
All the Gear You Need for Late Fall Camping Is on Sale
Just because the days are shorter doesn’t mean camping season is over.

Just because the days are shorter doesn’t mean camping season is over.

From Kelty, Sierra Designs, The North Face and more.
By John Zientek

Every summer the outdoor industry gets together to show off their latest products and innovations for the next season — and every summer we drool over the best climbing, hiking, and outdoor gear money can buy. If you spend hours researching your next ultralight backpacking kit purchase, geek out over climbing shoe rubber, or spend late nights planning your next backcountry camping trip, the Outdoor Retailer show is a mecca.

Ah, the music festival. Concert after concert under the hot sun, huge fields of camping fans, available yet astronomically priced food, and port-a-potties stretching to the horizon combine for a strange breed of “roughing it” with large doses of civilization mixed in.
By Jon Gaffney