I lost 14 pounds on a three-day section of the John Muir Trail last summer and I never once regretted packing a tripod. The best camera tripods for hiking need to do something most tripod reviews ignore: they have to disappear in your pack until you need them, then stand firm when the wind picks […]

If you are over six feet tall, you already know the frustration of a standard camping cot. Your feet dangle off the end, your knees bend at awkward angles, and you wake up feeling worse than if you had slept on bare ground. Finding the best camping cots for tall people means looking past the […]

I've spent the last three months testing camping cot tents across desert sites, pine forest campgrounds, and a soggy weekend on the Olympic Peninsula. I dragged eight setups out of my truck, set them up in the rain, slept in them through cold nights, and broke down every one to find out which models actually […]

Anyone who has dropped serious cash on a premium rotomolded cooler already knows the sinking feeling of walking back to camp and seeing an empty spot where the cooler used to be. I have been campside at three festivals and watched at least four high-end coolers vanish in plain daylight, which is exactly why I […]

I still remember my first trad lead. I stood 30 feet above a sketchy yellow Camalot that I shoved into a flared crack, crossed my fingers, and kept climbing. That single piece of gear taught me what every climber eventually learns: the best camming devices are the difference between a confident send and a terrifying […]