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    How to Dress for Skiing and Snowboarding

    It’s December, you just moved to Utah, Colorado, or some other snowy place for your new job, and for some reason, you agree to join for the company ski day despite having never skied in your life.

    Making Sense of Waterproof Shells

    Making Sense of Waterproof Shells  In a world of jargon, lingo, and numbers almost no one understands, it’s easy to see why so many outdoor enthusiasts end up with rain jackets and ski

    Car Camping: A Gear Guide to Sleeping In Your Car

    Car camping has taken on a new meaning these days with many campers choosing the comforts of their own cars over spending the night in a stuffy tent. While we’d all love a fully built out Sprinter

    How to Choose a Sleeping Bag

    While picking the right sleeping bag isn’t rocket science, we’ve all spent a night out camping where we woke up shivering in the freezing cold, questioning every life choice we made to get us to th

    Approach Shoes Vs. Hiking Shoes

    Approach shoes and hiking shoes look similar on the shelf, and a lot of hikers spend too long debating which one to buy. The short answer is this: if you are hiking to a climbing objective, scrambling

    What's in My Pack? A Sport Climbing Edition

    If you’re new to sport climbing or just new to rock climbing in general, it can be hard to know what equipment to bring along when you’re headed out for a day at the crag. You may have questions about

    Every Trail Has Its Running Shoe: Best SCARPA and La Sportiva Footwear for Summer 2026

    The best trail running shoe for summer 2026 depends on your terrain and goals. For wet alpine routes, the SCARPA Ribelle Run 2 GTX offers Gore-Tex waterproofing with technical mountain traction. For d

    Make It Last: Down Jackets

    Make It Last is dedicated to getting the most out of your gear. This is our place to share knowledge acquired over years of abusing outdoor equipment, so you can learn from our experience and our mist

    Gear Review: La Sportiva vs. SCARPA: Best Climbing Shoes

    Trying to decide between La Sportiva and SCARPA climbing shoes? Both brands have been making climbing shoes in the Italian Dolomites for nearly a century, and climbers have argued about which reign

    Best Summer 2026 Approach Shoes for Utah Climbs

    You’re standing at the base of a sandstone tower in Castle Valley, rope on your back, the sun already hammering the canyon walls. Or maybe you’re two miles up a talus field below a Wasatch crag, every

    Campman Picks: Best Ski and Snowboard Gear

    If you’ve found your way to this gear review, then it probably comes as no surprise that the crew at Campman loves little more than a well-designed piece of equipment, especially when it comes to s

    Eco-friendly Ways to Spruce Up Your Home for the Holidays

    With the holiday season upon us, eco-conscious folks look for ways to prepare their homes for an eco-friendly holiday. Wanting to reduce your carbon footprint is something that can be done all yea

    How to Size Your Hestra Gloves and Mittens

    Everyone knows the typical run-around associated with buying gloves online. Pick a size more or less at random, buy them, try them on, exchange for another size, and repeat. Countless powder days hav

    How to Catch a Monster Brown on the Fly

    I love Brown Trout. There is something about the physical transformation they go through when become piscivorous and their inclination to murder streamers that has always enchanted me. For some fis

    The Best Petzl Headlamps for Every Outdoor Activity (2026)

    The right headlamp doesn’t announce itself until you need it. Then it’s everything. Maybe you’re an hour into a predawn approach on a Wasatch peak and the trail just disappeared into boulders. Maybe i

    7 Tips for Introducing Kids to Outdoor Activities

    The health benefits of getting outdoors are well documented. Even a simple 30-minute walk around the neighborhood can do wonders for your overall well-being. And making time to get outdoors is

    How To Size Climbing Shoes Comfortably

    Should rock climbing shoes feel painful? It’s probably the first thought every climber has when we try on our first pair of climbing shoes, and it’s so difficult to answer because pain is rela

    Gear Review: Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL2 Bikepack Tent

    In recent years, bikepacking has gone from a niche pursuit to one of the fastest growing facets of cycling, and brands have taken notice. As expected, this has produced a rash of questionably usefu

    7 Tips for Camping with Kids

    Did you switch out the car seats into the SUV? Did you pack sunscreen? What about bug spray? Oh shoot, we need to bring Lil’ Bear or else Ella will be in full-on riot mood at bedtime.All parents know

    Price Match Guarantee

    Contents How to Request a Price Match Price Match Rules Brand loyalty is awesome, and so is getting the best deal on a piece of gear. That’s why we’ve combined the two with our...

    So, You Want to Go on a Solo Van Trip?

    With the storm clouds from the day’s rain still lingering, the setting sun ignited the sky in intense golden light and vibrant hues of pink. Maneuvering my rusty Sprinter van through curve after cu

    Better Than Your Bed: The Complete Exped MegaMat Sleeping Pad Guide

    If you wanted to spend your away weekend feeling hungry, uncomfortable, and exhausted, you’d go backpacking. While that might be what you’re looking for from time to time, there’s no denying that some

    Nature’s Best Toilet Paper Substitutes

    As I write this, Charmin, Cottonelle, and Downy Soft toilet paper, to name a few, are “currently unavailable” on Amazon. This verifies what you’ve always suspected: When things get scary in the US,

    Thru-Hiking the JMT with a Baby Is an Exercise in Patience—and Endurance

    Are the difficulties of taking a toddler on a 200-mile hike worth the rewards?It’s 8 a.m. on an August morning, and I’m standing at the Mono/Parker Pass Trailhead in Yosemite with 40 pounds in my ba