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Categories
- Tents and shelters
- Sleeping bags and quilts
- Sleeping pads
- Backpacks
- Hiking footwear
- Rain shells
- Stoves
- Headlamps
- Water treatment
- Insulation layers
- Trekking poles
- Car camping
- Hammocks and tarps
- Socks and foot care
- Base layers
- First aid and repair
- Navigation and communication
- Cookware and food storage
- Traction and gaiters
- Family and kids
Roundups
- Best backpacking tents
- Best ultralight tents
- Best budget backpacking tents
- Best sleeping bags for backpacking
- Best sleeping pads
- Best hiking boots for wide feet
- Best trail runners for hiking
- Best backpacking packs
- Best hiking daypacks
- Best rain jackets under $150
- Best camping stoves
- Best headlamps
- Best water filters
- Best insulation for the trail
- Best trekking poles
- Best car camping gear
- Best budget camping gear under $50
- Best gear for cold sleepers
- Best gear for a first overnight
- Best solo backpacking tents
- Best budget backpacking packs
- Best women's backpacking packs
- Best camping hammocks
- Best hiking socks
- Best hiking base layers
- Best backpacking first aid kits
- Best bear canisters
- Best backpacking pots
- Best microspikes
- Best family camping tents
- Best ultralight backpacks
- Best canister stoves for backpacking
- Best cheap rain jackets for backup and short hikes
- Best wide toe box trail shoes
- Best car camping comfort gear
- Best hiking navigation tools
- Best hiking water bottles
Guides
- First overnight hike packing list
- How to choose a sleeping pad
- Quilt or sleeping bag?
- Ultralight backpacking shelter guide
- Car camping kitchen setup
- How to layer for rain
- How to fit hiking boots
- How to treat backcountry water
- How to fit a backpack
- Canister stove or liquid fuel?
- Leave no trace at camp
- Three-season or four-season tent?
- How to prevent hiking blisters
- How to set up a camping hammock
- How to pack a bear canister
- How much water to carry hiking
- How to read a topo map
- What backpacking base weight means
- How to wash a down sleeping bag
- Why tents get condensation
- A child's first camping trip
- What to wear hiking in shoulder season
- Desert hiking water planning
- How to dig a cathole
- Camp stove safety
Field notes
- What R-value means on a sleeping pad
- What a freestanding tent is
- What DWR means on a rain jacket
- How to read a sleeping bag temperature rating
- What heel-drop means in hiking shoes
- What a wide last means
- What a backpacking water filter removes
- What down fill power means
- What hydrostatic head means
- How to measure backpack torso length
- What a backpack hip belt is for
- The big three of backpacking gear
- What three-season gear means
- What a tent vestibule is for
- Double-wall vs single-wall tents
- What map declination means
- Why rain jacket pit zips matter
- Active layers versus static layers
- What a wag bag is
- Why bear hangs fail
- When hikers need electrolytes
- Alcohol stove fire restrictions
- Why backpacking quilts feel drafty
- When to seam-seal a tent
- Why a pack liner still matters
- When camp shoes are worth packing
- How to use a headlamp without blinding camp
- How much food to pack backpacking
Comparisons
- Osprey vs Gregory backpack
- Copper Spur vs X-Mid
- XLite vs Tensor
- Targhee vs Lone Peak
- WindMaster vs PocketRocket
- Squeeze vs BeFree
- Actik Core vs Spot
- Helium vs Rainier
- Copper Spur vs Dragonfly
- XLite vs XTherm
- Speedgoat vs Lone Peak
- X-Mid 1 vs Protrail
- Osprey Aura vs Gregory Deva
- Darn Tough vs Smartwool hiking socks
- Kahtoola Microspikes vs Yaktrax
- BearVault BV500 vs Ursack Major
- Synthetic vs merino base layers
- TOAKS 750 vs GSI Halulite
- REI Kingdom 6 vs Coleman Sundome 4
- REI Flash 55 vs Granite Gear Crown 60
- ENO DoubleNest vs Warbonnet Blackbird
- Patagonia R1 Air vs Arc'teryx Atom
- Gossamer Gear Mariposa vs Hyperlite Southwest
Kits
Gear
- Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2
- Durston X-Mid 2
- NEMO Dragonfly OSMO 2P
- REI Co-op Half Dome 2 Plus
- Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo
- MSR Hubba Hubba 2
- REI Co-op Magma 15
- Western Mountaineering UltraLite
- Enlightened Equipment Revelation
- Marmot Trestles Elite Eco 30
- NEMO Disco 15
- Sea to Summit Spark
- Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT
- NEMO Tensor
- Exped Ultra
- Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol
- Sea to Summit Ether Light XT
- Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm
- Osprey Atmos AG 65
- Gregory Baltoro 65
- Osprey Exos 58
- Durston Kakwa 55
- Osprey Talon 22
- REI Co-op Trail 40
- KEEN Targhee IV WP Mid
- Altra Lone Peak
- Lowa Renegade GTX Wide
- Merrell Moab 3 Mid Wide
- Salomon X Ultra Wide GTX
- Hoka Speedgoat
- Outdoor Research Helium
- REI Co-op Rainier
- Marmot PreCip Eco
- Black Diamond StormLine
- Patagonia Torrentshell
- Soto WindMaster
- MSR PocketRocket Deluxe
- Jetboil MiniMo
- BRS-3000T
- MSR WhisperLite
- Coleman two-burner camp stove
- Petzl Actik Core
- Black Diamond Spot 400-R
- Nitecore NU25
- BioLite HeadLamp 330
- Petzl Bindi
- Sawyer Squeeze
- Katadyn BeFree
- Platypus QuickDraw
- Grayl GeoPress
- MSR TrailShot
- REI Co-op Magma Hooded Down
- Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer
- Patagonia Nano Puff
- Outdoor Research Ascendant
- Outdoor Research Echo Sun Hoodie
- Black Diamond Trail Ergo
- LEKI Makalu
- Cascade Mountain Tech Carbon
- Black Diamond Distance Carbon
- Helinox Chair One
- Lodge cast-iron skillet
- Rotomolded cooler, 45 qt class
- Kelty Lowdown camp loveseat
- Rumpl camp blanket
- Collapsible wash bins, set of three
- Gear Aid Tenacious Tape
- 10-liter dry bag
- Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2
- NEMO Hornet OSMO 2P
- Tarptent Double Rainbow
- MSR Elixir 2
- REI Co-op Passage 2
- Zpacks Duplex
- Durston X-Mid 1
- Tarptent Protrail
- REI Co-op Magma 30
- Enlightened Equipment Enigma 20
- Western Mountaineering Alpinlite
- Kelty Cosmic 20
- REI Co-op Siesta 25
- Montbell Down Hugger 800 #3
- Sea to Summit Trek TkII
- Outdoor Vitals Summit Loft 20
- Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT Wide
- NEMO Tensor Wide
- Klymit Static V
- Sea to Summit Comfort Plus
- Exped Dura 5R
- Therm-a-Rest ProLite
- ULA Circuit
- Granite Gear Crown3 60
- REI Co-op Flash 55
- Gossamer Gear Mariposa
- Osprey Aura AG 65
- Gregory Deva 60
- Hyperlite Mountain Gear Southwest
- Deuter Aircontact Core 60+10
- Topo Athletic Ultraventure
- La Sportiva Ultra Raptor
- Oboz Bridger
- Danner Trail 2650
- Salomon Quest 4
- Bedrock Cairn
- Outdoor Research Foray
- Frogg Toggs Ultra-Lite
- Columbia Watertight II
- Montbell Versalite
- Jetboil Flash
- Soto Amicus
- MSR Reactor
- TOAKS Titanium Alcohol Stove
- Black Diamond Storm 500-R
- Princeton Tec Remix
- MPOWERD Luci
- Aquamira Water Treatment
- SteriPEN Ultra
- CNOC Vecto or Vesper bag
- Nalgene Wide Mouth 1L
- HydraPak Seeker 2L
- Patagonia R1 Air
- Rab Microlight Alpine
- Montbell Plasma 1000
- REI Co-op Trailmade Fleece
- Arc'teryx Atom Hoody
- Cascade Mountain Tech Aluminum Poles
- Komperdell Carbon C3
- REI Co-op Kingdom 6
- Coleman Sundome 4
- REI Co-op Kindercone
- Petzl Tikkid
- REI Co-op Tarn 18
- ENO DoubleNest
- Warbonnet Blackbird XLC
- Dutchware Chameleon
- Hummingbird Hammocks Single+
- Kammok Mongoose
- Hammock Gear Econ Underquilt
- ENO Atlas Straps
- Warbonnet SuperFly
- Darn Tough Hiker Micro Crew
- Injinji Liner Crew
- Smartwool Hike Classic
- Darn Tough Light Hiker
- Sealskinz Waterproof Sock
- Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily
- Icebreaker 175 Oasis
- REI Co-op Merino 185
- Outdoor Research Echo Hoody
- Patagonia Capilene Thermal Weight
- Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .5
- Adventure Medical Kits Mountain Series
- Leukotape P
- SAM Splint
- Nitrile gloves, pair in a bag
- Nuun Sport tablets
- Suunto M-3 Compass
- Garmin inReach Mini 2
- Garmin eTrex 22x or 32x
- National Geographic Trails Illustrated map
- Pealess whistle
- TOAKS Titanium 750ml Pot
- MSR Titan Kettle
- GSI Halulite Boiler
- Long-handled camping spoon
- BearVault BV500
- Ursack Major
- OPSAK odor bag
- Kahtoola MICROspikes
- Hillsound Trail Crampon
- Outdoor Research Crocodile Gaiters
- Yaktrax Run
- MSR Evo Ascent
- Sea to Summit Aeros Pillow
- TheTentLab Deuce of Spades
- Classic clog, camp shoe
- Nitecore NB10000
- MSR Groundhog Stakes
- Gossamer Gear Liteflex Umbrella
- Bug head net
- Merino neck gaiter
- ALPS Mountaineering Dining Table
- REI Co-op Camp Cot
- GSI Enamel Coffee Percolator