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Sep 16, 2025

Outdoors

29 Outdoor Essentials to Elevate Your Next Basecamp Setup

Field-tested recommendations to amplify comfort and convenience in the great outdoors.

By Hayley Helms and Jack Seemer

Sep 16, 2025

A collage of six images: top left shows a cooler filled with ice, canned drinks, hot dogs, and a jar labeled "wildbrine"; top center features a blurred hand holding a blue water bottle; top right displays a gray sneaker kicking up dust; bottom left is a blurred close-up of a black object; bottom center captures two hikers standing near a large waterfall; bottom right shows the open trunk of a vehicle packed with outdoor gear including boots, a yellow cooler, a gray cooler, and a green container.

Outdoors

The 2025 Gear Patrol Outdoor Awards: Our Favorite Bags, Camp Accessories, Trail Shoes and More

We've tested thousands of outdoor products over the years. Here is the gear we recommend across 80 categories.

By Ben Bowers, Hayley Helms, Steve Mazzucchi, Jack Seemer, and Sean Tirman

Sep 15, 2025

Close-up of a folding knife handle with a textured black grip, three visible rivets, a circular pivot screw, and a partially visible silver metal blade with a thumb stud. The background is a plain beige color.

Outdoors

This Affordable EDC Utility Knife Could Be One of the Strongest Ever Made

Thanks to its super-tough, fidget-friendly lock, this razor-based folding blade far outpaces others in its class.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 15, 2025

A rear view of an off-road vehicle with a slide-out stainless steel kitchen setup. The kitchen includes a flat work surface, a vertical panel, and a collapsible sink attached below the slide-out platform. The vehicle's tailgate is open, revealing the kitchen system installed inside the cargo area. An awning extends from the vehicle's side, providing shade. The vehicle is parked on grass with green bushes in the background.

Motoring

This Clever, Overlanding-Ready Innovation Could Change Camp Cooking for Good

Make cooking a breeze, wherever you roam.

By Hayley Helms

Sep 15, 2025

Footwear

The North Face Just Mic Dropped the Sleekest, Most Capable Aprés Hike Mules Maybe Ever

With their chunky, all-terrain outsole and weatherproof upper, these slip-ons outshine even the best camp slippers currently available.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 15, 2025

Today in Gear

This Iconic Brand Celebrates Its Return With a Must-Have Outdoor Tool

Best Made marks one year since its resurrection with a new axe. Plus, a show-stopping travel watch from Breguet, an impressive travel coffee maker and more.

By Gear Patrol

Sep 12, 2025

Close-up of a folding knife handle featuring a textured black grip with a subtle swirling pattern, a blue and bronze circular pivot, a small black screw, and a brushed metal section with an engraved signature. The background is solid blue.

Outdoors

We Knife Taps a Legendary Designer for a Masterpiece Integral EDC Flipper Straight Out of the Future

Brian Tighe flexes his knifemaking muscles with this high-end, angular, cyberpunk folding blade in four unique configurations.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 12, 2025

Close-up of olive green fabric bags featuring embroidered flower patches and sturdy straps with detailed stitching.

Outdoors

The North Face’s Most Iconic Bag Is Unrecognizable Thanks to This Update

Flower power never looked so capable.

By Hayley Helms

Sep 10, 2025

Two people hiking on a narrow dirt trail through a lush green forest, both wearing backpacks and casual outdoor clothing.

Outdoors

This EDC-Coded Ultralight Daypack Is Built for More than Just the Trail

This feature-rich daypack easily makes the transition from rugged adventure pack to durable daily driver.

By Hayley Helms

Sep 10, 2025

A thin, metallic folding knife with a textured grip and a pocket clip, shown in a partially open position on a wooden surface.

Outdoors

SOG Upgrades and Improves the World’s Slimmest Assisted-Deployment EDC Knife

The aptly named SlimJim is remarkably slender, yet it still springs open lightning-fast. Now, it's better than ever before.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 9, 2025

A family camping scene with a man sitting on a folding chair near a small campfire, a woman standing with a child on her shoulders, and a car equipped with a rooftop kayak and an attached tent with bedding, set in a grassy area with trees and hills in the background during golden hour.

Outdoors

Thule’s Clever Camp Shelter Avoids All the Major Pitfalls of Rooftop Tents

Camp smarter, not higher.

By Hayley Helms

Sep 9, 2025

Outdoors

This Dreamy Minimalist Gentlemen’s Knife Should Probably Be a Lot More Expensive Than It Is

With its slick styling and beloved material construction, this could be one of the best deals on a freshly released knife you can get right now.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 9, 2025

Footwear

Danner Goes All-In on Tech with a Hardcore Hiking Boot Built to Conquer Any Trail, Any Time

This off-road-ready footwear is a stylistic departure for the more heritage-leaning brand, but that's actually a good thing.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 8, 2025

Footwear

This Crocs Slip-On Is a Cold-Weather-Ready Classic Clog Alternative

It has almost everything you love about the brand's traditional footwear with some crucial tweaks to keep you cozy all through winter.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 8, 2025

Close-up of a knife blade with a sharp edge and a circular hole near the handle, which is made of wood with a visible grain pattern. The background is a solid light turquoise color.

Outdoors

How in the World Is This Dazzling Spyderco Knife So Affordable?

Be careful — this stunner of a folding blade's crazy-low price might have your eyes bugging out of your head.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 5, 2025

Close-up of a metallic gray clip with a triangular arrow symbol engraved on it, resting on a textured, coiled rope background.

Outdoors

This Titanium EDC Pen’s Sneaky Extra Functions Make It Even More Indispensable

It wouldn't be too far a stretch to call this formidable writing utensil a multi-tool.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 5, 2025

Outdoors

One of the World’s Most Iconic EDC Knives Is Now More Steeped in Americana Than Ever

Buck Knives and Code of the West team up to give the legendary 110 Folding Hunter a stunning Old West-inspired makeover.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 4, 2025

A close-up of a folding knife with a textured handle featuring a geometric pattern and an orange ring around the pivot screw. The blade is partially serrated and inserted into a piece of wood outdoors, with blurred greenery in the background.

Outdoors

A Venerated EDC Knife Brand Launches Its Most Eye-Catching Folder Yet

This is the final puzzle piece in GiantMouse's collaboration with Carryology, and it's easily the best of the whole bunch.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 3, 2025

A close-up of a folding knife with a textured orange handle resting on a black surface. The blade is partially visible, and the handle has a diamond-patterned grip with three small screws. The background is a wooden surface.

Outdoors

Böker Kicks off Spooky Season Early with an EDC Knife That Would Do Dr. Frankenstein Proud

This eye-catching folder combines traditional elements with modern developments in one sleek package.

By Sean Tirman

Sep 2, 2025

Close-up of a folding knife handle with a textured green surface and a diagonal brass stripe. The knife has black screws and a black blade partially visible, resting on a dark, rough-textured surface.

Outdoors

This Overbuilt Tactical Folder Is the Weirdest, Most Wonderful Knife You’ve Never Heard Of

This unique and formidable unicorn folder is about to become much more widely available, but you can score one right now.

By Sean Tirman