Gear Reviews

These portable, manual coffee grinders make it possible to enjoy good coffee no matter where you are: the campground, hotel or home.

Jetboil just launched their new and improved Jetboil Flash 1.0L and 1.8L cook systems. And they certainly got a few welcome upgrades. Considering getting one? We’ll highlight what’s new with the recently released Jetboil Flash cooking system and who it’s for.

We’ve tested plenty of shell jackets and these are the best sustainable, durable, quality options for everything from snowshoeing to skiing.

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.

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.

When it comes to barefoot hiking shoes, we at Terradrift have tested more than our fair share. From the rugged but ultra-flexible Magna Lite WR SG to the Xero Shoes Scrambler, we know a thing or two about what makes a barefoot shoe trail-worthy. So when Vivobarefoot dropped the Primus Trail Flow Mid, we had to lace ‘em up and take them for a spin.

If there’s one thing I love after a long hike on a hot day or when kicking it around the campfire in the evening it’s sparkling water. Sure, camp cocktails are great, but frankly, I don’t need alcohol to celebrate. If you feel the same and you can never keep enough cans of sparkling water in the house (or the cooler), then the Aerflo System Bottle is for you: a reusable water bottle that carbonates water at the touch of a button (OK, several touches).

Love them or hate them, these ultralight pad pumps make quick work of setting up camp. Are they worth a few extra ounces? You decide.

Need a power solution for camping and road trips? The Bluetti Elite 100 V2 delivers with its modern battery technology and low price.

We’ve tested plenty of portable power banks, backup batteries and chargers over the years. But when it comes to keeping devices like phones and high-tech watches powered on backpacking trips, every ounce (and gram) matters. So we put two of backpacking’s most popular ultralight power banks to the test and weighed their pros and cons (literally) to find out which we’ll be taking on all our backpacking adventures from here on out.