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REI’s winter sale features excellent products at rock-bottom prices

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Treat yourself this holiday season with some new gear from REI's seasonal sale

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Who says your camp cuisine has to be all freeze-dried meals and prepackaged sandwiches?

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Stuff you can add to your truck to make it better for off-road travel

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Enjoying a night in a tent shouldn’t be a challenge

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Add this simple device to your pack. You won’t regret it.

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For more than two decades, Jeff Caldwell has lured in hikers, couchsurfers, and other women (and they're almost always women), enthralling them with his tales of adventure. Then he manufactures personal crises and exploits their sympathy to rip them off.

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Why settle for crappy hotel-room java when you can bring your own?

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There's a new breed of low-cost lodging that's custom-made for getting into the wild

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Never heard of the thing? Read on to let me convince you that these easy-to-transport, bomber camping tables are the only way to go.

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It's smokeless and sears hotter than anything else I've tried

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They're durable, smartly built, and ridiculously comfy

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Or how to be the most popular camping partner around

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Survive a night (or two or three) in the snow.

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Watch columnist Bryan Rogala outline the seven things you need keep your dog safe and happy on your next outdoor adventure.

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Roomy, safe, fast, and affordable, full-size trucks are the ultimate adventure enablers

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These essentials—some tangible, some not—should run you less than $100 and will make the two of you way happier in the backcountry

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It's no more dangerous than being a woman anywhere else in society. In fact, it may be safer.

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With one of these on the back your truck, you can camp in ultimate comfort even in the most off-the-grid spots

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Better garage organization means easier gear access, which means more time to play outside

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Setting up camp doesn’t have to be an intimidating, unpleasant chore

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Who knew state parks were this good?

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Setting up a tent doesn't need to be rocket science, our contributor Bryan Rogala shows us just how easy it is to sleep soundly under the stars.

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Yes, it’s a speaker built into a real Pelican Case

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Falling hard for a futuristic shelter

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This simple piece of gear is easily overlooked but absolutely essential

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Your most pressing backcountry food safety questions, answered

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A fire starter that's very nearly windproof and works almost anywhere, anytime

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Finding a place to put a tent is easy if you follow these steps

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Did you hear that? What was that? Some possibilities:

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Backpacking a trail of biblical proportions

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Those folks up in the PNW know how to make nice-looking outdoor toys

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It's easier than ever to find affordable outdoor lighting solutions

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There’s possibly nothing more therapeutic than going into the woods solo

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Columnist Bryan Rogala takes us through the essential gear you need for any car camping adventure.

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Only the tried-and-true basics

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A fully electric Volkswagon bus.

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Why should Scouts get all the rewards?

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To see more than just paved roads and parking lots, a new breed of explorers are taking a cue from the Aussies

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From $30,000 Airbnb rentals to animal sacrifices to 25,000 sometimes-naked umbraphiles, this is the weirdness that went down in the Wyoming resort town leading up to last week's astrological dance

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Just please don't call them hacks

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Don't let a little weather keep you inside

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What we’re most excited about, plus five runner-ups

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Sure, there's the never-ending mental math and having to deal with frozen pumps in brutal wind. But in the end, it's just one more factor in the complex calculus of a day in the mountains.

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Outside's love guide answers your most pressing questions about dating, breakups, and everything in between. Today, we discuss how to make sure everyone has fun—from stoner to straightlaced, slow to speedy, risk-averse to reckless.

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And what I learned from an island camping trip with a bunch of disadvantaged youth

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Or in other words: Is it even beer after it crests a certain ABV? We asked the experts to find out.

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The best outdoor blankets according to Amazon reviewers.

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The Hipcamp founder lets us in on her most essential pre-bed gear

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Pack the cooler. From surfing in Rhode Island to fishing the newly reborn Elwha River in the Northwest, these are the season’s quintessential weekend escapes.

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This segment of the bike world is growing rapidly, so we called in all the new stuff and took it camping in the New Mexico backcountry

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The ultimate rules-free weekend date

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Seven tips to enjoy the weekend safely and comfortably

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Our savvy, Norwegian-folk-school-trained writer shows you how to craft your own skijoring belts and mid layers

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Turning a puppy into an adventure companion is hard. This stuff will help.

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Everything you'll need to be comfortable and happy while jamming out

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Quietly, is the short answer. Or as loud as you want, if you're way out in the middle of nowhere.

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Element Awareness Camp offers underserved Los Angeles youth the opportunity to go into the wilderness for a week.

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Seek and ye shall find

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A sneaky ghost is good. A real mystery backed up by history is even better.

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Having an off-leash companion in the outdoors is the whole point of having a dog

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Pro chef and cookbook author Nikki Fotheringham on the number one recipe you should have in your arsenal, plus other camp tips

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Six tips to follow, whether you're pitching your tent in a national park or in your backyard

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Look good on the road

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The number-one most basic, most important camping skill

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Introducing a complete course in authentic adventure, fitness, gear, sports, sex, and so much more

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Do yourself a favor: book shorter legs and stop in unexpected spots. You might be surprised at all the little treasures you find.

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Everything a first-timer needs to know before hitting the trails

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An RV big enough to carry all your toys.

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Equipped with a water tank, solar panels, and a massive kitchen, the XVenture XV-2 has you covered.

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The Conqueror 490 ($42,850) will go places an Airstream can only dream of.

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Here's why you might consider an overlanding trailer: it's heavy to tow, but capable of going almost anywhere. And, once you park and set up camp, you're free to use your truck.

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America will soon be treated to its first total solar eclipse in decades. Here's where to see it.

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This year's Overland Expo West was full of incredible adventure rigs, but nothing we saw seemed as comfortable or well thought out at Kristen Bor's Sprinter Van.

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Cooking and eating under the stars is one of the biggest joys of road life. Here’s the gear we’ve settled on to make it work.

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The sound is amazing, plus it’s tough as nails

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Imagine all the fun of an outdoor blade in a package you can use more often. Put one to use in your kitchen, and it might make cooking dinner feel a little more exciting.

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Want a good campsite? Check out those run by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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Bear spray, plus a few other simple precautions, should keep you perfectly safe

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