For years, Gossamer Gear has been producing excellent ultralight options in the backpacking space, and the popular Gossamer Gear The Two is our favorite UL shelter this season. With very spacious ...

We test a lot of gear at Outside. Want numbers? For the 2024 Summer Gear Guide on Outside, Climbing, and Backpacker, we put upwards of 850 products through three months of rigorous field testing. And ...

I remember my first backpacking trip. I was 19 years old and wanted to spend my spring break backpacking around North Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness Area. I didn’t know I needed a sleeping pad to ...

Over the years, ultralight backpacking has garnered an unfortunate reputation: obsessive, elitist, unsafe, prohibitively expensive. While we could debate the first three (obsessive is the only one I’d ...

Prepare for a season full of carving snow with the latest tech and apparel designs from top brands that can help you get the most from your time on the slopes. There comes a time when you realize ...

For plenty of outdoorsmen and women, ultralight backpacking conjures up a particularly kooky image. Sawed-off toothbrushes. Dingy plastic water bottles with water filters screwed on top. Backpacks — ...