Winter hiking is a blast. Trails are less crowded, parking lots are empty, the views are spectacular (especially if there’s snow on the mountains where you live) and it’s a great excuse to indulge in your favorite trail snacks or a hot beverage (you burn more calories hiking in the cold). Here are some simple guidelines, recommendations and tips for what to wear winter hiking so you can enjoy the fourth season.
Drinking instant coffee when you’re backpacking doesn’t have to suck. These four options actually taste great (and will offer something to look forward to on those early start days).
We’ve tested plenty of shell jackets and these are the best sustainable, durable, quality options for everything from snowshoeing to skiing.
If you’re as passionate about sustainably-made outdoor gear as we are here at Terradrift, there’s a material you should definitely know about: NetPlus. Made of recycled fishing nets, it’s being used by a number of outdoor brands to reduce the impact of every garments, craft high quality fabrics, and clean up oceans in the process. Here’s what the material is and some of our favorite gear and clothing made of the stuff.
Want an ultralight fleece like Alpha? Read this first to learn what they’re best for, what they’re not, and what you MUST know before you buy.
In a press release last month, the Department of the Interior announced some changes to the annual national park pass system, officially known as the America the Beautiful pass. The beneficial changes are few and mostly just bring the pass system into the 21st century, but the majority are distressing at best and potentially harmful at worst. Read on to see what’s changing, including the good, the bad, and the ugly (literally).
Pour-overs are great and we’ve tested plenty of camp coffee makers, but for those who are really, really passionate about drinking good coffee outdoors and like their coffee small and strong, there’s only one real option: Camp espresso.
It’s time for the annual REI Cyber Week Sale! Which means from December 1-8, 2025, tons of outdoor gear is on sale! So we rounded up the 10 best deals on more sustainable gear that we think are worth a look AND can be bought with an epic discount this season. So if you need some new gear, now’s the time to save some cash.
Looking for the perfect outdoorsy gifts for the folks in your life who love to hike and play outside? We get it; we can be a tough bunch to shop for and tend to be particular about the clothing and gear we use. That goes double for those of us who make sustainability a priority. So we made it easy for you by rounding up 10 stellar gifts for outdoor lovers that we’ve personally used and would recommend to our own friends and family.
There are so many gift guides out there. Heck, we publish several every year–which you should definitely go check out if you’ll be buying for an outdoorsy loved one this year. But in our opinion, there aren’t enough anti gift guides floating around the internet these days. So we decided to make one. Here are 10 gifts to skip this year if you’re shopping for an outdoor lover.