
Felt’s newest trail machine makes a strong argument that one bike really can do it all
Celebrate (and support) the National Park Service's birthday with these 7 products
I figured anyone who's hiked hundreds of miles across the United States would probably have some useful advice, so I asked five Pacific Crest Trail veterans about the most essentials tools in their packs
We put them through the wringer to find out which would come out on top
Hiking a marathon a day in Yosemite with the pro photographer to launch Fitbit's newest fitness challenge
Dorky? Yeah. But also insanely packable, versatile, and easy to use.
A simple $68 tool that makes bike storage way easier
The people have spoken, and they really, really like this camera bag
A classic, now with some modern off-road upgrades
Travel the world for months with just the items in this photo
ARB makes some of the world's toughest off-road accessories for 4x4's and trucks, and they also have some pretty incredible vehicles of their own
It’s not a question of if but rather how badly you want this Land Rover
It’s the one made especially for you, based on 3-D scans of your feet. And it's coming.
Serious upgrades make this the most capable wildland vehicle we’ve ever seen
This video provides an easy to follow tutorial on installing one of Wayfare Vans conversion kits
Watch to see why the OR Ascendant Jacket will be an essential part of your 2017 ski kit.
An Aussie-built towable to get you farther into the backcountry
Everything you need to relax after a day of romping around in the mountains
With all the tech the Portland-based running company can muster
Seeing a beloved piece of gear get discontinued is a bit like going through a rough breakup. Pearl Izumi’s decision to terminate its Run line left our writer particularly devastated.
A new generation of bike builders is rethinking the rigs kids ride
In this video, we highlight our favorite models from the show floor, from Tepui, James Baroud and Yakima.
Now with DNA from the company's iconic Patrol 4x4
A smart sports watch or a sporty smartwatch? The M600 may just be the best of both worlds.
Rocky Mountain Underground brings us the innovative new Grrowler, a dog collar that transforms into a water bowl.
A shortage of functional, design-forward mountain bike apparel led one disgruntled rider to launch Buttermilk, a tiny startup dedicated to core female cyclists
All those rumors about pro cyclists using hidden motors to win races? Here are their options.
29? 27.5+? Doesn't matter. This whip can do both.
Bainbridge Island–based Sage just dropped the mic on the fly-fishing world
Since hanging up his cleats in 2015, Ted King says he's had a lot more fun on the bike by entering (and sometimes winning) races like the Dirty Kanza and Leadville 100—and swapping science-fueled recovery drinks for IPAs
Can you outfit an entire trip with random scores from gear subscription boxes? Our writer gave it a shot.
Sturdy, versatile, and easy to use, this hitch-mount bike rack might be the last one you ever buy
5 cool new products from Outdoor Retailer that won't break the bank
A rare FJ45LV, immaculately returned to its original condition
Pagosa Springs-based Voormi takes cool and dry to the next level
Jay Nelson contracted the road-trip bug in the 1980s when his parents took him and his sisters on a romp across Europe in a VW Vanagon. Afterward they shipped the van back to California so they could keep rolling across the American West. “Those are some of my best childhood memories,” says Nelson.
In 2009, Mike Sandone and his soon-to-be wife, Sofie, took an epic road trip across the mountains, beaches, and salt flats of Sonora, Mexico, in an old Jeep Wrangler. They wanted to be highly mobile, so most nights they slept in the cramped car. Sandone kept a checklist of…
Back in the eighties, vintage Land Cruisers were fetish objects to Tim McGrath and his buddies at Albuquerque’s Eldorado High School. During his junior year, McGrath was ecstatic to find a dark green 1974 FJ40 decaying in a barn. He scoured out the mud, mice nests, and chicken shit, then spent weekends testing the truck on camping excursions in the local mountains.
More technical gear is being built in the U.S., but companies are scrambling to find talent who can sew
On November 2, 2014, then 28-year-old Stephan Shay ran the toughest race of his life. Not only was the New York City Marathon freezing cold and rainy, but eight years earlier, Shay’s older brother Ryan died from a heart attack on the same course during an Olympic Trials race, also at the age of 28. Shay finished fourth among Americans and sixteenth overall.
James Crowe didn’t start out a motorcycle guy. After a childhood filled with romping around the British Columbia backcountry on skis and mountain bikes, he became fascinated with combustion-powered vehicles and landed an apprenticeship at Steve’s Auto Restorations, a legendary shop in Portland, Oregon, in 2006.
Lost in Place encourages you to go wander, and this bike is a great way to do it.
A taste of Brazil on your favorite road kit
Our reviewer tested it at home and before a big river trip to find out
The 5 pieces of gear we're most excited about from this year’s event
We tested 7 top models for durability, weather resistance, and usability. Turns out, they are not all created equal.
With the re-launch of the iconic model and the debut of a line of bikepacking bags, Specialized is signaling that it believes there’s a growing consumer contingent who wants all-road, touring versatility in their road bikes. We agree.
A German automaker’s California design lab is cooking up custom chariots for American Paralympians