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1 week ago | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
By Jason Wanlass and Ben Applebaum-Bauch ⋅ Apr 12, 2025 The Best Hiking Shorts for MenWarm days call for lighter gear, top to bottom, and the right pair of shorts is a great place to start. Not only can they help keep you cool, but they can also help keep you dry, reducing friction and chaffing on the trail. We've sought out the best hiking shorts to help keep you moving comfortably all year long.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
Our hiking experts bought 19 pairs of socks and trekked the globe for months. Each sock was soaked, compressed, wrung out, smashed with dirt, and washed in...
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Ben Applebaum-Bauch |Elizabeth Paashaus |Jason Wanlass
By Ben Applebaum-Bauch, Elizabeth Paashaus, and Jason Wanlass ⋅ Nov 9, 2024 The Best Backpacking Chairs for 2024Are you on the hunt for the best backpacking chair? We've tested more than 40 different models over the past 10 years. In this review, we compare 19 of the best backpacking chairs available today. We evaluate each seat on its comfort, identifying crucial elements of each product's performance.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jack Cramer |Ian McEleney |Jessica Haist |Jason Wanlass
By Jack Cramer, Ian McEleney, Jessica Haist, and Jason Wanlass ⋅ Oct 30, 2024 The Best Sleeping Bags for 2024Our testers are always on the hunt for the best sleeping bags for making outdoor overnights more comfortable, more fun, and hopefully more affordable. Sleeping bag designs, however, can be as complicated and varied as the people who snuggle up inside them.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
Samsonite staged a complete facelift for the majority of its luggage line, and the Samsonite Freeform Large Spinner is one of our favorite pieces. We love its overall look and construction quality. We also dig its price. Performance Comparison The cargo bay of the Freeform Large Spinner comes with a massive amount of open space, making it one of the largest main compartments of all the models in our lineup. Top scores for this metric were aplenty for this monster travel companion.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
The Freeform Spinner has a friendly price tag and is as functional as it is stylish. It's more lightweight and modern than past Samsonite models, and it has better wheels and a much-improved ride. Performance Comparison The combining power of a lightweight polypropylene shell and a spacious cargo space earned the Freeform Spinner impressive scores on all of our tests for this metric.
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May 14, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
Just as its name suggests, the Base Camp 6 touts the space, construction quality, and features needed for creating a comfortable home base for dispersed camping, campgrounds, and especially car camping. Performance Comparison Comfortably fitting six sleepers into the Base Camp 6 isn't the easiest process, but it is possible. This tent doesn't have the largest floor space, but it's ample enough. It also offers tons of added features that make this shelter comfortable and easy to use.
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May 14, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
Price: $290 List Manufacturer: Coleman By Jason Wanlass ⋅ Review Editor ⋅ May 14, 2024 75 OVERALL SCORE RANKED #8 of 18 Space and Comfort - 35% 9.0 Weather Resistance - 25% 6.0 Ease of Use - 15% 6.0 Family Friendliness - 15% 9.0 Quality - 10% 6.0 Our Verdict The Skydome XL 8 is simply massive. It's the largest camping tent we've ever tested, making it an excellent choice for large adventurous families who enjoy spending time in the outdoors. Even better, this behemoth shelter is reasonably...
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass |Mary Witlacil |Ben Applebaum-Bauch |Maggie Nichols
Looking for a great camping packing list? We've got you covered. Our expert camping editors have compiled this comprehensive list of what to bring on your camping trip, from the essentials to luxury items you might want to consider. While you don't need much to enjoy the outdoors, even the most minimalist campers need a few essentials; think food, shelter, and clothing.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
outdoorgearlab.com | Jason Wanlass
The Goal Zero Skylight is a massive, tripod-based lantern with the power to light up any campsite like a movie set. It's sheer size makes it somewhat of an odd-man-out, when compared to the rest of our grouping. However, if you're setting up basecamp — and you want a lot of luminescence — let there be light. Performance Comparison Even the lowest of this unit's brightness settings has more power than two-thirds of the lanterns we tested.
